Game Tables
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Game Tables
Copper
Early 20th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut, Hardwood
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Concrete
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Game Tables
Glass, Wood, Fruitwood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
Brass
20th Century English Regency Game Tables
Leather, Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Game Tables
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
20th Century English Country Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1810s French Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Yew
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Wood
19th Century European Antique Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Oak
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century English Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany, Leather
Early 1800s Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century British Game Tables
Wood
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Holly
1810s American Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Wood
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1960s Italian Medieval Vintage Game Tables
Hardwood, Paint
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Game Tables
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Stone
1980s Vintage Game Tables
Satinwood
1870s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut, Burl
Late 19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Game Tables
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Boxwood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Game Tables
Slate
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Federal Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1910s British Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1790s Dutch Antique Game Tables
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Brass
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Game Tables
Oak
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.