Home›Space and Territory Games›Age Suitability›FamilyBrowse ByFamilyFactsFamilyFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested548 BCE 1FamilyFilter Results5 entriesSportAllBoard Game (3)Strategy Game (2)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (1)Small Group (3-6 Players) (3)Two-Player (1)Origin RegionAllGermany (1)New Zealand (1)Origin YearAll1973 (1)1975 (1)1979 (1)1986 (1)1998 (1)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (1)Skill or LuckAllMixed (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Castle RiskFamilyCathedral (board game)FamilyRailway RivalsFamilyStar ProbeFamilyThrough the DesertFamilyFAQsAre Othello and Reversi treated as the same game in this atlas?No. Othello, a trademarked 20th-century commercialization of the older Reversi, is recorded as a distinct entity alongside it.Space and Territory Games covers games scored by controlling territory on the board, such as Go, Othello and Reversi. Othello is the trademarked 20th-century commercialization of the 19th-century game Reversi, and both are recorded here as distinct entities under the same family rather than one superseding the other.Sources1. Wikipedia: Go (game)tier 2WikipediaGo (game), Origin in China sectionQuote, Go (game), Origin in China sectionThe earliest written reference to the game is generally recognized as the historical annal Zuo Zhuan (c. 4th century BCE), referring to a historical event of 548 BCE.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.