A ￡5,200 chessboard? These are the best luxury board games The Times Leonora Field-Foster | Georgie Smith shopping A ￡5,200 chessboard? These are the best luxury board games Win or lose, who cares when it looks this good? From Prada tic-tac-toe to Dior backgammon, family contests have never been so glamorous Prada's tic-tac-toe set will set you back a cool ￡1,470 Leonora Field-Foster and Georgie Smith Monday October 26 2026, 4.00am GMT , The Times Listen 0:00 / · 4:36 min Share Share this article Email Twitter Facebook Link Save Puzzles Challenge yourself with today's puzzles. You're either a board-game family or you're not. There is no in-between. To say mine is obsessed would be a gargantuan understatement. In our snug we have a shelf stacked right to the ceiling with games. For as long as I can remember, family tradition dictated that every Sunday after our roast dinner we would pull one out and settle in for an evening of fun and failed attempts at concealing our competitiveness. In our house, family board games are a way of life. On Christmas Day, people who don't like them don't get invited. It's as simple as that. All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we will earn affiliate revenue I have spent my whole life trying to drag friends to the dark side, where Colonel Mustard lurks in the dining room with a lead pipe and Park Lane awaits its transformation. So, I have been training in this field since the moment my chubby toddler fingers were strong enough to pick up a draughts counter, and there is no one more qualified to recommend which game you should buy. More articles we think you'll like It's fancy blanket season The finest barware for cocktails at home Our favourite luxury interior and homeware brands Luxury board games L'Objet chess set Classic kings and queens have been traded in for modern-chic mini sculptures cast in gold-tone metal. This is not just one of the best board games: it is a work of art to play and display. The 32 ornamental pieces slide across a malachite and marble board that sits atop a lacquered wood base. You don't even need to know how to play — this board should accessorise your home regardless. ￡5,220, L'Objet Giobagnara Rummikub set Many an evening in my childhood (and adulthood) featured a game of Rummikub. My mum and I love it. What we don't love is setting it up: cautiously extracting our decrepit 30-year-old cardboard box from the shelf, assembling the wobbly plastic racks and making do with only 75 per cent of the tiles (the others having escaped through the cracks). None of this would ever be an issue with the Giobagnara set. The box and racks are made from leather, the tiles from walnut and the pouches from suede. Unlike our battered excuse of a set, this one could become an heirloom. ￡2,945, Giobagnara at Abask Advertisement L'Objet x Haas Brothers noughts and crosses The key to getting non-gamers on board is to pick something simple. And what could be easier than noughts and crosses? It's a cult classic loved by all. On this mother-of-pearl board by L'Objet x Haas Brothers, colourful snakes make up the grid and the Xs and Os are sculpted in brass to resemble frogs. You turn one on its back to play a cross and on its front to play a nought. Simple enough? ￡1,035, L'Objet at Farfetch Prada tic-tac-toe Tic-tac-toe (aka noughts and crosses) is not just for children. It may be childlike in its simplicity but it's a crowd-pleaser for grown-ups too. Crafted from black Saffiano leather, this Prada case is a classy home for the nine branded playing pieces and the metal board on which you play. ￡1,470, Prada Dior backgammon One of the oldest known board games, backgammon has a highbrow reputation through its centuries-long association with the aristocracy — and Dior's backgammon set plays up to this. Made in France, the leather case is decorated with embroidered blue toile de Jouy fabric and holds two sets of 15 pieces engraved with Dior's gold-tone star, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube and two matching fabric dice shakers. There's surely no backgammon board more lavish. ￡3,800, Dior The Conran Shop Milos Combo game set If you can't decide which game to buy, we'd suggest buying them all. Alternatively, opt for a combo set. This elegant wooden case from the Conran Shop has five of the best board games in one. With 32 wooden chess pieces, 32 wooden counters, 16 wooden game pieces, five dice and one double cube, you can choose between chess, draughts, backgammon, ludo or snakes and ladders. Just try not to fight about it. ￡103, The Conran Shop at Farfetch Shop more luxury board games Smythson backgammon roll Harlequin-print Panama leather backgammon roll ￡575, smythson.com Advertisement Dunhill poker set Despatch poker set ￡6,520 , dunhill.com Pinetti battleship set Battleship set ￡2,984, pinetti.it Ettinger poker dice set Capra poker dice set ￡75, ettingerlondon.com Brunello Cucinelli mahjong set Wood, Krion and brass mahjong set ￡9,000, shop.brunellocucinelli.com Why trust Times Luxx Shopping? Times Luxx Shopping is brought to you by the award-winning team behind Times Luxx magazine. For nearly 20 years, our experts have curated an unrivalled selection of the best in fashion, jewellery, travel, tech, cars, design, food, drink and more. That same rigour, taste and insider industry knowledge underpins Times Luxx Shopping. Every product and experience we recommend is thoroughly researched and vetted by our team. If we love it, we think you will too Life & Style LUXX Christmas Share Share this article Email Twitter Facebook Link Save