Wikipedia bridge of links game

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 01:07 PM

I had a thought for a game using wikipedia. You start at a given page and by clicking on links in the page you try to navigate to a completely unrelated page. You must stay in wikipedia, you can't type, or select and search, or cut and paste. You can only use hyperlinks to another wikipedia page.

Open the links in new tabs and make a screen shot of your tabs. Whoever has the fewest tabs to get to the destination page wins. You cannot go backwards.

First pair: Start at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle
and try to get to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian

Might be fun.

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 01:15 PM

Wow, that was easier than I thought. I got there in 4 clicks. Will post my screenshot later.

monster · 02-03-2011, 01:22 PM

So this is more of a spectator game?

glatt · 02-03-2011, 01:24 PM

4 clicks
Fossil (located in the 5th paragraph of the Spiritualism section of Doyle's entry.)
Rock
Volcanic Rock
Obsidian

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 01:25 PM

No, you should try it and see how many clicks it takes you. Then see how many clicks to get from Obsidian to Lux Interior. (7 for me)

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

4 clicks
Fossil (located in the 5th paragraph of the Spiritualism section of Doyle's entry.)
Rock
Volcanic Rock
Obsidian

OK, but now everyone knows. Mine was: Edinburgh, Basalt, Volcanic Rock, Obsidian. Maybe there should be a time frame or first come first served. See if you can get to Lux Interior from Obsidian.

monster · 02-03-2011, 01:29 PM

Surely the objective has to be Mornington Crescent?

glatt · 02-03-2011, 01:38 PM

I guess I didn't understand. I'm still not sure I do.

So the first person to get there gets to choose the next destination? Or do we have a list of pit stops to make along the way to a final destination?

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I guess I didn't understand. I'm still not sure I do.

So the first person to get there gets to choose the next destination? Or do we have a list of pit stops to make along the way to a final destination?

I think the person who uses the fewest clicks to get there gets to choose the next destination, it should be like a rally in that distance traveled counts. I was just doing a trial run to see how it works.

Why don't you choose a new start and first destination?

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Surely the objective has to be Mornington Crescent?

That could only happen in Britain.

glatt · 02-03-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Why don't you choose a new start and first destination?

OK. Starting point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbit_bearing

first destination

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto

glatt · 02-03-2011, 02:08 PM

It's harder than I thought. No going backwards? I'm stuck in a loop of languages. Trying to find Esperanto. Once, I accidentally translated the page I was on into Esperanto, but that didn't help.

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 02:10 PM

It's harder when you don't know a lot about the destination. I know esperanto is an invented language, but not much else about it.

I'll give it a try.

glatt · 02-03-2011, 02:28 PM

When you say "You cannot go backwards," does that mean you can't back up if you hit a dead end? Or you can't try to work backwards to the start from the destination?

footfootfoot · 02-03-2011, 02:34 PM

Babbitt>United States>Invasion of Poland>Second Polish Republic>Bialystock>Esperanto.

I had to lookup the name of the inventor, I used to know it, but forgot. True.

02-03-2011, 01:07 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Wikipedia bridge of links game I had a thought for a game using wikipedia. You start at a given page and by clicking on links in the page you try to navigate to a completely unrelated page. You must stay in wikipedia, you can't type, or select and search, or cut and paste. You can only use hyperlinks to another wikipedia page. Open the links in new tabs and make a screen shot of your tabs. Whoever has the fewest tabs to get to the destination page wins. You cannot go backwards. First pair: Start at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle and try to get to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian Might be fun. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-03-2011, 01:15 PM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Wow, that was easier than I thought. I got there in 4 clicks. Will post my screenshot later. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-03-2011, 01:22 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	So this is more of a spectator game? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-03-2011, 01:25 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	No, you should try it and see how many clicks it takes you. Then see how many clicks to get from Obsidian to Lux Interior. (7 for me) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-03-2011, 01:29 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Surely the objective has to be Mornington Crescent? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-03-2011, 01:24 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	4 clicks Fossil (located in the 5th paragraph of the Spiritualism section of Doyle's entry.) Rock Volcanic Rock Obsidian

02-03-2011, 01:38 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I guess I didn't understand. I'm still not sure I do. So the first person to get there gets to choose the next destination? Or do we have a list of pit stops to make along the way to a final destination?

02-03-2011, 02:08 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's harder than I thought. No going backwards? I'm stuck in a loop of languages. Trying to find Esperanto. Once, I accidentally translated the page I was on into Esperanto, but that didn't help.

02-03-2011, 02:10 PM	#13
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It's harder when you don't know a lot about the destination. I know esperanto is an invented language, but not much else about it. I'll give it a try. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-03-2011, 02:28 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	When you say "You cannot go backwards," does that mean you can't back up if you hit a dead end? Or you can't try to work backwards to the start from the destination?

02-03-2011, 02:34 PM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Babbitt>United States>Invasion of Poland>Second Polish Republic>Bialystock>Esperanto. I had to lookup the name of the inventor, I used to know it, but forgot. True. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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