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Luxury board games, reimagined as objects of design in walnut, pebbled leather and brushed brass.

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The Luxury Board Games

Assouline brings its sense of culture and craft to the games that have gathered people for centuries. At the heart of the collection is the Empire Chess Set, a high end chess set with sculptural, heavyweight aluminum pieces and a queen crowned in a nod to Basquiat, alongside the Pebble Backgammon Set, a high end backgammon set that carries a game played for five thousand years and recognized by ELLE Decor as one of the most elegant of 2025. Around them, the Pebble Domino Set, the Pebble Playing Card Set with its gold-gilded decks, and the Library Tic-Tac-Toe Set turn familiar pastimes into designer board games, made to be seen as much as played.

 

Crafted to Be Kept

Each piece is worked in the materials that define Assouline's world: rich walnut, pebbled and inlaid leather, brushed brass, and heavyweight aluminum with soft polysuede. The chess set frames an inlaid pebbled leather playing surface within a brushed brass border; the backgammon set pairs an inlaid leather board and leather checkers with brass accents and hand-painted dice; the oversized dominoes are cast in inlaid leather framed in walnut, with recessed walnut pips. These are high end board games finished by hand, conceived as heirloom pieces rather than passing diversions, each detail rewarding a closer look.

 

How to Style Them at Home

These are games made to remain in view, at home on a table or a shelf between rounds. Set the chess or backgammon board on a low table where a match can rest mid-play, or arrange the pebbled leather cases along a shelf or console as sculptural objects in their own right. In walnut, pebbled leather and brushed brass, they settle naturally into a room, bringing warmth and a little wit to a library, living room or study. Equally suited to play or display, they make considered gifts for the host, the collector and the player, and objects of decor to be handed on in turn.

Game Room

Assouline's collection brings together five: the Empire Chess Set, the Pebble Backgammon Set, the Pebble Domino Set, the Pebble Playing Card Set and the Library Tic-Tac-Toe Set. Each pairs a classic game with materials such as walnut, pebbled leather, aluminum and brushed brass, so it earns a place in the room between rounds.

An heirloom game is made to be kept and handed on rather than replaced. Each set is crafted from walnut, inlaid leather and brushed brass, finished by hand and built to be played for a lifetime. The character lies in materials that endure, a design that rewards display, and the quiet pleasure of returning to the same set year after year.

The collection is worked in walnut, inlaid and pebbled leather, brushed brass, and heavyweight aluminum with soft polysuede. The Empire Chess Set has an inlaid pebbled leather playing surface and sculptural aluminum pieces, while the Pebble Backgammon Set pairs a walnut case with an inlaid leather board, leather checkers and hand-painted dice.

These are games made to remain in view, present on a table or shelf between rounds. Set a high end chess set or backgammon set on a low table where a match can rest mid-play, and arrange the pebbled leather cases on a shelf or console as sculptural objects. In walnut, pebbled leather and brushed brass, they bring warmth to a library, living room or study. 

The Empire Chess Set and Pebble Backgammon Set are considered gifts for the dedicated player, while the Pebble Playing Card Set, Pebble Domino Set and Library Tic-Tac-Toe Set suit hosts and collectors. Each is conceived as an heirloom piece, which makes them lasting gift ideas for board game lovers and for marking an occasion.

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