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tom66
July 29th, 2008, 06:27 PM
The goal of this game is to find a Wikipedia article where you can do the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U - letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN - organisation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni - one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX - operating system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix - mythical thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IX - roman numeral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X - letter

All pages have to be valid and exist.

spupy
July 30th, 2008, 06:34 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X - letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XO - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOR - logical operation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XORG - X Server
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORG - Open Rights Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G - letter

Am I doing it right? :)

tom66
July 31st, 2008, 06:26 AM
Yes.

Found another:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B - letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu - company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue - color
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lue - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ue - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E - letter

Also there is no limit to the size, as long as it is bigger than one letter.

powerpleb
July 31st, 2008, 06:39 AM
Here's a good one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S - letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh - Abbreviation for shell among many other things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi - many things (most of which are Chinese)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**** - excrement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit - Many things including verb synonymous with strike and a record that sell lots of copies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It - Third person neutral pronoun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T - letter

tom66
July 31st, 2008, 06:41 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C

mali2297
July 31st, 2008, 07:26 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK country code for Slovakia (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska Jamaican music genre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skat a card game (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skata district in the city of Jakobstad, Finland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata Japanese training method
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Áta a village in Hungary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta symbol for Tantalum (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A first letter in the Latin alphabet

schauerlich
July 31st, 2008, 07:34 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H - Letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He - Pronoun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel - Band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell - Place with fire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello - Greeting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ello - Commune in Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/llo - Commune in france
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lo - A town in Belgium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/o - letter

mali2297
July 31st, 2008, 07:42 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ru symbol for ruthenium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum beverage for pirates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumo Italian comune
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumor information technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umor less known Bulgarian ruler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mor a river in India (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or a logical operator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet

mali2297
July 31st, 2008, 08:02 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F - sixth letter in the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr - symbol for Francium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA - Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran - a character from Final Fantasy XII (among other girls)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franc - currency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France - country in Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rance - series of role-playing games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ance - French commune
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCE - an investigational drug (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE - Clear Entry (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E - the fifth letter in the Latin alphabet

Can anyone manage to use seven letters?

tom66
July 31st, 2008, 08:33 AM
Germany is so close, but Ermany isn't an article!

But German counts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G - letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge - old English pronoun, many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ - evil nasty bacteria/microorganism, along with other meanings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germa - site in Libya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German - someone from Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erman - surname
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMAN - UNIX/Oracle program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man - male
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An - many things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A - letter

mali2297
July 31st, 2008, 09:50 AM
Another six-letter word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B - second letter in the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be - symbol for Beryllium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben - short for Benjamin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend - a city in Oregon (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bende - an ethnic group in Tanzania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender - a character on Futurama (among many other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender - an East German swimmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nder - a Senegalese singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der - an ancient Sumerian city (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER - a soap opera (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R - eighteenth letter in the Latin alphabet

LinuxRocks713
July 31st, 2008, 10:42 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D - Letter D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da - Disambig page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dat - Disambig page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data - Data
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A

mali2297
July 31st, 2008, 11:37 AM
Yet another six-letter word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I - ninth letter of the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir - symbol for Iridium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRA - Irish Republican Army (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran - a country in Asia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irani - an ethnic group on the Indian subcontinent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irania - a bird (redirected)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rania - a city in Iraq (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ania - a Polish singer (among other ladies)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIA - National Institute of Accountants (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ia - a Greek town (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A - first letter in the Latin alphabet

mali2297
July 31st, 2008, 12:27 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U - twenty-first letter of the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN - United Nations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNI - a constructed language (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit - an album by Regurgitator (among many other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite - an album by Kool & the Gang (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNITER - the Theater Union of Romania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niter - a mineral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER - a fusion research project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ter - an ancient town in India (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER - a soap opera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R - eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet

tom66
August 1st, 2008, 06:58 AM
Tears:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T - Letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TE - Various
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea - Drink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear - Various, eye secretion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears - Eye secretion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ears - Hearing devices
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear - Hearing device
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA - Electronic Arts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R - Letter

mali2297
August 1st, 2008, 07:31 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S - nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc - symbol for Scandium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCA - statistical coupling analysis (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam - confidence trick (redirected)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scamp - a cartoon puppy (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scampi - Italian name for Norway lobster (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campi - a family of painters (among other people)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampi - a Lebanese town (redirected)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPI - message parsing interpreter (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi - a mathematical constant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I - ninth letter in the Latin alphabet

mali2297
August 1st, 2008, 07:46 AM
Tears:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T - Letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TE - Various
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea - Drink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear - Various, eye secretion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears - Eye secretion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ears - Hearing devices
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear - Hearing device
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA - Electronic Arts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R - Letter

Shouldn't it end with ars, rs and s?

No tears, it still works.

mali2297
August 1st, 2008, 08:05 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M - a letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me - whom it is all about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mem - a letter in many Semitic abjads
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memo - a Tibetan village (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memor - a dead Roman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory - ability to store and retrieve information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory - a Texan city (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mory - a French commune
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORY - Paris-Orly Airport (redirection)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry - a Danish town (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y - a letter

I'm still searching a seven-letter word...

tom66
August 1st, 2008, 08:23 AM
Oh ... I didn't notice that; thanks for pointing that out.

mali2297
August 1st, 2008, 12:16 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C - a letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca - symbol for Calcium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car - a vehicle (redirected)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cara - a character in Legend of Legaia (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caras - an ancient South-American tribe (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carasi - a Philippine municipality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arasi - a Tamil soap opera?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasi - Hindu zodiacal sign (redirection)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asi - a language (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI - International System of Units
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I - a letter

mali2297
August 1st, 2008, 12:33 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P - a letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po - an Italian river
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol - a fictional character
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pola - a Russian river (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polan - a Spanish municipality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland - a country in Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oland - an island in the Baltic Sea (redirected)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land - that which is not covered by water
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And - a logical operation (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nd - a symbol for Neodymium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D - a letter

mali2297
November 24th, 2008, 03:01 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P - a letter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa - a symbol for Protactinium (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par - a UNIX filtering command (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para - a currency (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Param - a municipality in Micronesia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parama - a Polish village
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arama - a Spanish town
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama - an incarnation of Vishnu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama - an outrigger used on sailing boats (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma - short for Megaannum (among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A - another letter