== Comparison with the Shakespeare play == 

 The reference given as evidence of the claims made in the second paragraph of the Origins section does not justify most of those claims. The reference states that the father of the Japanese man who invented Othello noted only that the appeal of the game is based on a number of dramatic reversals. Suggest deleting the following: 

 "referencing the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, who describes himself as "two faced" and more controversially, to the unfolding drama between Othello, who is black, and Desdemona, who is white. The green colour of the board is inspired by the image of the general Othello, valiantly leading his battle in a green field. It can also be likened to a jealousy competition (jealousy being the central theme in Shakespeare's play), since players engulf the pieces of the opponent, thereby turning them to their possession"