Meanings
plural gamebooks
- A book of games.
In this gamebook, you'll answer questions! By keeping score, you'll have fun with your friends! Or with your family in the car on a trip, like I used to have with my kids!
2001, Carole Marsh, Texas Millionaire Gamebook - A book containing an interactive story which unfolds as the reader makes decisions and follows links between numbered pages.
Some gamebooks have outcomes that are determined by chance, as with the rolling of dice.
Synonyms: choose your own adventure
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA book containing an interactive story which unfolds as the reader makes decisions and follows links between numbered pages.
Origin
Translations
French livre-jeu, livre dont vous êtes le héros
- livre-jeuTranslations
- livre dont vous êtes le hérosTranslations
- jouquinTranslations
German Spielbuch
- SpielbuchTranslations
Polish gra paragrafowa
- gra paragrafowaTranslations
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gamebook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamebook
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