DroidZebra Reversi brings the Zebra Othello Engine AI to Android for competitive Reversi play. It features a 500k+ opening book, the ability to force specific openings, and a dedicated practice mode. Free to play with a solid user rating, the app is developed by Alex Kompel and maintains a GitHub presence at github.com/alkom/droidzebra/. Total downloads and recent growth are tracked as 50,000+ and -1 respectively.
Pros & Cons
Advanced AI powered by the Zebra Othello Engine
Large opening book (500k+ positions) for preparation
Ability to force specific openings for study
Practice mode to improve skills
Free to play with a solid user rating
No explicit online multiplayer feature indicated
Lacks explicit strategy/learn/master guidance beyond the AI and opening book
No separate progression levels beyond the stated difficulty options
About DroidZebra Reversi
DroidZebra Reversi was a board app developed by Alex Kompel. It was removed from Google Play Feb 24, 2019 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
DroidZebra Reversi had been downloaded 71 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
DroidZebra Reversi was rated 4.45 out of 5 stars, based on 620 ratings.
App Information
DroidZebra Reversi was free to download. The APK download size was 5.03 MB. The last available version was 1.5.3. The last update was on August 18, 2015.
Technical Requirements
DroidZebra Reversi required Android 1.6+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play April 2010.
Description
DroidZebra is advanced Reversi program based on Zebra Othello Engine written by Gunnar Andersson. Features: - difficulty levels from beginner (practice mode) to world-class play - opening book with more than 500,000 positions - ability to force specific opening - practice mode
Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. There are sixty-four identical game pieces called disks (often spelled "discs"), which are light on one side and dark on the other. Players take turns placing disks on the board with their assigned color facing up. During a play, any disks of the opponent's color that are in a straight line and bounded by the disk just placed and another disk of the current player's color are turned over to the current player's color. The object of the game is to have the majority of disks turned to display your color when the last playable empty square is filled.
Developer site on github: https://github.com/alkom/droidzebra/
Recent changes: Version 1.5.3
- added Korean translation (by Dal Yu) - enable action bar on devices with API 11+
Developer site on github: https://github.com/alkom/droidzebra
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★★★★★
WZebra This is the program used by many of the world ranked players. The depth is really challenging. Great when studying openings and mid game.
★★★★★
very good droid version of a venerable othello reversi program. very challenging at high level even for very experienced players.
★★★★★
Best reversi app Superb engine and fast. The only missing is online game. But I give 5 stars for its fast superb engine. I like the learn mode.
★★☆☆☆
Hate Upgrade This was the 1st game I got when I bought a smartphone. Loved it! Note the "ed" Hate how it moves now after the upgrade. Uninstalling!
★★☆☆☆
"Needs access to your photos". It looks like the open source WZebra has been laced with some spyware.
★★☆☆☆
How to play Where is instructions or how to play
★★☆☆☆
Don't care what developers might say it cheats. One sec I'm winning by a huge amount next sec I "have to skip" repeatedly & the board is one sided :p
Technologies used by DroidZebra Reversi
DroidZebra Reversi is requesting 2 permissions and is using 1 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: Permissions: READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE. The app uses support_lib and is not_proguarded. No additional sensitive permissions are declared beyond storage access.
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