The Wikipedia Game

calvino · 09-17-2006, 12:09 AM

A very simple, but challenging, chain-riddle game for everyone who likes completely random trivia and the best source thereof, Wikipedia.

*The Game*
The idea is to see who can get from one crazy subject to another on Wikipedia the fastest, using only links visible on the pages linked off of the starting subject. Whoever gets the riddle first proposes a new one.

*The Rules*
1. You have to list all the subjects in your chain.
2. Your chain has to be 7 links or shorter.
3. Try not to use the "date" categories, they make it too easy.
4. The person who wins gets to suggest the next riddle.

*Example*
Riddle: Pirates -> Ninjas
---
Answer: Pirates -> East Asia -> Japan -> Martial Arts -> Ninja.
New Riddle:

There's definitely more than one way to make a winning chain, so the next-riddling-rights go only to the first and fastest correct reply. Go!

*The First Riddle*
Ipod -> Coffee Filter

xcalibr · 09-17-2006, 12:57 AM

Ipod -> Philips -> Senseo -> Coffee -> Coffee Preparation -> Coffee Filter

calvino · 09-17-2006, 01:13 AM

good !!!
you forgot to give the new riddle!

xcalibr · 09-17-2006, 01:34 AM

okay, for the next one, let's do some traveling... how about from China to Fremont, California.

calvino · 09-17-2006, 02:07 AM

china>united states>california>Fremont.
make them harder look what this guy in another website that I was playing did:
USS Kauffman (FFG-59) > People's Temperance League

that was really hard !!!! it took me like 40 mins finding the chain

it was:

USS Kauffman >United States Navy>Military of the United States>United states Constitution>Eighteenth Amendment>Prohibition>Alcoholic beverage>Temperance movement>People's Temperance League

now try bmw>dell

ages944 · 09-17-2006, 02:09 AM

Gaa, I had the same dang response, grr!

NaTuReB0Y · 09-17-2006, 02:13 AM

i think a song or word thread would be so much easier......

do i have to really think this hard on a saturday night.......

calvino · 09-17-2006, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ages944

Gaa, I had the same dang response, grr!

sorry try bmw>dell

btw this is a really time comsuming game!! worst than e90 post

well maybe not as much

calvino · 09-17-2006, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

i think a song or word thread would be so much easier......

do i have to really think this hard on a saturday night.......

it will make you tired and you will fall sleep faster

but is fun trust me

ages944 · 09-17-2006, 02:32 AM

BMW >> WWII >> Technology During WWII >> Computer Science >> IBM >> IBM PC Compatible >> Dell

This one should put you all to sleep: String Theory to Ford Motor Company

calvino · 09-17-2006, 11:09 AM

String_Theory>solar eclipse>Earth>United_States>Michigan>Henry Ford>Ford_Motor_Company
it was a little hard

electricity >tivo

T7R_Sky · 09-17-2006, 12:13 PM

I got this... lol
Electricity>Electronics>Television>Digital Video Recorders>Tivo. ;p

Now how about... Bubblegum > Vladimir Lenin.
:-D

ksfrogman · 09-17-2006, 12:21 PM

bubble gum > portland spy ring > USSR > List of leaders of the USSR > Vladimir Lenin

Did I do this right?

Anyways, here's another:

E90 > Japan

calvino · 09-17-2006, 12:38 PM

E90>BMW>lexus>japan

General Motors Corporation>AIBO

ages944 · 09-17-2006, 02:37 PM

General Motors >> Nissan >> Nissan Skyline >> Gran Turismo >> Sony >> AIBO

Now Try: DNA -> Madonna (the singer)

shimshimhada · 09-17-2006, 03:33 PM

You guys must be more bored than me. This just goes to show that you can spend countless hours on wikipedia.

ksfrogman · 09-17-2006, 04:12 PM

shimshimhada > OrphanBot >sock puppet > Agent provocateur

enwhykiid · 09-17-2006, 04:55 PM

alright heres one--i feel like the kid that comes out of nowhere and joins in the convo--aniwaizz
chris tucker>Alerto Gonzales(attorney general)

Nikki · 09-17-2006, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enwhykiid

alright heres one--i feel like the kid that comes out of nowhere and joins in the convo--aniwaizz
chris tucker>Alerto Gonzales(attorney general)

lol this is kind of fun.

