Smart Othello 4.0.5 - App Store

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About Smart Othello

Play Othello against your friends or the computer. Created by the 1992 US Othello Champion, this is the Othello app you’ve been waiting for. A powerful engine wrapped in a clean user interface. With five levels to choose...

Play Othello against your friends or the computer. Created by the 1992 US Othello Champion, this is the Othello app you’ve been waiting for. A powerful engine wrapped in a clean user interface. With five levels to choose from, you’ll find the level that gives you the right challenge. The built-in tutorial and teaching aids will help you improve your game - advance to the next level and give your friends a good fight. - A MINUTE TO LEARN ... A LIFETIME TO MASTER - Othello has simple rules: just bracket opponent discs and flip them to your color. But proper strategy is more complex than you might think. Smart Othello makes the game enjoyable while improving your play. Features: . Five levels of computer play, from novice to master. . Real-time matches using Game Center. . Achievements and leaderboards to challenge you. . Blunder Guard to keep you from making bad mistakes. . Random openings that give both players an equal chance. . Hint, undo, and easy game replay. . Collection of games by top players for replay and study. Smart Othello was created by the 1992 US Othello Champion, who also developed the acclaimed SmartGo apps for the game of Go. Othello(R) is a registered trademark of MegaHouse Corporation. Used with permission.

Version History Bug fixes. 4.0.5 11/20/2023 Fix issue with long player names. 4.0.4 07/04/2023 • Fix issue with Restore Previous Purchases. • Fix issue with online play after switching to other app. • Resume computer play after switching back. 4.0.3 06/18/2023 • Flash the time left indicator before running out of time. • Add better transition when a match was found. • Fix bug with some achievements not reported. • Add a hidden achievement. 4.0.2 06/17/2023 • Play sound and animate moves during online play. • Fix issue with move timer when replaying game. • Fix intermittent issue when matching with specific player. 4.0.1 06/14/2023 Real-time matches using Game Center. 4.0 06/13/2023 Fixed a possible hang at startup when Game Center was enabled. 3.1.2 03/22/2021 - Fix missing profile pictures by using newest Game Center functions. - Smoother scrolling in games list. - Open the most recently viewed tab when tapping on games list icon. - WTHOR database updated to 126,543 expert games. - Add keyboard command for opening database. - Use cmd-period to dismiss slide-over. 3.1 05/30/2020 Improved behavior when remote player has to pass. Minor bug fixes. 3.0.2 04/29/2020 Fix possible crash when viewing profile picture. 3.0.1 04/21/2020 - Use Game Center profile images. - Easy way to match with recent opponents. Various user interface refinements: - Better layout of replay controls. - Tap forced move button to play forced move. - Add achievements in Settings. - Option to mirror profile images. - Show legal moves when tapping on board while waiting for opponent’s turn. - Pointer support on iPad. - Don’t interrupt sound in other apps. - Database games show event in title; tap on player name to see player stats. 3.0 04/18/2020 Fix bug that could cause crash after opponent quit. 2.3.3 04/19/2019 Fix bug with game being in limbo after losing connection. Fix bug with felt board on some devices. Fix bug with profile picture when not logged in to Game Center. 2.3.2 04/10/2019 Remove third-party analytics (Fabric/Crashlytics). Bug fixes. 2.3.1 05/03/2018 • Add sound effects for moves as well as end of game. • Improve performance of scrolling in list of games. • Various bug fixes. 2.3 11/22/2017 Update to iOS 11. Bug fixes. 2.2 09/18/2017 SmartOthello is again paid-up-front: no ads, no in-app purchases, all features are enabled for everybody, even if you downloaded the app when it was free. Added ability to create an empty board (top center in New Game screen). A few bug fixes. 2.1 07/03/2017 Minor update to fix a crashing bug that affected a few users. If you’re upgrading from the paid version to this free version, the Pro Pack is automatically activated – no need to pay again. Reviews and ratings are always appreciated – thank you! 2.0.1 05/08/2017 SmartOthello is now free. Use the Pro Pack in-app purchase to unlock Teacher, Expert, and Master levels, to download the WTHOR database, to enable opening analysis, and to remove the (stylish) ads. 2.0 05/04/2017 Fix rare crashing bug (most likely to happen when playing against Master level). Add option for haptic feedback. 1.1.2 03/01/2017 Change app name from “SmartOthello” to “Smart Othello”, as App Store search doesn’t appear to see “Othello” in “SmartOthello”. 1.1.1 11/29/2016 • Profile pictures: You can specify your own profile picture for SmartOthello. (With iOS 10, Game Center no longer supports profile pictures, unfortunately.) Tap on the three dots in the top right, then Profile Picture. • Haptic feedback for legal moves. • Animate moves by remote player. • Require iOS 10. • Bug fixes. 1.1 10/28/2016 Added some features that didn't quite make it into the 1.0 release: • Move animation (can be turned off). • Startup screen with explanation of controls. • Explanatory text for statistics in New Game. 1.0.1 08/24/2016 1.0 08/15/2016

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Smart Othello since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-04 01:29:34. The latest version is 4.0.5 and it was updated on 2026-06-07 20:03:37. See below the changes in each version.

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