Get to know various articles with the Wikipedia game
With the Wikipedia game you will learn many different articles in a playful way. In this practical tip, we will show you how to play the Wikipedia game and at the same time form a little.
How to get to know different Wikipedia articles with the game
- Open the free encyclopedia Wikipedia in your web browser or on your smartphone.
- Enter a search term in the search - for example "CHIP Online". This is both your start and your landing page, which you have to find again.
- Now click on "Random Article".
- You will be redirected to any article. Now you just have to try to get back to your target article by clicking on the hyperlinks.
- Once you have done that, your next round begins.
Wikipedia game: In the browser or via iOS app
You can also play the game on TheWikiGame.com website or via an app for iOS on the iPhone or iPad.
- When you start the game, you will be given a start and a finish page.
- You can compare your results with those of other players.
- You can also play against others or try out different game variations. Can you make it to the landing page with exactly six clicks?
- At the moment the game is only available in English, with a little luck a German version will be released soon.
The idea behind the Wikipedia game
With the game you get to know many different Wikipedia articles. Because every hyperlink takes you to a different entry. Read through a few paragraphs of the articles, be sure to snap up some interesting information that you will remember for the future.
Variations of the Wikipedia game for learning
- Set a time limit: 120 seconds to get from the random article to your target article seems impossible. Prove the opposite!
- Start with your starting article and try to get to a target article you have defined by means of the hyperlinks. For example, you can get your way from the "Pope" to the "Ceiling lamp".
- 1 on 1: Play the Wikipedia game on a long train ride against one of your friends. Take the same starting article, press "Random Article" and the first person to get to the target article wins.
- Wikipedia as an app for iPad / iPod and iPhone: "Wikipedia Mobile"
- Wikipedia as an Android app: "Wikipedia Mobile"