 Wikispeedia, Encyclopedia meets game - exercise our brains... |
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 Aug 6 2009, 10:18 PM
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I really wasn't sure if this was a Discussion or OT topic but I think there's enough 'game' here to start with Discussion - if moderators disagree, please move this...
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/ Dead simple game - it gives you 2 articles on Wikipedia - you then find a route from one to the other using only Wikipedia links... It gave me "European Parliament" and "Yes, Minister" (the TV series) and I'm still trying to link those after 40 mins (it is, apparently, always possible to complete it's assignments - tho you can make your own source/target if you wish and take your chances). It's really rather enjoyable (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:27 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 6,434 Joined: 21-July 05 |
Eurovision Song Contest >> Health
6 min 40 sec by following 6 links |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:28 PM
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Your mission: Pterosaur >> Alexander the Great
So far you've clicked 6 links: Pterosaur > South America > Continent > Europe > Holy Roman Empire > Western Roman Empire > Alexander the Great Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 1 min 52 sec by following 6 links! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:30 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,795 Joined: 7-April 04 |
That's actually good fun, why do I feel shame when playing.
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Aug 6 2009, 10:33 PM
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Your mission: Alternative rock >> Dinosaur
So far you've clicked 7 links: Alternative rock > Boston, Massachusetts > Natural gas > Fossil fuel > Carbon > Comet > Asteroid > Dinosaur Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 5 min 17 sec by following 7 links! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:36 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 6,296 Joined: 6-June 05 |
Your mission: Weather forecasting >> 1st century
So far you've clicked 2 links: Weather forecasting > 20th century > 1st century Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 26 sec by following 2 links! Dammit, too easy. Just one more go for an obscure one. |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:41 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 19-March 03 |
This'll be fun...
Alexander the Great >> Star Trek Deep Space Nine |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:42 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 6,829 Joined: 20-March 03 |
Your mission: Crystal >> Norwich
So far you've clicked 7 links: Crystal > Salt > Sulfuric acid > British English > United Kingdom > England > Norfolk > Norwich You succeeded in 2 min 3 sec by following 7 links! |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:42 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 50,253 Joined: 21-March 03 |
This is just great!
Your mission: Nintendo >> Osama bin Laden So far you've clicked 6 links: Nintendo > United States > George W. Bush > Iraq War > Terrorism > September 11, 2001 attacks > Osama bin Laden Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 1 min 52 sec by following 6 links! High scores for Nintendo >> Osama bin Laden: Player Links Time 1. You! * 6 1 min 52 sec |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:42 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,787 Joined: 25-June 08 |
List of popes to Nutrition
List of popes > North Africa > Morocco > Tourism > Health > Nutrition 40 seconds. This is awesome. I got stuck on one earlier, Pete Sampras to Botany. |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:43 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 14-September 08 |
It cheats!
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Aug 6 2009, 10:43 PM
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Your mission: Rock of Gibraltar >> HSBC
So far you've clicked 2 links: Rock of Gibraltar > United Kingdom > HSBC Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 33 sec by following 2 links! |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:45 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 50,253 Joined: 21-March 03 |
Woo!
Your mission: Carrot >> Iceland So far you've clicked 4 links: Carrot > European Union > Time zone > Greenland > Iceland Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 1 min 3 sec by following 4 links! How hard was it? Please rate! easy 1 2 3 4 5 BRUTAL High scores for Carrot >> Iceland: Player Links Time 1. You! * 4 1 min 3 sec * If you want to appear in the above high scores enter a nickname: [No worries, no registration, password, etc. required. Let's not take it too seriously. ;-) If you want to check whether a nickname is already taken, click here.] Play again! |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:47 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 28-July 09 |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:47 PM
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Your mission: Baboon >> Vitamin C
So far you've clicked 7 links: Baboon > Herbivore > Bacteria > Cheese > Calcium > Vitamin D > Vitamin > Vitamin C Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 1 min 37 sec by following 7 links! |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:48 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 19-March 03 |
Hmmm, did it break for anyone else? Stuck loading for me.
Edit: Seemingly only busted in Firefox |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:49 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 3,018 Joined: 4-December 07 |
QUOTE Your mission: Manifest Destiny >> Weasel You succeeded in 1 min 58 sec by following 3 links! Beat that. |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:49 PM
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Your mission: Lemon myrtle >> Fundamental theorem of arithmetic
So far you've clicked 8 links: Lemon myrtle > Bill Clinton > Mikhail Gorbachev > Chernobyl disaster > Nuclear fission > Differential equation > Mathematics > Arithmetic > Fundamental theorem of arithmetic Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 7 min 44 sec by following 8 links! |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:51 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 12,647 Joined: 7-May 03 |
This is excellent.
QUOTE Your mission: Euphrates >> Central processing unit
So far you've clicked 6 links: Euphrates > Iraq > Kuwait > United States > Electronics > Computer > Central processing unit You succeeded in 2 min 0 sec by following 6 links! |
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Aug 6 2009, 10:52 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 50,253 Joined: 21-March 03 |
QUOTE (ttk @ Aug 6 2009, 11:49 PM)  Beat that. Your mission: Superman >> Adolf Hitler So far you've clicked 3 links: Superman > World War I > World War II > Adolf Hitler Wikispeedia Congratulations and thanks for playing! You succeeded in 52 sec by following 3 links! How hard was it? Please rate! easy 1 2 3 4 5 BRUTAL High scores for Superman >> Adolf Hitler: Player Links Time 1. You! * 3 52 sec * If you want to appear in the above high scores enter a nickname: [No worries, no registration, password, etc. required. Let's not take it too seriously. ;-) If you want to check whether a nickname is already taken, click here.] Play again! |
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