Chris Tucker-->People v. Jackson-->Attorney General-->United States Attorney General-->Alberto Gonzales

ok mine:

clownfish-->Paris Hilton

calvino · 09-17-2006, 06:51 PM

Clownfish>Pixar>United states>California>Beverly_Hills>Beverly Hilton Hotel>Conrad Hilton>Barron Hilton>Paris Hilton

it was a little hard to find any connection WOW!!!

try Motorola> Britney Spears

this is a really good time killer !!

froman · 09-17-2006, 09:31 PM

easy one, less than five minutes:
Motorola-->Radio-->Music Radio-->Top Forty-->Pop Music-->Britney Spears

try:
trumpet-->Orange Crush

This is like the old "Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon," and the game where you linked two music stars together

ages944 · 09-17-2006, 10:32 PM

ha ha, I see that my riddle proved to be too difficult for you all, since you just skipped it!

... or you just missed it because of Shim's usual commentary, lol

09-17-2006, 12:09 AM	#1
calvino Lieutenant Colonel 311 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: had e90, 330i mystic blue Join Date: May 2006 Location: Weston,Florida iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 e90 330i [0.00]	The Wikipedia Game A very simple, but challenging, chain-riddle game for everyone who likes completely random trivia and the best source thereof, Wikipedia. The Game The idea is to see who can get from one crazy subject to another on Wikipedia the fastest, using only links visible on the pages linked off of the starting subject. Whoever gets the riddle first proposes a new one. The Rules 1. You have to list all the subjects in your chain. 2. Your chain has to be 7 links or shorter. 3. Try not to use the "date" categories, they make it too easy. 4. The person who wins gets to suggest the next riddle. Example Riddle: Pirates -> Ninjas --- Answer: Pirates -> East Asia -> Japan -> Martial Arts -> Ninja. New Riddle: There's definitely more than one way to make a winning chain, so the next-riddling-rights go only to the first and fastest correct reply. Go! The First Riddle Ipod -> Coffee Filter __________________ E90 Mytic Blue 330i 07-20-2006. 05-17-2011 Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural? Support NORML
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09-17-2006, 12:57 AM	#2
xcalibr First Lieutenant 18 Rep 370 Posts Drives: E90 325xi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fremont, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 E90 325xi [0.00]	Ipod -> Philips -> Senseo -> Coffee -> Coffee Preparation -> Coffee Filter __________________
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calvino Lieutenant Colonel 311 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: had e90, 330i mystic blue Join Date: May 2006 Location: Weston,Florida iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 e90 330i [0.00]	good !!! you forgot to give the new riddle! __________________ E90 Mytic Blue 330i 07-20-2006. 05-17-2011 Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural? Support NORML
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09-17-2006, 01:34 AM	#4
xcalibr First Lieutenant 18 Rep 370 Posts Drives: E90 325xi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fremont, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 E90 325xi [0.00]	okay, for the next one, let's do some traveling... how about from China to Fremont, California. __________________
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09-17-2006, 02:07 AM	#5
calvino Lieutenant Colonel 311 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: had e90, 330i mystic blue Join Date: May 2006 Location: Weston,Florida iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 e90 330i [0.00]	china>united states>california>Fremont. make them harder look what this guy in another website that I was playing did: USS Kauffman (FFG-59) > People's Temperance League that was really hard !!!! it took me like 40 mins finding the chain it was: USS Kauffman >United States Navy>Military of the United States>United states Constitution>Eighteenth Amendment>Prohibition>Alcoholic beverage>Temperance movement>People's Temperance League now try bmw>dell __________________ E90 Mytic Blue 330i 07-20-2006. 05-17-2011 Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural? Support NORML
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ages944 Captain 99 Rep 990 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago 'burbs iTrader: (0)	Gaa, I had the same dang response, grr! __________________ BMW : Sine qua non Mods: Blacklines \| Rear Seat Power Outlets \| Rear Fog Lights \| Ashtray Garage Door Opener
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09-17-2006, 02:13 AM	#7
NaTuReB0Y Powered By 36DD 341 Rep 7,369 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Inland Empire iTrader: (12)	i think a song or word thread would be so much easier...... do i have to really think this hard on a saturday night....... __________________ 2006 E90 330i Jet Black \| 20" WORK VS-XX \| FK452 \| H&R Sport on Koni Yellow \| REMUS QUAD
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09-17-2006, 02:32 AM	#10
