Game Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Birdseye Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s American Brutalist Game Tables
Concrete, Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Formica
1980s American Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Game Tables
Leather, Oak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Game Tables
Grasscloth, Wood
19th Century British Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
1880s Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Game Tables
Oak
19th Century Dutch Antique Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Game Tables
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese William and Mary Game Tables
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
1960s Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Felt, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Lacquer, Burl
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
1830s William IV Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1880s George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1790s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
19th Century Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Game Tables
Bamboo, Wood, Paper
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Game Tables
Macassar, Oak, Palmwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal
19th Century Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Game Tables
Marble
1980s American Vintage Game Tables
Slate, Chrome
1860s French Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Art Deco Game Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Cork
1850s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Game Tables
Wood, Beech
Early 20th Century Unknown Game Tables
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Game Tables
Cherry, Walnut
Vintage, New and Antique Game Tables
Bring drama and duels of dexterity into your home with vintage, new and antique game tables for every kind of game.
Who doesn’t love a little competition? Historians estimate that early versions of games such as backgammon were played by members of ancient civilizations at least as far back as 3,000 B.C. Chess, which likely originated in India as a game called chaturanga, is a timeworn test of skills and strategy as well, and the modern era’s iteration of the game was enjoyed by nobles at least as early as the 16th century.
While the upper classes in Europe were among the only chess players who could afford the game’s decoratively carved ivory pieces, the game eventually became accessible to the general public. In the late 19th century, the game’s first official chess championships took place, a realm that eventually produced celebrated players such as avowed Eames Executive chair enthusiast Bobby Fischer. Today, antique chessboards have seen an uptick in demand owing to a successful Netflix series in 2020 called The Queen’s Gambit, which chronicles the life of fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon.
Modern versions of chess boards and other home game tables may have evolved to accommodate the variety of games for which they’re used but are still versatile pieces of furniture. Not every card table with chairs is the ideal dining table, but you certainly don’t have to limit a game table to recreational use.
Antique trictrac tables, for example, were products of 18th-century France, wherein furniture makers created what looked like multipurpose neoclassical writing desks and card tables that when their tops were removed revealed trictrac, chess and checkers surfaces. Other game tables, in a complete commitment to fun, merely support good old-fashioned competition. Contemporary Ping-Pong (or table tennis) tables, which have origins in 1880s Victorian England, can be quite sophisticated in form and are made from a variety of materials today. A billiards table is an iconic piece for any game room or living room, but your pool table is really going to be used for only one thing, right?
Antique or new Regency-style game tables, mid-century modern tables or Art Deco–style card tables, perhaps fashioned from rosewood or mahogany, might be equipped with convertible tabletops to shift from meals to game time in a snap. If you prefer poker or opt for a card table topped with a checkerboard, convenient drawers and other compartments can be found in new and vintage game tables that fit poker chips or other types of game pieces perfectly.
Find a range of top-quality vintage and antique game tables on 1stDibs that can help you introduce a bit of class to every competition at home.