Iago was invented by Rey Alicea in 2020.

Iago whispering lies to OthelloScene from Othello movie

It has an interesting lineage; it combines ideas from Partisans, which is an Amazons refinement, with the Amazons-Othello mashup Desdemona.

In spite of this Iago is neither convoluted nor derivative, but a remarkably streamlined game with a flair and flavour of its own.