{"id":340642,"date":"2020-03-26T18:29:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=340642"},"modified":"2021-12-15T06:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T11:15:17","slug":"games-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/games-home\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Extraordinary Games for the At-Home Aesthete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/color-photography\/slim-aarons-keep-your-cool\/id-a_2373161\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master-950x630.jpeg\" alt=\"Keep Your Cool, by Slim Aarons, 1978\" class=\"wp-image-340749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master-950x630.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master-527x350.jpeg 527w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master-120x80.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master-365x241.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_Aarons_KeepYourCool_z_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/color-photography\/slim-aarons-keep-your-cool\/id-a_2373161\/\"><em>Keep Your Cool<\/em>, by Slim Aarons, 1978<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re getting a little stir crazy in this season of social distancing, we&#8217;ve got you covered \u2014 or at least entertained. Whether you want to try your hand at horseshoes or sharpen your chess skills, we&#8217;ve put together a selection of unusual, rare and, in some cases, extravagant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/\">games<\/a> that you can play at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/game-tables\/arturo-pani-exceptional-backgammon-table-onyx-1960s\/id-f_14981322\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Arturo Pani backgammon table, circa 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-340791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/side_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"arturo-pani-backgammon-table-1960s\">Arturo Pani Backgammon Table, 1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The sleek drama of this dark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/game-tables\/arturo-pani-exceptional-backgammon-table-onyx-1960s\/id-f_14981322\/\">onyx backgammon table<\/a> demonstrates why the work of Arturo Pani, designer to Mexico\u2019s elite in the 1950s and \u201960s, is now collected internationally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/game-tables\/beverly-club-craps-table\/id-f_16513602\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/28_6426_4_master-950x760.jpg\" alt=\"Beverly Club craps table circa 1945\" class=\"wp-image-340755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/28_6426_4_master-950x760.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/28_6426_4_master-438x350.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/28_6426_4_master-120x96.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/28_6426_4_master-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/28_6426_4_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"beverly-club-craps-table-ca-1945\">Beverly Club Craps Table, ca. 1945<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dress up, stay home, roll the dice, and let the colorful history of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/game-tables\/beverly-club-craps-table\/id-f_16513602\/\">craps table, once owned by Beverly Country Club<\/a>, in Metairie, Louisiana, transport you to the 1940s heyday of that glamorous (and illegal) casino. If you\u2019re lucky, and the lighting is right, you may see a few celebrity ghosts waiting to place their bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/cristallino-gold-limited-edition-foosball-table-black-field-teckell\/id-f_6003613\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Teckell Cristallino Gold Foosball Table\" class=\"wp-image-340758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6003613_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"teckell-cristallino-gold-foosball-table-new\">Teckell Cristallino Gold Foosball Table, New<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/cristallino-gold-limited-edition-foosball-table-black-field-teckell\/id-f_6003613\/\">limited-edition table<\/a> a game or a work of art? The Italian design firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/teckell\/furniture\/\">Teckell<\/a> combines cutting-edge technology with traditional craftsmanship in creating exquisite high-performance products for the home. Here, it ups the foosball ante by plating the players in 24-karat gold and making the field from shatterproof crystal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/early-20th-century-wooden-skittle-set-stand-from-england\/id-f_5817353\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"English Skittle game\" class=\"wp-image-340761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5817353_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"english-skittles-early-20th-century\">English Skittles, Early 20th Century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Skittles, for the uninitiated, is like bowling but without the crowds. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/early-20th-century-wooden-skittle-set-stand-from-england\/id-f_5817353\/\">English wooden set<\/a> packs away neatly on its own stand, making it ideal for the apartment-bound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/folk-art\/game-boards\/napoleonic-prisoner-war-games-box-circa-1800\/id-f_6652623\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/i15_master-950x713.jpg\" alt=\"Napoleonic Prisoner of War Games Box, ca. 1800\" class=\"wp-image-340763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/i15_master-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/i15_master-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/i15_master-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/i15_master-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/i15_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"napoleonic-prisoner-of-war-games-box-ca-1800\">Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Games Box, ca. 1800<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hand-carved from bone, this rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/folk-art\/game-boards\/napoleonic-prisoner-war-games-box-circa-1800\/id-f_6652623\/\">antique game box<\/a> sets you up to play dominoes, cribbage or dice in true prisoner-of-war (or -pandemic) fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warhol_Chess_Set4_master-1.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Warhol-inspired Campbell's soup can chess set\" class=\"wp-image-340765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warhol_Chess_Set4_master-1.jpg 948w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warhol_Chess_Set4_master-1-633x350.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warhol_Chess_Set4_master-1-120x66.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warhol_Chess_Set4_master-1-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"andy-warhol-campbell-s-soup-can-chess-set-2018\">Andy Warhol Campbell\u2019s Soup Can Chess Set, 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/artware-editions\/shop\/\">Artware Editions<\/a> has given the venerable (and monochrome) game of chess a Pop art makeover, replacing the kings, queens and their courts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/campbells-soup-can-chess-set-after-andy-warhol\/id-f_17196201\/\">Campbell&#8217;s soup cans \u00e0 la Andy Warhol<\/a>\u2019s famous early-\u201960s silkscreens, all decked out in saturated Warholian colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/charles-o-perry-sculptor-ball-zen-precision-brass-puzzles\/id-f_16992682\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles_O_Perry_Puzzles_6765_2_master-950x713.jpg\" alt=\"Charles O. Perry sculptor call and zen precision brass puzzles, ca. mid-20th century\" class=\"wp-image-340766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles_O_Perry_Puzzles_6765_2_master-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles_O_Perry_Puzzles_6765_2_master-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles_O_Perry_Puzzles_6765_2_master-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles_O_Perry_Puzzles_6765_2_master-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles_O_Perry_Puzzles_6765_2_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"charles-o-parry-ball-zen-puzzles-1967-1987\">Charles O. Parry Ball &amp; Zen Puzzles, 1967, 1987<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/charles-o-perry-sculptor-ball-zen-precision-brass-puzzles\/id-f_16992682\/\">brain-teasing puzzles<\/a>, artist Charles. O. Perry is known for his large-scale sculptures commissioned for public spaces all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/180515_AnnaNYC_Shot05_072_master-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Rabinowitz Amethyst and wood Afora tic tac toe \" class=\"wp-image-340768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/180515_AnnaNYC_Shot05_072_master-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/180515_AnnaNYC_Shot05_072_master-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/180515_AnnaNYC_Shot05_072_master-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/180515_AnnaNYC_Shot05_072_master-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/180515_AnnaNYC_Shot05_072_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"anna-rabinowitz-afora-amethyst-and-wood-tic-tac-toe-new\">Anna Rabinowitz Afora Amethyst and Wood Tic Tac Toe, New <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With amethyst markers and a reclaimed-wood grid, the simplest of games becomes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/afora-tic-tac-toe-amethyst-wood-anna-rabinowitz\/id-f_12536651\/\">high-style objet d\u2019art<\/a> in the hands of Anna Rabinowitz of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/anna-new-york\/\">ANNA New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Sterling silver and wood Horseshoe toss game set, circa 1996 \" class=\"wp-image-340769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lg_1186702_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"silver-horseshoe-toss-set-1996\">Silver Horseshoe-Toss Set, 1996<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Try for ringers with these gleaming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/sterling-silver-wood-horseshoes-set-1996-horse-shoe-toss-game-set\/id-f_15589122\/\">sterling-silver shoes<\/a>, crafted by the English silversmith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/james-wakely-and-frank-clarke-wheeler\/furniture\/\">Wakely &amp; Wheeler<\/a>, and feel your stress dissolve as your aim improves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/m_105543_4_lw_bingo_flipper_e_master-633x950.jpg\" alt=\"Italian bingo pinball machine, ca. 1980s\" class=\"wp-image-340770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/m_105543_4_lw_bingo_flipper_e_master-633x950.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/m_105543_4_lw_bingo_flipper_e_master-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/m_105543_4_lw_bingo_flipper_e_master-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/m_105543_4_lw_bingo_flipper_e_master-621x933.