6 Questions
What is the main objective of the Wiki Game?
To navigate from a random article to a target article in the fewest clicks
How can players keep track of the number of clicks used during the game?
By using the browser history
What is the role of the referee in the Wiki Game?
To choose the start and end pages
How can the Wiki Game be played?
Either at one computer terminal or at multiple computers simultaneously
What is the Wikipedia Maze?
A version of the Wiki Game that awards points and badges for creating and solving puzzles
What is the outcome of the game when players aim to reach the target page in the fewest clicks?
The player who reaches the target page in the fewest clicks wins
Study Notes
The Wiki Game
- Also known as the Wikipedia race, Wikirace, Wikispeedia, WikiLadders, WikiClick, or WikiWhack
- A race between participants using wikilinks to travel from one Wikipedia page to another
Gameplay
- Players start on the same randomly selected article
- The goal is to navigate to another pre-selected target article solely by clicking links within each article
- The winner is the person who reaches the target article in the fewest clicks (articles) or the least time
Scoring
- The number of clicks used by a player must be accounted for
- The player with the fewest clicks wins
- Browser history can be used to determine the number of articles/clicks
Game Options
- Can be played at one computer terminal, where players take turns
- Can be played at multiple computers simultaneously
- A "session" begins immediately after everyone loads their randomized starting page and ends when the last person returns to their home page
- Can be played by seeing who can get to the designated page first, regardless of the number of clicks
Variations
- Wikipedia Maze: a version of the game that awards points and badges for both creating and solving puzzles
Test your Wikipedia navigation skills in this fun game! Start with a random article and navigate to a target page using the fewest links possible. Can you win the race? Take this quiz to find out!
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