# reversi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)si/

## Definitions
1. A strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own.
2. The card game reversis.

## Etymology
(board game): So named because the playing pieces have two differently colored sides, which are reversed when captured to indicate that they are now the capturer's.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reversi