Galerie

Board games

Playing board games with friends and family has been popular for centuries. This gallery shows a variety of board games from across Europe, maybe inspiring you to fetch a games from your cupboard and start the fun!

Rijksmuseum

The black king in this chess set looks like Emperor Charles V. He wears the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece and is shown on horseback, trampling a dragon, just as the emperor conquered his enemies. The bishops are knights on horseback, the rooks a…

Rijksmuseum

Engraved silver plaques were also incorporated in furniture and other household items. The plaques on the top, bottom and interior of this fold-out box form the white squares of boards for familiar games such as chess, chequers and tric-trac (like backgam…

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Game board has red cover. Wood die, light wood varnished shaker.

Sportimonium

-zie ook spelregels in de doos -patentnr. 864.016 -op doos: afbeelding van het olympisch vuur, het wapenschild van   ...

Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading

‘Farming’ is a board game in which 3–6 players run a farm for a year and try to finish the farming season with the highest profit. The game was manufactured by Edward Fletcher & Partners in 1982. The game contains a shared game board and individual pl…

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

1 card game, quartet game with 6 by 4 cards with the representation of famous poets, explanatory notes, in original packaging; game incomplete, packaging pushed

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Monopoly (Typ) : Anti-Monopoly II; Spielplan; 1 Spiel "ANTI-MONOPOLY II", "Das ganz andere Spiel", "MONOPOLISTEN contra WETTBEWERBER", bestehend aus 1 Spielpan, 6 Holzspielfiguren, 25 Aktionskarten für Wettbewerber, 25 Aktion…

Malmö Museum
Vänersborgs museum

Ett spel, sällskapsspel där man ska skapa ett hem genom att ordna ekonomi och investera i hus och interiörer.

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Skiing game: jump ski jump; ski sweater; 1 game, “Jump-Schanze,” “Ski-Springspiel” from the collection “Scholz 'artistic games,” signed “Westenberger.” For the game, the jump jump jump must first be assembled. There is a guide for this so that the par…

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Monopoly

Stiftung Domäne Dahlem - Estate and Museum

Das Spiel besteht aus einem flachen, quaderförmigen Pappkarton mit Deckel. Der Deckel ist mit farbig bedrucktem Papier bezogen. Dargestellt ist ein Schwein und dier Schriftzug: "Schlachtefest". Außerdem sind links oben beziehungsweise links unte…

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

War Game: Eagle Air Defense Game; Bombing War & Flak

Rijksmuseum

Originally attached to the point at the centre of this board was a spinner. The numbers 1 to 32 probably played a role in a game of chance. Faience game boards such as this were produced in several Dutch towns and cities.

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Folding board covered in green leather-grained cloth on the outside with a label "HALMA." The game counters are contained in a matching lid-and-tray box with the same label on the lid and consist of 19 blue, 19 yellow, 13 green, and 13 pink turn…

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Sabotage: The Strategy of Uncertainty; Game Plan & Game Stone

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Das Kind als Märchenbaumeister; Prinzessin & Kind & Märchen : Hänsel und Gretel : Lebkuchenhaus & Hexe; 1 Spiel "Das Kind als Märchenbaumeister", bestehend aus einem dreifarbigen Würfel und 3 Märchen: Rotkäppchen, Schneewittchen und …

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Inka - Das Spiel der Sonnensöhne; Mann : Inka & Spielplan; 1 Spiel: "Inka - Das Spiel der Sonnensöhne", ausgezeichnet mit der "Essener Feder", dem Sonderpreis der Stadt Essen für die vorbildliche Spielanleitung im Rahmen der Preisv…

Örebro County Museum