2024:Entertainment/Wikipedia races

Trophies for Wikipedia racers at Wikimania 2023 in Singapore

We're looking to find the Movement's top Wiki Racers. Everyone is invited!

About

Have you ever played in a "Wikipedia Race"? It's a game where people compete to "click" from one Wikipedia article to another using only the hyperlinks on each article. The goal is to use the fewest number of clicks. Sometimes it's called WikiClick, sometimes it's called Wikiladders, sometimes it's called Wikispeedia, but the goals is always the same!

Event details

• Time: 5–6 PM
• Location: Room 21+22+23 at the ICC in Katowice

What you need

• A laptop, tablet or a smartphone
• An account on TheWikiGame.com

Competition format

1. Introduction & welcome - 5 minutes
2. Warm-up - Practice round to get a feel for the game – 10 minutes
3. Ranking round - Open round to sort all competitors. The top 4 competitors will move forward from this time – 20 minutes
4. Final four - Top 4 competitors will compete to win – 12 minutes
5. Winners announced - Trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place – 5 minutes

Sign up

1. Nadzik (talk) 19:14, 14 July 2024 (UTC) – organizer
2. Alvin Ategyeka
3. Kinneret Gordon
4. [sign up here]