VOG Othellov2.52

You can enter the games room, choose an opponent, take a seat, click the start button and begin to play with another player anywhere in the world. There are two rooms where you can play games: one for training purposes and another one for rated games. Games played in the Training room are not rated. As well, you may undo any number of moves, and can whisper at the table. In the Rated room you cannot undo moves or whisper. The game is counted in your rating and is saved in the author's games database, which you can browse.

VOG Othello also features: user profiles, the ability to chat with your opponent, a timer for each player (which counts time spent thinking on moves), a built-in rating system, the ability to save games in progress (if a player gets disconnected from the server the game is saved in a database of unfinished games), the ability to invite people to play (either at the table you sit at, or at the first available table), and more. It takes the best features of Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone and Internet Othello Server to create a fun gaming environment for Othello lovers around the world.

Othello is a strategy game played by two players (Black and White) on an 8x8 board. Despite relatively simple rules, Othello contains a strategic richness equalling the great classics of strategy games.

NOTE: To connect to the VOG Game Server you must register a nickname. You need to visit the author's Web site and fill out a form. Click the "More information" link below to go VINCO+ Ltd.'s Web site. After you submit the form they will e-mail you your password.

The EXE file that you download is a smart Setup Wizard that lets you select the VOG online games that you wish to install. It scans your system and determines what files need upgrading, downloads the needed files, and then installs the program.