Game Tables
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Rosewood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Mahogany
1920s Swedish Other Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Lucite, Olive
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Walnut, Burl
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble, Chrome
20th Century Unknown Game Tables
Marble
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Felt, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Laminate, Lucite
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Game Tables
Marble
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century English Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany, Leather
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Chrome
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Travertine
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Leather
1970s American Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1950s Mexican Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany, Burl
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Game Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Lucite
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Wood
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Game Tables
Copper, Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Macassar
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Felt, Satinwood, Paint
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome
20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Game Tables
Wood
1980s American Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Game Tables
Oak
20th Century Adam Style Game Tables
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Game Tables
Bamboo, Wood
1910s Unknown American Classical Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century French Game Tables
Lucite
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.