reversi

/ rɪˈvɜːsɪ /

noun

1. a game played on a draughtboard with 64 pieces, black on one side and white on the other. When pieces are captured they are turned over to join the capturing player's forces; the winner is the player who fills the board with pieces of his colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of reversi¹

C19: from French; see reverse

Example Sentences

Jun. a Kalcidonia, et reversi sumus ad Constantinopolim vii.

From Project Gutenberg

Reversi was the only game at which the King played, and which he liked.

From Project Gutenberg