Friday, 30 January 2009

The Great Wikipedia Race!

Introduced by the top set Year 11s and now the new craze in the staff room. A game for 2 or more players:

Each player logs on to a computer and goes to the Wikipedia homepage. Choose a destination article (such as Isaac Newton, Sydney Harbour Bridge, etc), then each player hits the "Random Article" button. The aim is then to navigate to the destination article as quickly as possibly by using only links found in the articles you are viewing, starting with the random article. 

Hours of amusement, and good use of the random tidbits and connections connected as a quizzer!

Oh yes, and I have indeed lost the game.

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