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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...st/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 :(
Wikispeedia Encyclopedia meets game - exercise our brains...
#2
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:27 PM
Eurovision Song Contest >> Health
6 min 40 sec by following 6 links
6 min 40 sec by following 6 links
#3
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:28 PM
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!
:(
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!
:(
#5
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:33 PM
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!
:(
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!
:(
#6
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:36 PM
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.
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.
#7
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:41 PM
This'll be fun...
Alexander the Great >> Star Trek Deep Space Nine
Alexander the Great >> Star Trek Deep Space Nine
#8
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:42 PM
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!
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!
#9
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:42 PM
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
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
#10
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:42 PM
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.
List of popes > North Africa > Morocco > Tourism > Health > Nutrition
40 seconds.
This is awesome.
I got stuck on one earlier, Pete Sampras to Botany.
#12
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:43 PM
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!
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!
#13
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:45 PM
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!
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!
#15
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:47 PM
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!
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!
#16
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:48 PM
Hmmm, did it break for anyone else? Stuck loading for me.
Edit: Seemingly only busted in Firefox
Edit: Seemingly only busted in Firefox
#17
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:49 PM
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Your mission: Manifest Destiny >> Weasel
You succeeded in 1 min 58 sec by following 3 links!
You succeeded in 1 min 58 sec by following 3 links!
Beat that.
#18
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:49 PM
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!
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!
#19
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:51 PM
This is excellent.
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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!
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!
#20
Posted 06 August 2009 - 10:52 PM
ttk, on Aug 6 2009, 11:49 PM, said:
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!
