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Daily challenge #21 · 29 September 2026 · English Wikipedia

Coleochaetophyceae → Behavioral modernity, Dance in the United States, Fire Phone

On 29 September 2026 WikiParty players started on Coleochaetophyceae and had to find Behavioral modernity, Dance in the United States and Fire Phone in any order using only Wikipedia links. 7 players played it and 5 found every target. The fastest route took 8:47 with 34 clicks.

The articles

  • Start
    ColeochaetophyceaeColeochaetophyceae is a class of charophyte algae related to land plants, and is estimate to be 606.1 ± 119.4 million years old. There are about 35 known species, and are predominantly found in freshwater where they live periphytic on the surface of aquatic plants, plastic bags and pebbles in the shallow littoral zone of freshwater lakes. These are small disc-shaped or filamentous species – the filaments can be spread radially or be irregularly branched – but can reach several millimeters in diameter, and have true multicellular organisation with sexual and asexual reproduction. The discs never develop beyond a two-dimensional organization. Their mitogenome is the most intron rich organelle among the streptophyte algae. The sperm cells are flagellated, but the egg has no flagella, and the following zygote pssesses algaenan, which sporopollenin. The group contain two orders, Coleochaetales and Chaetosphaeridiales.
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    Behavioral modernityBehavioral modernity is a suite of behavioral and cognitive traits associated with humans, reflecting capacities such as abstract and symbolic thought, planning depth, cumulative culture, and complex social learning. These traits are often inferred archaeologically through evidence including symbolic artifacts, ritualized behavior, music and dance, sophisticated hunting strategies, and advanced lithic technologies such as blade production. Rather than representing an absolute boundary between Homo sapiens and other hominins, behavioral modernity is increasingly understood as a mosaic of traits that emerged gradually and were expressed variably across time and populations.
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    Dance in the United StatesThe United States of America is the home of the hip hop dance, swing, tap dance and its derivative Rock and Roll, and modern square dance and one of the major centers for modern dance. There is a variety of social dance and performance or concert dance forms with also a range of traditions of Native American dances. The reality shows and competitions So You Think You Can Dance, America's Best Dance Crew, and Dancing with the Stars, have broadened the audience for dance.
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    Fire PhoneThe Fire Phone is a discontinued 3D-enabled smartphone developed by Amazon and manufactured by Foxconn. It was announced on June 18, 2014, and marked Amazon's first foray into the smartphone market, following the success of the Kindle Fire. It was available for pre-order on the day it was announced. In the United States, it launched as an AT&T exclusive on July 25. Notable for its hallmark feature "Dynamic Perspective" using five front-facing cameras and the gyroscope to track the user's movements, the phone's Fire OS adjusts the UI so it gives the impression of depth and 3D. Other notable Amazon services on the phone include X-Ray, used for identifying and finding information about media; Mayday, the 24-hour customer service tool; and Firefly, a tool for automatically recognizing text, sounds, and objects, and offering a way to buy recognized items through Amazon's online store. The phone received mixed reviews. Critics praised the Dynamic Perspective, Firefly and, to a lesser extent, the packaged headphones, but derided the build, design, Fire OS version of Android, specifications, and exclusivity to AT&T. Amazon does not release sales figures for any of its devices, but based in part on its quickly declining prices and an announced US$170 million write-down, analysts have judged it a commercial failure. Amazon ceased production of the Fire Phone in August 2015 and discontinued sales soon after.

Results

7players
5found every target
17:28median finish time
39.4average clicks

Solutions

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Fastest route: 8:47 by janic
  1. Coleochaetophyceae
  2. Flowering plant
  3. Species
  4. Evolution
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Human history
  7. Early modern human
  8. Behavioral modernity
  9. Human
  10. State (polity)
  11. Country
  12. Sovereign state
  13. Charter of the United Nations
  14. United Nations
  15. Member states of the United Nations
  16. United States
  17. Fortune Global 500
  18. Amazon (company)
  19. Amazon Fire
  20. Fire Phone
  21. The New York Times
  22. Manhattan
  23. New York City
  24. New York City (disambiguation)
  25. New York City (Emigrate song)
  26. Industrial metal
  27. Industrial music
  28. Industrial hip-hop
  29. Hip-hop
  30. Hip-hop culture
  31. Breakdancing
  32. Hip-hop dance
  33. America's Best Dance Crew
  34. Competitive dance
  35. Dance in the United States
Fewest clicks: 31 by MouseWithBeer
  1. Coleochaetophyceae
  2. Coleochaetaceae
  3. Family (taxonomy)
  4. Family (disambiguation)
  5. Family
  6. Community
  7. Behavior
  8. Behavioural sciences
  9. Human behavior
  10. Behavioral modernity
  11. Recent African origin of modern humans
  12. Prehistory of Australia
  13. History of Australia (1788–1850)
  14. Australia
  15. English language
  16. United States
  17. Culture of the United States
  18. Music of the United States
  19. Electronic dance music
  20. Dance-pop
  21. Electronic dance music
  22. Dance music
  23. Dance
  24. Dance in the United States
  25. African Americans
  26. Americans
  27. United States
  28. Economy of the United States
  29. Amazon (company)
  30. Amazon Fire
  31. Fire OS
  32. Fire Phone
Most used stepping stones

Articles between the start and the targets that the most players passed through:

  1. Amazon (company) (7 players)
  2. United States (6 players)
  3. Dance (5 players)
  4. Amazon Fire (4 players)
  5. Behavior (3 players)
  6. Behavioral neuroscience (3 players)

Leaderboard

#PlayerTargetsTimeClicks
1janic3/38:4734
2MouseWithBeer3/313:0231
3Plato88883/317:2846
4Ninja_Hawk3/332:0636
5Cowardly_Owl3/31:01:0050
6Storm_Kangaroo2/37:1941
7Thunder_Lynx2/341:1079