FAQ

A wiki race is a game where players start on one Wikipedia article and try to reach a target article by clicking only the links inside the pages. The player who gets there in the fewest clicks wins, and ties go to the faster time. It’s also called the Wikipedia game, Wiki Game or Wikipedia speedrun.

Yes. It’s free to play, there are no ads, and you don’t need an account.

Up to 8 players per room. Create a private room and share the 5-letter code or invite link, or use Quick match to join a public room.

Yes. In a private room or in Solo, pick Custom and type any two English Wikipedia articles. You can also share a challenge link so friends race the same pair.

Every article you open counts as one click, including using Go Back. Jumping to a section within the same article is free.

No. Search isn’t available, and Find in page doesn’t match link text, so you have to read and scan the article yourself.

The first time you get a warning. After that, each time you leave the tab during a race adds a one-click penalty.

Every multiplayer route is re-checked against Wikipedia’s actual links, and finishes that are faster than anyone could read the pages are flagged in the results.

Each day everyone gets the same hard pair. You get one attempt, ranked by clicks and then time. Past pairs are listed in the daily archive.

Yes. It works in modern mobile browsers, including Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android.

No. WikiRacer Live is an independent fan project. It isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Article text comes from Wikipedia under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Many teachers use wiki races to practise reading, research and reasoning about how topics connect. Private rooms keep a class together, and you can set the pair yourself. Article content comes straight from Wikipedia, so supervise younger students.