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Played Reversi in Windows 1.01. Still lost. I will go hang my head in shame now.

by ghc 13y ago

lessnonymous 13y ago
Came here to admit the same failing. I can't believe even Windows 1.01 can beat me at Reversi.
- laumars 13y ago
  If it makes you two feel any better - I've never beaten the BBC Basic port of Reversi - let alone any later implementations.
Pitarou 13y ago
Me too. :^(
jacob019 13y ago
won by 24 :-D
vidarh 13y ago
The key to Reversi is to win the corners (EDIT: you can lose while still winning 2-3 corners, but losing the corners gives the opponent a much greater chance to take large chunks of the edges and then purse to turn whole rows). To win the corners, you must avoid the spots 1 out from the corners. To avoid being forced to take the spots 1 out from the corners, one strategy is to avoid the edges as long as possible, and then try to only take edge pieces with at least one gap to the corners, and one gap to the opponent. You also want to keep your options open, to prevent being forced into taking the wrong piece near the edge or corners. A simple strategy that works against this version relatively often is to at the start look for positions that will take some of the opponents pieces while ideally increasing your possible moves, while being as far from the edges as possible. Then when you are forced to put a piece near the edges, put it near the centre of an edge (as far from corners as possible). By then the options will be so constrained you can start looking a at consequences of each option, with the goal being to avoid putting pieces near the corners. I'm not a particularly good player, and I got 3 out of 4 corners on my first attempt by just relatively haphazardly following the above, which means the default settings and/or overall strength of this version is pretty weak.
- tanzam75 13y ago
  > I'm not a particularly good player, and I got 3 out of 4 corners on my first attempt by just relatively haphazardly following the above, which means the default settings and/or overall strength of this version is pretty weak. It defaults to Beginner. Use the "Skill" menu to change it to Master. It'll be much more challenging, and the AI will take a lot longer to calculate its move. (Remember: This is Windows 1.01, so you have to hold down the mouse button to use pull-down menus.)

Played Reversi in Windows 1.01. Still lost. I will go hang my head in shame now.

by ghc 13y ago

Played Reversi in Windows 1.01. Still lost. I will go hang my head in shame now.

lessnonymous 13y ago

Came here to admit the same failing. I can't believe even Windows 1.01 can beat me at Reversi.

laumars 13y ago
If it makes you two feel any better - I've never beaten the BBC Basic port of Reversi - let alone any later implementations.

Pitarou 13y ago

Me too. :^(

jacob019 13y ago

won by 24 :-D

vidarh 13y ago

The key to Reversi is to win the corners (EDIT: you can lose while still winning 2-3 corners, but losing the corners gives the opponent a much greater chance to take large chunks of the edges and then purse to turn whole rows). To win the corners, you must avoid the spots 1 out from the corners. To avoid being forced to take the spots 1 out from the corners, one strategy is to avoid the edges as long as possible, and then try to only take edge pieces with at least one gap to the corners, and one gap to the opponent. You also want to keep your options open, to prevent being forced into taking the wrong piece near the edge or corners. A simple strategy that works against this version relatively often is to at the start look for positions that will take some of the opponents pieces while ideally increasing your possible moves, while being as far from the edges as possible. Then when you are forced to put a piece near the edges, put it near the centre of an edge (as far from corners as possible). By then the options will be so constrained you can start looking a at consequences of each option, with the goal being to avoid putting pieces near the corners. I'm not a particularly good player, and I got 3 out of 4 corners on my first attempt by just relatively haphazardly following the above, which means the default settings and/or overall strength of this version is pretty weak.

tanzam75 13y ago
> I'm not a particularly good player, and I got 3 out of 4 corners on my first attempt by just relatively haphazardly following the above, which means the default settings and/or overall strength of this version is pretty weak. It defaults to Beginner. Use the "Skill" menu to change it to Master. It'll be much more challenging, and the AI will take a lot longer to calculate its move. (Remember: This is Windows 1.01, so you have to hold down the mouse button to use pull-down menus.)