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The Wiki Game

Game ID: GID0353199
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The Wiki Game is a hypertextual game designed to work specifically with Wikipedia. The Wiki Game (known casually as the "Wikipedia race") requires only a computer, Internet access, a web browser and a time-keeping device (optional) to play.
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Players (one or more) start on the same randomly selected article and must navigate to another pre-selected article (home) only clicking links within the current article. The goal is to arrive at the home article in the fewest number of clicks (articles) or the least time. The single-player Wiki Game, known as Wikirace, Wikispeedia, WikiLadders, WikiClick, or WikiWhack, involves reducing one's previous time or number of clicks.

Source: Wikipedia, "Wikipedia:Wiki Game", available under the CC-BY-SA License.

The Wiki Game is folk game that is often used in schools as an educational tool.

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