ATOT game: Six degrees of Wikipedia

[glenn1]

Similar to the "Six degrees of Kevin Bacon" game only this one may be harder. Rules are simple:

1. Click on the Wikipedia Random Article generator, this is your finishing objective.

2. Click on the Wikipedia Random Article generator a second time, this is your starting point from which you will begin the game.

3. Using only hyperlinks contained on the "Start" random page, go to another Wikipedia article.

4. From each page you navigate to, use only the hyperlinks contained on that page to click through successive articles until you can arrive back at the "Finish" random page (the first random page you generated).

5. Post your Finish point, Start point, and all the pages you navigated to on your way.

Fabulous no-prizes for those who can get to the "Finish" random article in fewest clicks, had the most bizarre Start or Finish articles, or otherwise win the adoration of the ATOT panel of judges.

Example:

First Random (Finish): Mount Ephraim, New Jersey

Second Random (Start): "What a Difference You've Made in my Life" (song)


Steps:

What a Difference... > Amy Grant > WLAC > Rush Limbaugh > New York City > New Jersey > Camden County > Mount Ephraim

 

[gorcorps]

I hate you for how much time you stole from me... but I did it and enjoyed myself (you bastard)

Jaume Nomen
Asteroid
Asteroid (disambiguation)
Asteroids_(video_game)
Category:Windows_games
CategoryC_games
Video_games_by_platform
Video_game_lists_by_platform
List_of_TecToy_Master_System_131_games

 

[clamum]

First Random (Finish): United States in the Korean War

Second Random (Start): O. Krishna

Steps: O. Krishna -> Umpire (cricket) -> Cricket Australia -> Melbourne -> Australia -> ANZUS -> Korean War -> United States in the Korean War

Pretty crappy I gotta say. I thought I could get to just the "Australia" article from my second or third one but for some reason there was no Wiki-link to it (edited the article afterwards ftw). If I could've, I thought there might be a Korean War section for Australia (couldn't remember if they committed troops for the U.N. contingent) and then it would've been pretty quick I thought.

 

[DrPizza]

I think it'd be more interesting instead of people randomly starting and finishing, instead, a bunch of people work on the same start/finish, until we decide that someone's probably a winner. Then start with a new start/finish.

 

[Blackjack200]

I think it'd be more interesting instead of people randomly starting and finishing, instead, a bunch of people work on the same start/finish, until we decide that someone's probably a winner. Then start with a new start/finish.

Yeah, except

(edited the article afterwards ftw).

 

[Jaepheth]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Blues
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,_Connecticut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_International_Emmy_Awards_ceremonies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_International_Emmy_Awards

6 links


2nd go:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJUI-FM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_20#Idaho
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/112th_Ohio_General_Assembly

6 links again

 

[Uppsala9496]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dockendorf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Centre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Vampa

5 links. Probably could have been shorter, but it was fast and required very little reading.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Serbian_football_transfers_summer_2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waasland-Beveren
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_and_breweries_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_brewing_companies_in_the_United_States_by_state
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_brewing_companies_based_in_Minnesota
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Beer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Beer

 

[EliteRetard]

Start here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloceras_carinata
End here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Earl

I'm to lazy to do this myself right now.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...-Hispanic_white_plurality_populations_in_2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallejo,_California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_grizzly_bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_%28biology%29

Umm ok, how do I get here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_(journal)

Dammit wikipedia, why no "disambiguation" links? The page exists...

 

[gorcorps]

I think it'd be more interesting instead of people randomly starting and finishing, instead, a bunch of people work on the same start/finish, until we decide that someone's probably a winner. Then start with a new start/finish.

I think it could be a fun team game, no individual winners. Each person clicks a link on the page and posts the next page, with the hope we're getting closer to the end point. Sure people could be dicks and pick a link that sends us off course on purpose, but could be fun.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Also interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Get_to_Philosophy

 

[cubby1223]

From Albanian Radio to 2014 Utah Men's Basketball...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Love_Radio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Utah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_M._Huntsman_Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–15_Utah_Utes_men's_basketball_team

 

[JujuFish]

I got two things I'd never heard of before this game.

Sabaku no Tami
Manga
Taiwan
Indian Ocean
Thailand
Krabi Province
Lam Thap District

 

[JujuFish]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...-Hispanic_white_plurality_populations_in_2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallejo,_California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_grizzly_bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_(biology)

Umm ok, how do I get here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_(journal)

Dammit wikipedia, why no "disambiguation" links? The page exists...

Following your line of reasoning with bears:
List of U.S. cities with non-Hispanic white plurality populations in 2010
Vallejo, California
California
American black bear
Bear
International Bear Association
Ursus (journal)

 

[Ken g6]

Looks fun. Improving other people's lists might be more fun.

Also useful, to search from the destination page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WLH

Edit: Are category pages allowed?

 

[Ken g6]

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005–06_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season - Well, this is a hard one. Almost all the links are to other "football" (soccer) clubs. D:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Stadium - The stadium they play in.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Memorial_Park_and_Alexandre_Stadium - A lucky break - the stadium is similar to one in the USA.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FieldTurf - Ooh, the playing surface has a page...
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FieldTurf_installations - Now if I can just find one in Indiana...
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis - Direct link to the city!
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway - getting close
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway_Hall_of_Fame_Museum - a page that links to my destination!
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STP-Paxton_Turbocar

By the way, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_&_Whitney links to STP-Paxton Turbocar. And they're in East Hartford, CT. There's a FieldTurf installation in West Hartford. And there's a link on West Hartford that's supposed to go to Pratt & Whitney. But it's broken. Is it cheating if I fix it? :sneaky:

 

[Ken g6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Serbian_football_transfers_summer_2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waasland-Beveren
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_and_breweries_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_brewing_companies_in_the_United_States_by_state
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_brewing_companies_based_in_Minnesota
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Beer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Beer

In one of the bottom sections of the beer article there's a link to List of Microbreweries. That page links directly to Fulton Beer. Saves a bunch of steps.

 

[Ken g6]

Saturday bump to try this again...

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorigné
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia - Why Estonia? Because most countries in Europe don't link to their Fauna pages.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Estonia
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Great_Britain - Closest place I could find with a Ground Beetle.
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beetles_of_Great_Britain
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabidae - redirects to Ground Beetle.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyschirius
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyschirius_intricatus

8 again.

 

[DigDog]

i play this game every day so i'm good at it; but, let's hope for some luck with teh initial dice roll.

dayum. close enough.

target: Nafrat Ki Aandhi (bollywood film 1989)
origin: Endurance (film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Bollywood_films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bollywood_films_of_1989

unfortunately whoever compiled the 1989 list forgot to add this one

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafrat_Ki_Aandhi

 

[Howard]

Fuck this!

Started with: "This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it."

 

[PJFrylar]

Congratulations on your lurker catch.

Start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_and_Alex_Wolff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_le_Rond_d'Alembert
Finish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Anne_de_Vichy-Chamrond,_marquise_du_Deffand

There aren't any free ipods, sorry.