# On writing and reading gamebooks **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 4, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-writing-and-reading-gamebooks/505280 "2009-08-04T10:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-writing-and-reading-gamebooks/505280/1 "2009-08-04T10:48:45Z")
Having been quite fond of the _Choose Your Own Adventure_ books as a kid, I was recently interested to learn that there are at least a few of these games written as RPG solitaires. As such, I was wondering if anyone could recommend particularly good (or bad) examples I should try playing, and if anyone knew of any cheap (or preferably free) authoring software which would let me torture my buddies with my own creations? ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-writing-and-reading-gamebooks/505280/2 "2009-08-04T16:12:44Z")
Well if you’re looking for a searchable and browseable reference guide of practically every gamebook ever written, this page is probably your best option: [http://www.gamebooks.org/](http://www.gamebooks.org/) It also has links to other gamebook sites, including current authors and sites that let you give you ideas on creating your own. ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-writing-and-reading-gamebooks/505280/3 "2009-08-04T22:23:02Z")
Wow, that place is awesome… thanks!