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gamebook

work of printed fiction in which the reader chooses from possible options to continue the story
Intangible literary_genre Q642946
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gamebook

Summary

gamebook is a literary genre[1]. gamebook draws 926 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #89 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • gamebook's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • gamebook's instance of is recorded as game genre[4].
  • gamebook is a type of book[5].
  • gamebook is a type of game[6].
  • gamebook's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gamebooks[7].
  • gamebook's partially coincident with is recorded as interactive children's book[8].
  • gamebook's partially coincident with is recorded as interactive novel[9].
  • gamebook's partially coincident with is recorded as interactive storytelling[10].
  • gamebook's different from is recorded as tabletop role-playing game supplement[11].
  • gamebook's related category is recorded as Category:Fiction with multiple endings[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include literary genre[3] and game genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include book[5] and game[6].

Why It Matters

gamebook draws 926 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #89 of 487).[2] gamebook has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] gamebook is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Acheron Books book

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gamebook. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gamebook
MLA “gamebook.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gamebook.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gamebook_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gamebook}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gamebook}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → interactive children's book, interactive novel, interactive storytelling
    Instance of → literary genre, game genre
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555695605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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