Games scored by controlling territory on the board rather than by capturing or aligning pieces as the primary win condition, covering Go, Othello and Reversi. Othello is the trademarked 20th-century commercialization of the 19th-century game Reversi; both are recorded here as distinct entities under the same family rather than one superseding the other. Belongs here: territorial-control abstract games. Does not belong here: games won by getting a row or line of pieces in place, grouped under Alignment and Abstract Strategy Games.
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Era of Origin All Space and Territory Games
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1. Wikipedia: Go (game)
WikipediaGo (game), Origin in China sectionQuote, Go (game), Origin in China section
The 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.
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Are 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.