Game Tables
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Nickel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Lucite
Late 20th Century American Modern Game Tables
Birch, Walnut
Late 20th Century Game Tables
Travertine, Iron
1980s American Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Game Tables
Rattan
Late 20th Century American Modern Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s Vintage Game Tables
Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Beech
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal, Brass
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood, Felt
1930s Argentine Louis XVI Vintage Game Tables
Birch, Kingwood, Tulipwood, Felt
Late 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1980s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Game Tables
Reed, Glass
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Upholstery, Bubinga, Ebony
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Federal Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Plywood
Late 20th Century North American Regency Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Chrome
1990s American Game Tables
Lucite, Glass
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Steel
1990s American Modern Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Iron
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Game Tables
Cherry
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Campaign Game Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Maple
1990s Belgian Post-Modern Game Tables
Crystal
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Lucite, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Game Tables
Upholstery, Satinwood
1980s Vintage Game Tables
Satinwood
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stone, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Game Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Goatskin
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stone, Marble, Steel, Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
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.