Two new Reversi mods to try out!!
Excerpts from the wifight User Guide pasted in below
http://wiki.wifight.com/index.php?n=...fightUserGuide
Reversi Chain Reaction
The rules of Reversi Chain Reaction are identical to Reversi except for one change : Coins that are flipped as per a normal Reversi move can cause further flips as part of that move, if they trap one or more of your opponent's coins, and so on. Thus a normal Reversi-type move can set off a powerful "chain reaction" of flips that spreads across the existing array of coins. These reactions can be especially dramatic later in the game. As yet little is known about the strategy for Reversi Chain Reaction, but from our limited experience so far, there appears to be much overlap with normal Reversi. Reversi Chain Reaction was, to our knowledge, invented by wifight member trgeoff, and coded into wifight reality by Brennan Underwood. It is the second game variant invented by a wifight member, the other being Chess Noai (by Brennan).
Reversi: Play to Lose
The rules of Reversi: Play to Lose are basically the same as for normal Reversi, but instead of trying to maximise the number of your coins, you actually aim to "lose", i.e. end up with fewer coins. The notes below provide a brief outline of the most basic aspects of play (for more see the rules of Reversi, e.g. on Wikipedia). For strategy hints do a Babelfish translation (if necessary) of this French-language page:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/opabinia/reverse.html
PS
Reversi Chain Reaction on a real board
If you want to play Reversi Chain Reaction "over the board" (i.e. with a physical set):
(1) choose a board whose squares are much bigger than the coins
(2) while playing, place a coin, and flip those coins that would be flipped as per a normal reversi move; as you flip each coin place it off-centre, in the corner of its square, to mark its just-flipped-status.
(3) now check if the just-flipped-coins help to trap any more of your opponent's coins, and if so, flip those, and place them off centre in their squares.
(4) repeat step (3) until the "chain reaction" is complete
(5) re-centre all the coins flipped during your move (and make sure all other coins are still centred) prior to your opponent's move