Six degrees of Wikipedia

This is a fun little game I thought up of while I was browsing around on Wikipedia over lunch and is similar to the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. I'll post two random pages from Wikipedia, and the goal is to figure out the quickest way to link from the first page to the second page.

Example
Page 1: Diablo II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Page 2: Final Fantasy VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I made it in 4 "clicks":
Diablo II -> Rock N' Roll Racing -> Super Nintendo Entertainment System -> Final Fantasy V -> Final Fantasy VI

The rules are simple:
- You can only use in-page links, nothing from the left-hand side-bar/navigation can be used.
- You can't edit a page to put a link in. You must use the page as it appears in the browser.
- You can't use dates. This refers to a specific calendar date, day, month, year or any related links, like 1990s or 20th century.


Now, for the first page pairing:
Page 1: Tony Blair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Page 2: Final Fantasy VII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That was too easy.

Tony Blair -> 2007 -> 1990s -> Final Fantasy -> Final Fantasy VII

Only 4 clicks :D

Edit: Forgot to add one of the links I used. Oops.

And you changed it from 3 to 4 clicks. :p
Sounded fun until qwertyxsora got it so fast. :/

i got tony blair -> 1997 -> video gaming -> ff7

Ive played a similar game except i get the article on the front page and try to relate it to sex with only clicking the links availabe at the top without scrolling.

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Originally Posted by Cookie

And you changed it from 3 to 4 clicks. :p
Sounded fun until qwertyxsora got it so fast. :/

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Sorry, I was talking to someone at the same time as I was typing, so I put 3 instead of 4 links.

If you can just go to year pages, that'll probably make everything really easy. xP

Good call. We'll add a rule that you can't use any form of dates.

How about:
Page 1: Porsche 64 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Page 2: Piranha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeah using years is pretty inane.

Anyway I did it with no years, Tony Blair > Socialist > Japan > Music of Japan > Nobuo Uematsu > Final Fantasy VII.

Done with no dates

Porsche 64
Monterey, California
Pacific Ocean
Hydrosphere
River
Amazon River
Piranha

six clicks

Porsche 64 >> Monterey, CA >> Monterey Bay Aquarium >> freshwater >> freshwater fish >> piranha
5 clicks, prolly a way to do it w/ 4 but i couldn't find it

ack, i missed one:
Porsche 64 >> Monterey, CA >> Monterey Bay Aquarium >> aquarium >> freshwater >> freshwater fish >> piranha
so, 6, however:

Porsche 64 >> Monterey, CA >> Monterey Bay Aquarium >> aquarium >> list of freshwater aquarium fish species >> piranha

so back to 5 again

This is how I did it;

Porsche 64 -> Monterey CA -> Fishing -> Fish -> Piranha (The Movie) -> Piranha

That'd be five clicks I believe. :cool:

I also managed this one, but I took a clue off of chionos so I'm not sure if it's allowed;

Porsche 64 -> Monterey CA -> Fishery -> List of Freshwater Fish -> Piranha

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Originally Posted by chionos

Porsche 64 >> Monterey, CA >> Monterey Bay Aquarium >> aquarium >> list of freshwater aquarium fish species >> piranha

so back to 5 again

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There's a link to Aquarium on the Monterey, California page.
Porsche 64 >> Monterey, CA >> aquarium >> list of freshwater aquarium fish species >> piranha


EDIT:

How about:
Page 1: Wallaby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Page 2: Baseball glove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wallaby > Hawaii > United States > Baseball > Baseball clothing and equipment > Baseball glove

5 clicks

Easy, 4 clicks.

Wallaby > Rugby Union > Baseball > Baseball Glove

first click: Rugby union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baseball clothing and equipment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baseball glove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the little boxes of related items at the bottom is fair game, right?

I play this all the time in Programming. Mullet, mind if I set up a challenge? I'll make it extra-bizarre.

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Originally Posted by rubah

the little boxes of related items at the bottom is fair game, right?

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For now they are.

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Originally Posted by The Unknown Guru

I play this all the time in Programming. Mullet, mind if I set up a challenge? I'll make it extra-bizarre.

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Go for it. This was just a fun little diversion I posted.

Would be more fun if it didn't allow for categories, and rather only the links within content. :)

With that said, let's try...

David Healy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Politics of Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Go go go.

Finished.

