Wikipedia:Wikington Crescent

Wikington Crescent is a game played on Wikipedia, inspired by the game Mornington Crescent from the British radio panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (ISIHAC).

How to Play

To start a game of Wikington Crescent, first click on the Random article link. From the article given, you then click on one of the article links to the next article. The object of the game is to reach the article on Mornington Crescent tube station, whilst clicking on as few articles as possible. The fewer the links used, the better the game. An example is that the article for Matterhorn can lead you to Mornington Crescent tube station in three moves, by following the links to H.G. Wells, Blue plaque, and finally to Mornington Crescent tube station.

You MUST start with a random article. You cannot start from any article you choose. If you are playing with more than one player, all players start from the SAME article.
You CAN use
- Self links
- Piped links
You CANNOT use
- Category links
- External links
- ISBN links
- User pages
- Disambiguation pages
- The articles for Mornington Crescent, Mornington Crescent (street) or Mornington Crescent (game).
You CANNOT edit an article to get to Mornington Crescent.
You CANNOT go back to the previous article to find a better link.
You MUST finish at Mornington Crescent tube station.

The 'Non-U' Variation stipulates that no intermediate links may contain the letter 'U' (thus making 'London Underground' 'UK' and 'Blue Plaque' illegal moves).
Wikipedia Maze.^{[dead link]} Wikipedia Maze is an implementation of the game that awards points and badges for both creating and solving puzzles. Every time a user solves a puzzle they are awarded points based on the average amount of clicks it takes to solve the puzzle. The harder the puzzle is the more points that are awarded. Each puzzle can be voted up or down by other players, based on whether or not they like the it, which awards points to the creator. Players are also awarded badges when reaching certain milestones. The game provides categorization of puzzles which gives the ability to play all variations such as "Wikington Crescent".