Hello, I read the rules of othello : playstrategy.org/variant/flipello, but I don't understand why white couldn't in game playstrategy.org/kGgQsubb/p1#1 move 1.. f5?

And second question, why in that game after 5. f5 was flipped only piece on e4? Why not f4 or both pieces?

Othello demands high visualization skills, and it is a reason why it is not so attractive game in parties among unskilled players. I'm not an expert in Othello, yet what I had learned is, that the winning strategy in Othello is based on conquering and establishing some corner (a1, a8, h1, h8) which gives huge advantage.

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Thank you so much!

Here, @fish224 , I will answer:

1. It is because there is no white block on c5 to confine the black pieces against f5, it only confines and conquers pieces through confinement via straight lines - diagonally, vertically and horizontally, not like an L shape, which is what the shape would be if you could have conquered blocks between f5 and d4.
This is why you only have 3 available moves there at move one, because you have only one block that can be matched on the other side of black's blocks.

2. Same reasons for answer 1, because it can only capture/conquer blocks in straight lines, and there is no black block horizontally (in fact that position would not be legally possible) to confine the white blocks between so f4 can be captured.

Hopefully this is clear to you, if not the most simple way to look at it is "in order to capture any piece I have to have two pieces at least in a straight line in any direction, one at the end and one at the the start of the pieces I want to capture". Or even more simplified "the pieces I want to capture should be between mine in a straight line".

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Thank you very much also! But why you blocked me?

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You know why. Stop pestering me with this question, especially after I do you the kindness of being the only commenter in here who actually answered your two questions.
Have a wonderful day.

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