Variation

Variations

If one ever grows tired of the “traditional” version of Wikiracing, several variations of the game have sprung up, created to spice things up or otherwise raise the stakes.

‘2-player Challenge’: The form of the Wikipedia game where two people take it in turns to ask the other to navigate between two pages of their choosing, e.g. fromTeletubbies to noodles. The number of clicks taken is counted, and once a player has completed the challenge, he sets the other a challenge of his own. The winner is the person who completes the game in the least number of clicks.’5-Clicks-to-Jesus’: A form of Wikiracing that mimics golf, the challenge in this version is to get from a Random Article to the Jesusentry in as few clicks as possible. Reaching the article in 5 clicks is considered ‘par’, with clicks over or under five being referred to as ‘bogeys’ and ‘birdies’ respectively. Players can either play the course (aiming for ‘par’ or better) or as a competition. In the latter case, players start from the same Random Articlesand add their score between rounds. Lowest score wins.Time Trials: Rather than using the click rules, the winner can be determined by whoever reaches the “Homing Page” in the shortest amount of time. This is easier with two parallel machines, although it should be noted that they ought to have equivalentinternet connections.’One-Can’t-Go’ rule: Essentially, if you find yourself in a doomed-scenario (i.e. stumbled into a stub with no wiki-links) you are allowed to use one of the Category links at the bottom of an entry (e.g. 1904 deaths or Philosophy). Each player can only use this option once though, so use it wisely.’Clicks to Hitler’ Believed to be the original form of ‘The Wikipedia Game,’ the objective is to begin by selecting the ‘Random Article’ link. From there you look at the selected article and click the links in the main body of the article that are believed to lead to the Adolf Hitler article. Two players or more can play and they count the number of articles it takes to get to Adolf Hitler. The person who gets there with the least number of articles wins.