WikiRace
Race from one Wikipedia article to another. Links only.
Pick a random pair or choose your own. Click only the blue links inside the article — no search, no URL bar. Fewest clicks wins; faster time breaks ties.
About WikiRace
WikiRace is the classic Wikipedia navigation game: you're given a random start article and a random target article, and you have to get from one to the other using only the in-article links Wikipedia has linked between them. Search bars are off-limits; the URL bar is off-limits; the only thing that moves you forward is clicking blue links. The result screen shows your total clicks and time so you can chase a personal best across runs. Articles are pulled live from the official Wikipedia REST API, sanitised to keep just the readable content, and rendered inside the game shell so links stay tracked. Free, no account, plays on any device.
How to play WikiRace
Pick Random for a fresh randomly-chosen start/target pair, or Custom to choose them yourself with autocomplete. The start article appears with the target shown as a chip up top — your job is to navigate there. Click any blue link in the article to follow it; the new article loads in place and your click count goes up by one. The path you've taken is recorded as a breadcrumb on the result screen. Stuck? Hit Give up to see the path you took and move on. Articles render in your locale's Wikipedia (English on /en, French on /fr).
Tips for fewer clicks
Think category, not topic. Almost every article has a few high-degree links that fan out to most of Wikipedia: countries, large cities, broad concepts ("science", "history", "music"), continents. If your target is a French painter, route through France or Painting before drilling down. Read the lead paragraph fast and look for the most general blue link that's adjacent to your target's domain. Avoid going through narrow links (specific years, niche terms) — they tend to dead-end. The first hop usually matters most: a great first hop turns a 12-click path into a 4-click one.