Wikipedia Game

[Flippin' Kipper]

The Wikipedia Game
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Don’t know if there is already a post on this, I did a search but it did not return anything.

Anyway, here is a simple game to waste five minutes if you are bored.

Rules

• You must start from a random page obtained from: Random Page
• You cannot edit any pages
• You cannot type anything. Everything must be done via mouse clicks.

First, choose your topic – I chose Family Guy – then click the link for the random start point, the aim is to navigate to your chosen topic using only the links contained within each page.

Topic: Family Guy

WQKX>Sunbury, Pennsylvania>United States>Television in the United States>Fox Broadcasting Company>Family Guy
5 links.

Edited by Flippin' Kipper on Saturday 8th August 10:35

[Stevenj214]

Topic: Rangers Football Club

Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1989 > 1989 > Scotland > Rangers F.C.

[Road Pest]

Topic: Astrology

Penta of the chopped-off hands / Category: Italian Fairy Tales / Sun, Moon and Talia / Horoscope / Astrology

[djmck30]

Did the same but with 2 random articles for extra challenge

Gheorghe Craioveanu (former hungarian footballer)
to
Kooringal High School (NSW, Australia)

Gheorghe Craioveanu > 1998 FIFA World Cup > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney Grammar School > High Schools in New South Wales > Kooringal High School

6 clicks

[carreauchompeur]

Topic: Ducks

Oak Grove, Jones County, North Carolina- Jones County, North Carolina- Croatan National Forest- US National Forest- Oh bloody hell, I give up.

[taldo]

carreauchompeur said:

Topic: Ducks

Oak Grove, Jones County, North Carolina- Jones County, North Carolina- Croatan National Forest- US National Forest- Oh bloody hell, I give up.

[Stevenj214]

djmck30 said:

Did the same but with 2 random articles for extra challenge

IAQ to Kałęczyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

IAQ > Three-letter acronym > Euro > Poland > Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship > Szczytno > Gmina Dźwierzuty > Kałęczyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

7 clicks

[matc]

This game was played in the computer games section a few months ago; worked best when the topic was written on here and the person with the least clicks chose the next start/end point.

[Elskeggso]

Topic: Vlad The Impaler

Liberator Online > Libertarianism > Political Philosophy > Europe > Romania > Vlad The Impaler

[Kiltie]

Topic : Greyhounds

• Jalal Hosseini (an Iranian football player ... apparently)
• Persian language
• Afghanistan
• Afghan Hound
• Sighthound
• Greyhounds

I like this game.

I also liked Googlewhacking.

Cheers,

Eric

Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 8th August 13:32

[...Mole...]

Topic: Yeast Infection
OGAE Second Chance Contest 1989 > Republic of Ireland > Agriculture > Cereal > Wheat > Bread > Yeast > Candidiasis

dissapointing 7 links

[Mercer89]

A slight twist on this game to get from any random page to either hitler or jesus crist (you have to pick before!). But you have to do it in 6 moves or less. Its quite fun.

[JackDaniels]

Mercer89 said:

A slight twist on this game to get from any random page to either hitler or jesus crist (you have to pick before!). But you have to do it in 6 moves or less. Its quite fun.

Ok clicked random got
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Lovely_Day_T... > 1950's Songs > 1940's songs > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Could_You_Please_Obli... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bren_Gun > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler

6 moves

[TheEnd]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(actor)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler

That was rather lucky though!

[davido140]

Mercer89 said:

A slight twist on this game to get from any random page to either hitler or jesus crist (you have to pick before!). But you have to do it in 6 moves or less. Its quite fun.

hehe, easy peasy, first try for hitler I got

collingwood school >> flower class corvette (which the school was named after)>> World War II >> Adolf Hitler!

3 moves!

[JamesM]

Topic Aston Martin

Lemuel Paynter --> Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. --> Surrey --> England --> Aston Martin.

Cool game.

[shouldbworking]

Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Propendens' - Smooth Leaved Elm

Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Propendens' -> Berlin -> Adolf Hitler -> Hitler in popular culture -> Family guy

[aclivity]

Wikington Crescent

[Mannginger]

aclivity said:

Wikington Crescent

5 links from randomly generated "Rapid deployment force"

RDF - Eu Battlegroups - UK - London - London Underground - Mornington Crescent!

Not too bad

[uncinqsix]

Topic: Alfa Romeo

718 (Album by Theodore Unit) > Theodore Unit > Staten Island > European > Italy > Fiat Group > Alfa Romeo