Wiki Clicks is a daily Wikipedia puzzle: start on one page and click links to reach another in as few clicks as you can.
Start on
Reach
- Par
- …
- Clock
- 3:00
- Read
- –
Your statistics
Practice puzzles
One short, one medium and one long read, with no time limit. These don’t count towards today and have their own statistics.
Tester tools
For trying the game before launch. Jumping ahead acts as if a day has passed, so your streak keeps counting.
About WikiClicks
Two pages. Three minutes. As few clicks as you can.
How to play
- 1
Start on one page
You land on today’s start page with a target to reach.
- 2
Tap links in the article
Every page you open is a click, going back included.
- 3
Reach the target
Get there in as few clicks as you can, before the clock runs out.
The small print
- You have 3 minutes after a 3-second countdown. The clock pauses while a page loads.
- Weekdays start on shorter pages. Weekends start on long reads.
- Sections start folded up. Tap a heading to open it; the number shows how many links are inside.
- Stuck? You get one search of the links on a page per game, for +1 click.
- No Ctrl+F, no address bar, no scouting in another tab.
Scoring
It’s scored like golf. Par is one more than the shortest route, so finding the shortest route is a birdie.
- −1
Birdie
The shortest route.
- E
Par
One click spare.
- +1
Bogey
One over par.
- +5
The cap
The most a day can cost, and what running out of time counts as.
A new weekly round starts every Monday. Play all seven days to post a round score; a give-up or a missed day makes the round incomplete.
Tips for a better score
Head for the big pages
Countries, cities and big subjects link to almost everything.
Think backwards
What page would mention the target? Aim for that.
Read the top first
The opening paragraph links the biggest pages.
Save your search
One click for a search is cheaper than a wrong turn and a trip back.
Why play
3 minutes
Fits in a coffee break.
Learn something
A fact about each page on the route.
Beat your mates
The same puzzle for everyone. Share and compare weekly rounds.
Free to play. No account, no sign-up.
Add it to your phone
No app store needed. Add WikiClicks to your home screen and it opens like an app.
iPhone
- Open wikiclicks.co.uk in Safari.
- Tap Share.
- Tap Add to Home Screen.
Android
- Open wikiclicks.co.uk in Chrome.
- Tap ⋮ (the menu).
- Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.