Play "The Wikipedia Game" - From Elvis to Queen Elizabeth II!

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The discussion revolves around a game played using Wikipedia, where participants start with a random article and navigate through internal links to reach another specified article. The aim is to find the shortest path between two articles, earning points for efficiency and accuracy. The game encourages creativity and humor, with players sharing their routes and challenging each other with new article pairs. Key points include the importance of using only internal links found within the body of articles, and the honor system for reporting paths. Participants also discuss strategies, share amusing connections, and express curiosity about the maximum number of links needed to connect distant articles. The conversation highlights the engaging nature of the game and its potential for entertainment during boredom.
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hey guys this is a sweet website

http://thewikipediagame.com

they've got a forum over there too but it doesn't have any members yet. My friend just wanted me to ask you guys to maybe start it up? post some "wikipaths" there.

Thanks:approve:
 
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There's an even better version of the game http://www.wikipediamaze.com"
 
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britney spears -> e = mc^2

"britney spears" to "pop icon"
"pop icon" to "Albert einstein"
"Albert einstein" to "mass-energy equivalence"

then you can go to the disambiguation from there if necessary.
 
  • #54
No matter where I go, I always end up at Kevin Bacon.
 
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I played a variation of this with Kevin Bacon. Ultimately, it became a game of getting to the Apollo space program since you could get from Apollo to Kevin Bacon in two clicks and EVERYTHING connects to the Apollo space program.

Black Widow Spider -> Mud dauber -> altimeter -> spacecraft -> Apollo spacecraft -> Apollo 13 -> Kevin Bacon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_black_widow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altimeter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_ spacecraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon Protostar -> Solar Wind -> de Laval nozzle -> Robert Goddard -> Apollo 11 -> Jack Swigert -> Kevin Bacon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protostar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Laval_nozzle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Goddard_(scientist )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Swigert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon
 
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