Multiplayer WikiRace

How multiplayer WikiRace works

Every multiplayer race uses the same rules as a solo game: start on one Wikipedia article and reach the target using only the links in each article. The difference is that everyone races the same route at the same moment, and you watch the other players' click counts as they go. The first player to reach the target wins the round; clicks break a tie. When a player finishes, the server checks the route against Wikipedia's real links before placing them.

Play WikiRace with friends in a room

• Press Create a room to get a 5-character code and send it to your friends. Up to 20 players can join one room.
• The host picks the route: a random pair, or any two articles typed in, such as a pair from our WikiRace ideas.
• The host can add rules: no United States, no country articles, no Back button, a limit of 3, 5, 7 or 10 clicks, or a time limit from 1 to 10 minutes. Without a time limit a round ends after 15 minutes.
• Everyone starts on the same countdown. After the results, the host can change the route and start another round in the same room.

Rooms are a good fit for classrooms and streams too; see WikiRace for teachers for lesson formats.

Quick match

Quick match pairs you with the next player who is waiting and gives you both a random route. You don't need an account, and the result does not change any rating.

Ranked WikiRace 1v1 and Elo

Ranked is a Wikipedia 1v1 for signed-in players: pick a nickname and PIN (no email) on your account page. The matchmaker pairs you with the waiting player whose rating is closest to yours. Every player starts at 1200 Elo. Beating an opponent with the same rating gains you 16 points and costs them 16; beating a higher-rated player gains more, and losing to a lower-rated one costs more. If neither of you finishes, the race counts as a draw. The 50 highest ratings are on the board above.

To get faster before you play ranked, practise on the 300 levels, read the Wikipedia speedrun tips, or race today's daily challenge.