Home›Space and Territory Games›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the specific place where a game was actually first played. Wikipedia notes "rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England," a single school whose name the sport still carries. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own distinctive games.FactsOrigin RegionFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested548 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results5 entriesSportAllBoard Game (4)Strategy Game (5)Player CountAllSmall Group (3-6 Players) (2)Two-Player (4)Origin YearAll-400 (1)1903 (1)1904 (1)1971 (1)1979 (1)1982 (1)1994 (1)1998 (1)Derived FromAllMonopoly (1)Reversi (1)Governing or Publishing BodyAllChinese Weiqi Association (1)Area (sq km)All263,310 (1)357,022 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll49 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (2)Republic (2)Highest Elevation (m)All8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (4)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1867 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)LandlockedAllNo (4)PopulationAll5,355,220 (1)41,417,056 (1)83,497,147 (1)340,587,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5AsiaOrigin Region2 entriesCanadaOrigin Region1 entryGermanyOrigin Region2 entriesNew ZealandOrigin Region1 entryUnited StatesOrigin Region1 entryFAQsAre 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.