Where to Find the Source Code or Report Issues for the Wikidata Card Game Generator

The Wikidata Card Game Generator's source code is on GitHub, and that same repository is where you're invited to suggest ideas or report bugs. The tool itself is a web page at cardgame.blinry.org that turns a Wikidata topic into a printable Top Trumps–style card game. It was made by bleeptrack and blinry for the Wikidata-Workshop 2019 in Ulm.

What the tool does

You give it a Wikidata topic, and it builds a card game around that topic. The workflow described on the site is:

1. Think of a topic and type its singular form into the search box on Wikidata.
2. Find the entity ID near the top of the page — it starts with Q.
3. Paste that ID into the generator's box and click Generate.

For example, the ID of chemical element is Q11344. Other suggested topics include capital, metro system, country, astronomical body, island, hackerspace, computer model, telescope, and card game.

How it picks cards and properties

The generator fetches items from Wikidata that are instances of arbitrary subclasses of the topic you provide. It then finds the properties that occur most often and selects the 32 cards that have as many of those properties filled in as possible.

That selection rule explains a common observation: if a card is missing data or images, it's because those fields aren't filled in on Wikidata. The site's own suggestion is to add the missing information to Wikidata.

Where to give feedback

The source code lives on GitHub, and the project page states you're free to suggest ideas or report bugs there. If you want to propose a feature, flag a bug, or look at how the generator works internally, GitHub is the channel the creators point to.

Quick reference

If your goal is simply to play or generate a game, you don't need the source code — the web page is enough. If your goal is to fix, extend, or critique the generator, GitHub is the place to start.