If you read these books, turn to page 26

I remember reading a knockoff that came later - it was way harder as there was only one ending that didn’t result in death. Once you made a bad choice, death was inevitable but you wouldn’t know until a few choices - so you couldn’t bookmark all your choices with your fingers if you weren’t sure.

Seemed like a fad - did they make a lot more past our age group?

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Illustrious-Lead-960@reddit

There were a fair amount at the time: Twist-a-Plot, Find Your Fate, gamebooks like Lone Wolf and Super Mario…

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Regular_Edge_3345@reddit

If you were a real gambler you did not keep your finger on the page that sent you there to chose the other option

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zombie_overlord@reddit

I loved these when I was a kid. When I got a little older, I graduated to Lone Wolf books. The covers had some fantastic art too.

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Waste-Reflection-235@reddit

Loved these books. Just bought a bunch for my son.

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OkPie8905@reddit (OP)

I appreciate they still exist in our world

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Waste-Reflection-235@reddit

I was surprised actually. We have one tiny Barnes n nobles left in my county. Went there during the holidays and there they were.

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OkPie8905@reddit (OP)

I love Powells used bookstore in Portland Oregon for that reason. Every shelf is a surprise of out of print and rare books.

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OkPie8905@reddit (OP)

They were what allowed my mom my gateway into AD&D eventually. She had to agree I hadn’t summoned Satan by choosing page 666 or something

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DocBEsq@reddit

My brain is desperately trying to figure out how to turn to page 26 on the iPhone Reddit app now…