Mar
27
Antique Games
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If your looking for antique games, you’ve come to the right place. It doesn’t matter if your looking to add to your collection, hoping to spruce up the decor of your games room, or are serious about playing the games you purchase. It’s easy to find old games online, as your able to reach a much broader area possible sellers. There are many websites like eBay, or other antique specific auction sites that are full of vintage and antique games to choose from.
One of the more popular antique games available are old chess games. Partially, because the game itself has been around for so long, and partially because of the wide variety of chess pieces available. The pieces themselves are often pieces of art, and many collectors treat them that way, often using the game for display purposes only, or only playing the game on special occasions. Another old game that is often much sought after by collectors is the Chinese originated game of Go. Not as well known by a lot of Westerners, but one that rivals Chess in terms of strategy and skill.
Although not as sophisticated a game, one that I always look out for in antique shops, is crokinole. It’s played on a hexagon shaped board, made of wood, and broken into different point scoring areas. The idea being to move your small circular wooden pieces as close to the center as possible by flicking it with your finger. Rumor has it that the game originated in Canada, and some of the boards can be quite beautiful shaped works of wooden art.