ages944 Captain 99 Rep 990 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago 'burbs iTrader: (0)	BMW >> WWII >> Technology During WWII >> Computer Science >> IBM >> IBM PC Compatible >> Dell This one should put you all to sleep: String Theory to Ford Motor Company __________________ BMW : Sine qua non Mods: Blacklines \| Rear Seat Power Outlets \| Rear Fog Lights \| Ashtray Garage Door Opener
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09-17-2006, 11:09 AM	#11
calvino Lieutenant Colonel 311 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: had e90, 330i mystic blue Join Date: May 2006 Location: Weston,Florida iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 e90 330i [0.00]	String_Theory>solar eclipse>Earth>United_States>Michigan>Henry Ford>Ford_Motor_Company it was a little hard electricity >tivo __________________ E90 Mytic Blue 330i 07-20-2006. 05-17-2011 Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural? Support NORML
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09-17-2006, 12:13 PM	#12
T7R_Sky "I know you know that I know you know..." 25 Rep 795 Posts Drives: Sparkling Graphite E90 328i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Escondido, CA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 E90 328i [0.00]	I got this... lol Electricity>Electronics>Television>Digital Video Recorders>Tivo. ;p Now how about... Bubblegum > Vladimir Lenin. :-D
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09-17-2006, 12:21 PM	#13
ksfrogman Major General 601 Rep 6,750 Posts Drives: E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (12) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	bubble gum > portland spy ring > USSR > List of leaders of the USSR > Vladimir Lenin Did I do this right? Anyways, here's another: E90 > Japan __________________
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calvino Lieutenant Colonel 311 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: had e90, 330i mystic blue Join Date: May 2006 Location: Weston,Florida iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 e90 330i [0.00]	E90>BMW>lexus>japan General Motors Corporation>AIBO __________________ E90 Mytic Blue 330i 07-20-2006. 05-17-2011 Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural? Support NORML
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09-17-2006, 02:37 PM	#15
ages944 Captain 99 Rep 990 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago 'burbs iTrader: (0)	General Motors >> Nissan >> Nissan Skyline >> Gran Turismo >> Sony >> AIBO Now Try: DNA -> Madonna (the singer) __________________ BMW : Sine qua non Mods: Blacklines \| Rear Seat Power Outlets \| Rear Fog Lights \| Ashtray Garage Door Opener
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09-17-2006, 03:33 PM	#16
shimshimhada Brigadier General 445 Rep 4,838 Posts Drives: Portal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portal iTrader: (2)	You guys must be more bored than me. This just goes to show that you can spend countless hours on wikipedia.
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09-17-2006, 04:12 PM	#17
ksfrogman Major General 601 Rep 6,750 Posts Drives: E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (12) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	shimshimhada > OrphanBot >sock puppet > Agent provocateur __________________
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09-17-2006, 04:55 PM	#18
enwhykiid Captain 100 Rep 821 Posts Drives: '06 titanium 330XI Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	alright heres one--i feel like the kid that comes out of nowhere and joins in the convo--aniwaizz chris tucker>Alerto Gonzales(attorney general) __________________
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09-17-2006, 06:51 PM	#20
calvino Lieutenant Colonel 311 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: had e90, 330i mystic blue Join Date: May 2006 Location: Weston,Florida iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 e90 330i [0.00]	Clownfish>Pixar>United states>California>Beverly_Hills>Beverly Hilton Hotel>Conrad Hilton>Barron Hilton>Paris Hilton it was a little hard to find any connection WOW!!! try Motorola> Britney Spears this is a really good time killer !! __________________ E90 Mytic Blue 330i 07-20-2006. 05-17-2011 Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural? Support NORML
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09-17-2006, 09:31 PM	#21
froman Private First Class 16 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 2008 550i Sport Space Gray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	easy one, less than five minutes: Motorola-->Radio-->Music Radio-->Top Forty-->Pop Music-->Britney Spears try: trumpet-->Orange Crush This is like the old "Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon," and the game where you linked two music stars together
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09-17-2006, 10:32 PM	#22
ages944 Captain 99 Rep 990 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago 'burbs iTrader: (0)	ha ha, I see that my riddle proved to be too difficult for you all, since you just skipped it! ... or you just missed it because of Shim's usual commentary, lol __________________ BMW : Sine qua non Mods: Blacklines \| Rear Seat Power Outlets \| Rear Fog Lights \| Ashtray Garage Door Opener
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