Shared moments are the foundation of the Game Room, the second chapter of the Library Collection. Envisioned as a dialogue between play and design, the Game Room is for those who gather and connect.
Empire Chess Set
The Empire Chess Set brings a contemporary perspective to one of history’s greatest games. Rich walnut, pebbled leather and brushed brass frame sculptural aluminum pieces, crowned by a queen inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat. As compelling in play as it is at rest.
Pebble Playing Card Set
Wrapped in pebbled leather with a walnut rim and brushed brass pull, the Pebble Playing Card Set opens to reveal two decks in brown and stone. Each has gilded edges, court cards that nod to the Assouline family and a joker juggling books.
Pebble Backgammon SET
A true reflection of Assouline’s dedication to quality and culture, the Backgammon Set presents a graceful twist on an enduring classic.
Pebble Domino Set
With clean lines and tactile details, the Pebble Domino Set turns a centuries-old game into an object of design. The pebbled leather box, trimmed in walnut and topped with Assouline’s signature pebble handle, opens to oversized leather dominoes framed in walnut, with recessed pips.
Library Tic-Tac-Toe
The Library Tic-Tac-Toe turns a familiar favorite into a collectible object. Crafted from walnut with a pebbled leather playing surface, it comes with brushed brass and wood pieces, the Os shaped as miniature books. A quiet bit of wit for any coffee table.
MATERIALS & CRAFTSMANSHIP
The Materials Library
GAME ROOM FAQ
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.
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.
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.