Vidar Aas

Player and organizer of several games and tournaments. He was tournament director of the WOC 2008 with Tor Birger Skogen.

Founder of the Norwegian Othello Federation in 1988 and president 1988-1994. Vice-president 2005-.

Started playing Othello in 1985. Tournament debut in Greve Othello Cup in Denmark on June 14th 1986.

Also participated in the World Rummikub Championship 2003 (http://home.no.net/vidaas/rummikub-vm2003.htm), the World Carcassonne Championship 2006 (http://www2.herne.de/spielezentrum/Carcassonne/CC-2006engl/e-ccs-2006.html) and the World Stratego Championship 2008 (http://www.kleier.net/cgi/tourn_table.php?eid=297).

Norwegian Carcassonne Champion 2006.

Organizer of Spilluka (http://www.spilluka.no) ("Game Week") in Arendal.

Administrator of the Othello Wiki Book.

Maintains a website with many pictures from past WOC's and Norwegian Othello tournaments:
http://picasaweb.google.no/nof.othello

Participated in the World Othello Championships 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 2005.

Norwegian Othello Champion 1989 and 1990.
Winner Norwegian Grand Prix 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94
Winner Gothello-Jul 1988, 1991
Winner Othello-Jul 1988, 1991, 1992
Winner Fossil Cup 1989, 1990, 2004, 2007, 2009
Winner Southern Norway Othello Championship 1989
Winner Vårcupen 1989
Winner Drangedal Open 1990
Winner Grimstad Open 1992
Winner Vennesla Open 1993
Winner Bergen Open 2002
Winner Arcon Open 2006
Winner Kristiansand Open 2007