Reversi Roguelike

It is reversi as a boss rush: flank and flip discs to win a board, then draft a game-bending power before the next, tougher opponent.

How to play

Reversi Roguelike is a disc-flipping strategy game wrapped in a roguelike run. You play black against a sequence of AI bosses, each played as white. Standard reversi rules apply — place a disc to outflank a line of enemy discs and flip them — but every boss you beat lets you draft a limited-use power disc to carry into the next fight.

• Click a highlighted square to flank and flip the enemy discs between your new disc and your existing ones.
• Beat each boss by holding more discs when neither side can move, then pick one of three offered powers.
• Powers include a 3x3 bomb that clears enemy discs, an anchor that makes a disc unflippable, a wildcard drop, a double placement, a disc steal, and a preview of the AI's next move.
• Clear the whole gauntlet of bosses to complete the run; lose a board and the run ends.

Controls

• Desktop: click a highlighted square to place a disc; click a power chip to arm it, then click the board to aim a targeted power.
• Phone & tablet: tap squares and power chips — the board is fully touch-driven.

Tips & strategy

• Corners can never be flipped — grab them early, and an anchored disc on an edge can lock down a whole region.
• Save your bomb for a boss's strong cluster rather than spending it on the opening; later bosses start with handicap discs on key squares.
• Bank a preview for a critical late-game turn so you can set a trap the AI walks straight into.

Game modes

• Daily: a fixed seeded run of bosses and draft offers shared by everyone that day.
• Endless: a fresh randomized run each time you start.

About Reversi Roguelike

Reversi Roguelike is an original free browser game that grafts roguelike drafting and powers onto the traditional public-domain game of reversi. Built in-house for PlayPendium.

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