Daily Wikipedia games: races, hidden articles and link puzzles

Daily Wikipedia games turn the encyclopedia into a puzzle that everyone plays the same way each day. The main kinds are races from one article to another using only links, hidden articles you uncover word by word, and puzzles about the links and categories between pages.

The games

Wiki races are the classic. Each day gives everyone the same start and target, and you may only click links inside the articles. The Wiki Game Daily and Rabbit Hole score you on clicks and time. WikiSpeedrun numbers its dailies, shows a par for the shortest route and counts only your first attempt. WikiParty sets several targets to find in one run, which makes it more of a scavenger hunt, and Linkdle offers the race in 62 languages.

Hidden-article games are slower and more thoughtful. Redactle blacks out a whole Wikipedia article and you guess words to reveal it until you can name the title; Pedantle does the same, and Pédantix is the French version. Bingewatcher hides a film's article. They reward vocabulary and patience more than speed.

Then there are puzzles about Wikipedia's structure. Catfishing shows only the categories an article belongs to; LinkyGrid asks you to find pairs of pages that link to each other; Wikinections builds four puzzles from links; and Bluffpedia mixes real article summaries with fakes.

For a first try, start with The Wiki Game Daily or WikiSpeedrun if you like racing, and Redactle if you prefer a slow deduction. Catfishing is the quickest of the lot.

Questions

What is a wiki race?

A game where you start on one Wikipedia article and must reach another by clicking only the links inside the articles, in as few clicks or as little time as you can.

Are these the same for everyone?

Yes. Each gives every player the same articles that day, so results can be compared.

Can I use the search box or the back button?

Not in the races: you move only by links in the article text.

Is there a Wikipedia game in other languages?

Yes. Linkdle runs its race in 62 languages, and Pédantix is a French version of the hidden-article game.

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