Link-racing trivia
Wiki Racers
Blink and the Paper Trail
Get from one article to another. Links only.
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android
Blink is a small blue fox with goggles, a satchel full of books and no patience at all. Pick a start, pick a target, then race across Wikipedia by tapping links. Banana to Oak. Socrates to Octopus. Marie Curie to Photosynthesis.
There is no search bar. Fewer links rank higher, and faster times break ties. New here? Blink races you to the Moon first and shows you how it is done.
Who you will meet
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Blink
Fast, curious, easily distracted. That is the whole game.
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Cite
Walked every route first. His count is the one to beat.
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Hoot
The rival. Steps in when nobody else is around.
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Stub
Turns up when a page is missing.
What is inside
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Ten islands and a Grand Tour
Expeditions cross ten paper islands, from Wild Things to Deep Space, and end with the Grand Tour: 173 routes in all. Most take two or three links, 53 need four and 8 need five. Cite the tortoise walked every route first. Match his link count to earn all three stars.
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Race someone
Quick match puts you and one opponent on the same two articles. If nobody is around, Hoot the owl steps in, and he is unbearable when he wins. Friends rooms take two to eight players with a room code. Tap the flag beside any racing name to report it or to block that player.
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A Daily Challenge, rankings and awards
One route a day, the same for everyone. Daily routes come from a pool of 163 that is kept apart from the solo routes, so nobody has practised them. Rankings cover the world, your friends and the Daily Challenge, and there are nine awards to earn.
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Three powers and a Locker
In solo play, Compass lights up a useful link for a few seconds, Backtrack steps back one page and Peek shows the opening lines of the target. They cost coins, and they stay out of races against other people. Coins also buy icons, colours and frames for your racing badge.
Ten islands to cross
Wild Things, Atlas, Kitchen, Arena, Gallery, Time Machine, Machines, Lab Notes, Deep Space and Big Ideas. Then the Grand Tour.
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Wild Things
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Arena
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Gallery
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Lab Notes
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Deep Space
A look inside
Captured from Wiki Racers running in the iPhone simulator, shown in a plain phone frame.
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Blink shows you how Simulator capture -
Your first race Simulator capture -
Three, two, one Simulator capture -
You made it Simulator capture -
Expeditions Simulator capture
Where and when
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android
- What it costs
- Wiki Racers is free to play and shows ads. Videos are optional and give bonus coins. A short full-screen ad can appear between solo routes. It never appears in your first session or in a race against other people. The one-time Supporter purchase removes those ads and unlocks three Locker looks. Coin packs and a Starter Pack are optional purchases. Coins also come free from the daily reward and from stars.
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad and Android
- Good to know
- Needs an internet connection: articles load from Wikipedia as you play.
- Start as a guest and race straight away, or register a username to keep your results on any device. You can delete your account in Settings at any time.
- Article text is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence, and every article links to its source. Wiki Racers is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Age guidance
- Meant for players aged 13 and over: articles can lead to a wide range of encyclopedia topics. A player who says they are under 13 gets no account and plays on the device: solo routes, Expeditions, races against Hoot and the day’s route.