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/m_105543_4_lw_bingo_flipper_e_master.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"bingo-pinball-machine-1980s\">Bingo Pinball Machine, 1980s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll be a Pinball (and bingo) Wizard in no time when you practice your moves on this fully functional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/bingo-pinball-italy-1980s\/id-f_18288462\/\">Italian machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Acrylic Connect Four game\" class=\"wp-image-340773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17498021_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"acrylic-connect-four-2019\">Acrylic Connect Four, 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hone your strategic skills playing this zero-sum game, or treat the minimalist white board with its blue chips as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/white-blue-acrylic-connect-four-game\/id-f_17498021\/\">interactive tabletop sculpture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Au D\u00e9part Games Trunk\" class=\"wp-image-340774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/14_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"au-depart-games-trunk-new\">Au D\u00e9part Games Trunk, New<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Luxury Parisian trunk maker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/au-depart\/furniture\/\">Au D\u00e9part<\/a> evokes 19th-century romance in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/home-accents\/trunks-luggage\/games-trunk\/id-f_16773852\/\">sleek piece<\/a>, which also holds the gear for hours of board-game fun, including Monopoly and Risk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0533_master-950x596.jpeg\" alt=\"Traveling marble solitaire game, ca. 19th century\" class=\"wp-image-340777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0533_master-950x596.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0533_master-558x350.jpeg 558w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0533_master-120x75.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0533_master-768x482.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0533_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"victorian-marble-solitaire-game-ca-1870\">Victorian Marble Solitaire Game, ca. 1870<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Amuse yourself in royal fashion with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/19th-century-travelling-marble-solitaire-game-33-handmade-clay-marbles\/id-f_18323172\/\">antique version<\/a> of a game that entertained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/louis-xv\/\">King Louis XIV of France<\/a> and inspired famed mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/243918_NormannxBrask_Manikhin_Playing_Cards_Multi_01_master-950x594.jpg\" alt=\"Roma Manikhin for Normann Copenhagen x Brask Art Collection Playing Cards \" class=\"wp-image-340778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/243918_NormannxBrask_Manikhin_Playing_Cards_Multi_01_master-950x594.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/243918_NormannxBrask_Manikhin_Playing_Cards_Multi_01_master-560x350.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/243918_NormannxBrask_Manikhin_Playing_Cards_Multi_01_master-120x75.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/243918_NormannxBrask_Manikhin_Playing_Cards_Multi_01_master-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/243918_NormannxBrask_Manikhin_Playing_Cards_Multi_01_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"roma-manikhin-for-normann-copenhagen-x-brask-art-collection-playing-cards-new\">Roma Manikhin for Normann Copenhagen x Brask Art Collection Playing Cards, New <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Moscow-based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/manikhin-playing-cards-roma-manikhin-normann-x-brask-art-collection\/id-f_16022552\/\">Roma Manikhin\u2019s full deck of saucy burlesque performers<\/a> will spice up your game, be it blackjack or Go Fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master-950x624.jpeg\" alt=\"Ado Ko Verzuu Puzzle Box\" class=\"wp-image-340779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master-950x624.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master-532x350.jpeg 532w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master-120x79.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master-365x241.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdoPuzzlebox4_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"ado-ko-verzuu-puzzle-box-model-no-259-1939\">Ado Ko Verzuu Puzzle Box Model No. 259, 1939<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Solving puzzles is a stylish pastime with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/toys-dolls\/ado-ko-verzuu-puzzel-box-model-259-holland-1939\/id-f_17662552\/\">box by Ko Verzuu<\/a>. Verzuu, whose designs have been exhibited in New York\u2019s Museum of Modern Art,  developed colorful, diverting and collectible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ko-verzuu\/furniture\/\">De Stijl\u2013style toys<\/a> for the Netherlands-based company ADO between 1925 and 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Table Top Pinball Game Board Collection\" class=\"wp-image-340780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/16820162_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"tabletop-pinball-collection-1920-40\">Tabletop Pinball Collection, 1920\u201340<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With themes ranging from soccer to cartoon animals, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/folk-art\/toys\/antique-table-top-pinball-game-board-collection-set-of-6-circa-1920-1940\/id-f_16820162\/\">six tabletop pinball games<\/a> will beguile the entire family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AA865_Mah_Jong_Set_51__master-950x914.jpg\" alt=\"MahJong game set in cabinet box, circa early 20th century\" class=\"wp-image-340783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AA865_Mah_Jong_Set_51__master-950x914.