David Healy (Footballer)
Northern Ireland national football team
Confederation of African Football
Djibouti national football team
Djibouti
Politics of Djibouti

Five Clicks.:D

man I think mine was way more than that.

David Healy (Irish politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Green Party (Ireland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of political parties by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of political parties in Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Politics of Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

but imho the second and third to last are ridiculous on wikipedia's part because one is just a page saying 'lol this list is too big for this page!' and the second is the list on that page.
[edit= haha, cut it down one]
[edit- oh snap, i didn't see this link on the green party of ireland page 8) four baby!]

List of political parties in Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

=/=

Politics of Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<3 pedanticism

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_prob..._wikipedia.png

I edited that post so many times manus xD There might be a way to get it back to four but whatev 8)

Alright, I have a good one for you guys:

Leona Helmsley -> Bay of Pigs Invasion

Leona Helmsley > Empire State Building > President of the United States > John F. Kennedy > Bay of Pigs Invasion

Four clicks.

*is amused with this game*

Ron Clements - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

to

Cinder Cone (British Columbia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

EDIT: Damn, I got it in six even for that. This is difficult - the first pages almost always have a major link in them.

EDIT: The fact that people can easily just force it by editing pages doesn't help much xD

Ron Clements -> Lady and the Tramp -> Mexico -> Michoacán -> Parícutin -> Cinder cone -> List of peaks named Cinder Cone -> Cinder Cone (British Columbia)

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Originally Posted by Loony BoB

EDIT: The fact that people can easily just force it by editing pages doesn't help much xD

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Originally Posted by Flying Mullet

The rules are simple:
- You can only use in-page links, nothing from the left-hand side-bar/navigation can be used.
- You can't edit a page to put a link in. You must use the page as it appears in the browser.
- You can't use dates. This refers to a specific calendar date, day, month, year or any related links, like 1990s or 20th century.

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If someone's editing the page for links they're evil cheaters. :aimmad:



Here's a fun one:
Prime Movers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
to
Prime ideal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sioux City, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLewis and Clark Expedition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yellowstone River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yellowstone National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Supervolcano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volcano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cinder cone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of peaks named Cinder Cone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cinder Cone (British Columbia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

this came in over 6 so bad, but I thought it was an amusing train . Refined it to a little less, but it took out the amusing part of using interstate 80 that links iowa and wyoming xD

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Originally Posted by Flying Mullet

Ron Clements -> Lady and the Tramp -> Mexico -> Michoacán -> Parícutin -> Cinder cone -> List of peaks named Cinder Cone -> Cinder Cone (British Columbia)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Loony BoB

EDIT: The fact that people can easily just force it by editing pages doesn't help much xD

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Originally Posted by Flying Mullet

The rules are simple:
- You can only use in-page links, nothing from the left-hand side-bar/navigation can be used.
- You can't edit a page to put a link in. You must use the page as it appears in the browser.
- You can't use dates. This refers to a specific calendar date, day, month, year or any related links, like 1990s or 20th century.

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If someone's editing the page for links they're evil cheaters. :aimmad:



Here's a fun one:
Prime Movers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
to
Prime ideal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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EDIT: Got it less by one.

[Prime Movers] - Michigan - Lawrence Technological University - Mathematics - Prime numbers - Prime ideal

Prime Movers -> Blues -> Roman Numbers(redirect Roman Numerals) -> Numeral System -> Prime Numbers -> Prime Ideal

Got it in five. :cool:

Here's one.

Smarty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
to
Friedrich Nietzsche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I got it in 5.

Smarty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Smarties (Nestlé) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Western culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Friedrich Nietzsche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Five clicks.

Separation of concerns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edsger W. Dijkstra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael O. Rabin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Nietzsche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

five

Here's how I did it:

Smarty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Web template system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Web page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World Wide Web Consortium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Nietzsche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also, Big D could lose a click by going straight to Germany from Europe.

well part of the fun is seeing the thought processes.

Here's one to try...

Salami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

to

The Gamesters of Triskelion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Salami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merchandising - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Star Trek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Star Trek: The Original Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gamesters of Triskelion

6 clicks.

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Originally Posted by The Unknown Guru

Salami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merchandising - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Star Trek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Star Trek: The Original Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gamesters of Triskelion

6 clicks.

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That's so much more straightforward and logical than the route I took:

Salami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fermentation (food) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alchemy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suns in alchemy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solar symbol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Triskelion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gamesters of Triskelion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia