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Wikigame is a Chrome extension to play Wikiracing directly on the Wikipedia pages!

Install the latest version to your browser from Chrome web store or Mozilla add-ons. This extension works on the latest versions of Google Chrome, Brave, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox.

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What's Wikiracing?

Wikiracing is a game where you try to find a path between two Wikipedia pages by clicking the links in the articles.

Features

  • Create custom room to play with your friends
  • Support all 304 languages of Wikipedia
  • Search articles with autocomplete, or pick completely random articles
  • Custom scoring metrics (time, clicks, or combined)
  • Custom rules

Issues and Feature Requests

If you encounter issues or want something to be implemented in Wikigame, please open an issue.

Developing and Contributing

First, you should setup git hooks on the top level directory with the following command:

# on the repository root directory
npm install

This repository consists of two main components: the extension and the server. Take a look at each directory for specific guides to developing each components.

License and Credits

This repository is licensed under MIT.

The logo and its derivations (images, banners, etc.) are created by @miffos.

Related Links

  • https://www.thewikigame.com/ -- a website to play Wikiracing. I created this extension because I love playing there (in the thewikigame.com), but finding the lack of customizations and rules. (disclaimer: this extension is not affiliated with that website in any way)
  • Six Degrees of Wikipedia -- a website to find a path between two Wikipedia pages. This project uses SDOW link to show the solutions after each round.