Game Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Teak
2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Copper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1950s British Georgian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Glass, Suede, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century European Georgian Game Tables
Suede, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century American George III Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Georgian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
1860s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Game Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fir
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rattan, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
1770s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Resin, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech
1780s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1830s English George IV Antique Game Tables
Marble
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech, Walnut
19th Century English George IV Antique Game Tables
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech, Walnut
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather
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.