Wikirunner (Wikipedian Tag)

Wikirunner (aka Wikipedian Tag) is a go:

Every screenshot I post looks the same...

Every screenshot I post looks the same...

Wikirunner is a game played on Wikipedia articles. There are two players: a runner and a chaser. Both start on a random article; the chaser’s goal is to end up on the same page (at the same time!) as the runner. The runner is simply trying to evade the chaser for as long as possible. You can play it single player, as either player, or hotseat with a friend. Woo! It’s based on Jeremy Bushnell’s Wikipedian Tag rules — be sure to check him out as well.

I spent the last two hours or so giving myself a crash course on python threads, and re-writing all my internet code to be asynchronous. I’m certain this was a good use of my time, too — the little throbber that flashes up while it’s downloading from Wikipedia is so very worth it. Plus I have (tentative, indirect) permission from the author of the ruleset I’m using (‘Wikipedian Tag’) to re-use it here — something I need to actually obtain, as it’s licensed CC-BY-ND, and this is pretty clearly D.

Comments

Almost
13. Sep 2009 · 23:50 UTC
your game isn’ working for me :(
tehdiplomat
14. Sep 2009 · 12:46 UTC
I’d like to be able to play this properly, but sometimes while I’m scrolling through the previous/next buttons is clicks on the link underneath it instead of the button I’m clicking on. It’s quite frustrating randomly clicking on something you didn’t even notice, and not being able to find elements you want by scrolling through properly. Maybe put the Next/previous buttons underneath the choice boxes so there is no text below it to be clicked.
wisp
02. Oct 2010 · 00:06 UTC
I was looking forward to playing this game. =(