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Othello is a registered trademark.

Another example is Eco Othello, an Othello game made from biomass. The pieces are made out of a mixture of plastic and the thin skin of coffee beans and have a subtle coffee fragrance. The Eco ABC Puzzle made in the same way, meanwhile, is already being sold in Hong Kong.

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Biomass toys like these are made in Japan out of domestic materials. Biomass chips use resources that would otherwise be thrown away and can be turned into a material as pliable as plastic. At the same time, toys made from biomass chips are not only fun to play with but enjoy natural aroma, too!

(Updated in October 2008)