About WikiSniper

An encyclopaedia with the answer missing.

WikiSniper is a guessing game inspired by Wikipedia's infoboxes. Each question hides the subject's name and reveals factual clues one at a time. Your task is to identify the artist, film, figure or event.

How to play

Start with the first clue and enter your answer. Reveal more clues when you need them. Each extra clue reduces the points available for that round. You can pass at any time.

Music and film rounds are the main games. Figures and Events are currently demo categories. Later levels feature harder entries, but there's no requirement to get a minimum number right to continue.

Search for a challenge

The search bar at the top finds entries already in the WikiSniper catalogue. Select a result to start a single surprise round for a friend or to test an entry. These one-off rounds don't count towards your records. The search is a local catalogue search, not a live Wikipedia search.

Scores and records

Scores depend on the clues revealed and the round's rules. The public leaderboards show each player's best completed 25-question game in each category. The My results tab shows completed games and five-question sets stored locally in your browser.

Sources

Clues are drawn primarily from Wikipedia infobox information. Music entries may also include a separately researched notable-single clue. Wikipedia and Wikidata are not affiliated with WikiSniper.

Credits

WikiSniper

Full credits and acknowledgements will appear here.

WikiSniper draws on the Wikimedia ecosystem for encyclopaedia data and linked source material. Individual source attribution and image licensing remain governed by their respective Wikimedia pages.