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The modern version is based on the game reversi that was invented in 1883 by either of two Englishmen ( each calling the other a fraud ), Lewis Waterman or John W. Mollett ( or perhaps earlier by someone else entirely ), and gained considerable popularity in England at the end of the 19th century.
Later mention includes an 1895 article in the New York Times: " Reversi is something like Go Bang, and is played with 64 pieces.
" In 1893, the well-known German games publisher Ravensburger started producing the game as one of its first titles.
Two 18th century continental European books dealing with a game that may or may not be the one with which we are concerned are mentioned on page 14 of the Spring 1989 Othello Quarterly, and there has been speculation, so far without documentation, that the game has more ancient origins.
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