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AA865_Mah_Jong_Set_51__master-364x350.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AA865_Mah_Jong_Set_51__master-120x116.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AA865_Mah_Jong_Set_51__master-768x739.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AA865_Mah_Jong_Set_51__master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"mahjong-set-n-y-k-ocean-liner-edition-early-20th-century\">Mahjong Set, N.Y.K. Ocean Liner Edition, early 20th Century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/mahjong-game-set-cabinet-box-nyk-fleet-ocean-liner-edition\/id-f_17995322\/\">deluxe boxed mahjong set<\/a>, salvaged from one of Nippon Yusen Kaisha\u2019s luxurious ocean liners, still has its original game tiles, made from cow bone and bamboo. Don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t know how to play \u2014 the instruction booklet survived, too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17222872_master-950x508.jpg\" alt=\"Blatt Billiards handcrafted marble pool table \" class=\"wp-image-340784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17222872_master-950x508.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17222872_master-654x350.jpg 654w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17222872_master-120x64.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17222872_master-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/17222872_master.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"blatt-billiards-table-in-marble\">Blatt Billiards Table in Marble <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blatt Billiards sourced the stone for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/game-tables\/handcrafted-marble-billiards-table-blatt-billiards\/id-f_17222872\/\">striking table<\/a> from the same Tuscan quarry that supplied Michelangelo with the marble for his <em>David<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/B71860_Games_Table_by_Linke_open_2_master-950x665.jpg\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois Linke parquetry inlaid games table, 1890 \" class=\"wp-image-340785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/B71860_Games_Table_by_Linke_open_2_master-950x665.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/B71860_Games_Table_by_Linke_open_2_master-500x350.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/B71860_Games_Table_by_Linke_open_2_master-120x84.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/B71860_Games_Table_by_Linke_open_2_master-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/B71860_Games_Table_by_Linke_open_2_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"francois-linke-parquetry-inlaid-games-table-ca-1890\">Fran\u00e7ois Linke Parquetry-Inlaid Games Table, ca. 1890 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crafted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/francois-linke\/furniture\/\">Fran\u00e7ois Linke<\/a>, arguably the most important fin de si\u00e8cle Parisian cabinetmaker, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/game-tables\/louis-xvi-style-parquetry-inlaid-games-table-francois-linke-circa-1890\/id-f_12223103\/\">extendable table accommodates myriad games<\/a> and tucks away for easy and elegant storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/01794_item_4400_02_master-950x713.jpg\" alt=\"Blackjack table, circa 1940s\" class=\"wp-image-340792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/01794_item_4400_02_master-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/01794_item_4400_02_master-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/01794_item_4400_02_master-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/01794_item_4400_02_master-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/01794_item_4400_02_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"mahogany-blackjack-table-1940s\">Mahogany Blackjack Table, 1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With its original 1940s cardholder and beautifully rendered lion\u2019s-paw feet, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/tables\/american-black-jack-game-table-mahogany\/id-f_13684201\/\">mahogany blackjack table<\/a> is a natural winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chess_2_org_master-1-950x587.jpg\" alt=\"Gold and tempered glass chess set\" class=\"wp-image-340809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chess_2_org_master-1-950x587.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chess_2_org_master-1-567x350.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chess_2_org_master-1-120x74.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chess_2_org_master-1-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chess_2_org_master-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"gold-and-tempered-glass-chess-set-2015\">Gold and Tempered-Glass Chess Set, 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellow- and white-gold troll, dwarf and centaur pieces make this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/more-objets-dart-vertu\/white-yellow-gold-tempered-glass-chess-set\/id-j_968502\/\">luxe set<\/a> a 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