gameful
Full of game (prey for a hunter).
archaic
For warlike Toil he leaves the gameful Wood, / And fleſht his Courage firſt in Saxon Blood.
Characteristic of prey; game-like.
As such they not only made them the sport of the pulpit, which was become but a more solemn sort of stage; but every stage, and every table, and every puppet play, belched forth profane scoffs upon them; the drunkards made them their songs; all fiddlers and mimics learned to abuse them, as finding its most gameful way of fooling.
Having the characteristics of a game that can be played.
Then time shall never grieve me, for by that vow, E'en absent I enjoy her, assuredly confirmed that none Else shall, which will make tedious years seem gameful To me.
Pertaining to games.
How can gameful designers incorporate meaningful, relevant realworld application into their gamified learning experiences?
Where it comes from
From Middle English gameful, gamful; equivalent to game + -ful.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gameful (CC BY-SA 4.0).