Gifts for Board Game Lovers: Accessories and Classics
Nov 7, 2026 · The Editors
Gift ideas for board game lovers: the accessories every gamer wants — dice trays, metal dice, card holders and a chess clock — and the classic games every collection should have.
In this guide
Metal Dice — Vine Pattern, Set of Seven
$64.99
Digital Chess Clock — Basic, Bonus and Delay Timing
$35.99
Wooden Card Holders — 13 in Curved Trays, Set of Four
$20.99
Go Set — Folding Board and Stones
$39.99
Cribbage Board — Folding Wood, Three Track, with Cards
$20.99
Chinese Checkers — Wooden Board with Drawers
$38.99
Chess, Checkers and Backgammon — Three in One
$50.99
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Buying a board game for a board game lover is risky: they probably own it, or have strong opinions about why they don't. Accessories and classics are much safer. Every gamer uses a dice tray; few own a good go set.
Accessories every gamer wants
A dice tray. Dice stay on the table, land quietly and can be read by everyone. A folding hexagonal tray in leatherette with a velvet floor snaps up for play and folds flat for the shelf. The most-used accessory in any collection.
A set of metal dice. For roleplayers and wargamers, a heavy metal set is a treat they rarely buy themselves. Sculpted vines, enamelled frames — the kind of dice that come out for special occasions. How to choose dice.
Card holders. For any game with a big hand of cards — or a game group that includes older players — card holders keep everything visible and leave both hands free. Wooden curved trays look good on the table.
A chess clock. Not just for chess: gamers use chess clocks to stop the slowest player at the table taking ten minutes a turn. Chess clock rules.
A leather dice cup. Shakes, rolls and stores the dice for any dice game.
Classics every collection should have
A modern board game collection is often heavy on new releases and light on the classics. Fill the gaps:
- Go. The oldest strategy game still played, and the deepest. Go rules for beginners.
- Cribbage. Three hundred years old and still the best two-player card game with a board. How to play cribbage.
- Chinese checkers on a wooden board with drawers — for two to six players. Chinese checkers rules · Strategy.
- Backgammon in a proper case. How to play backgammon.
- Mahjong for the group that wants a new obsession. How to play mahjong.
- A three-in-one set — chess, checkers and backgammon in one folding magnetic box.
For the game night host
- A felt table topper — for poker, but also brilliant for card-driven board games.
- A good deck of plastic cards — every game night eventually turns into a card game.
Don't guess at games
Unless you know their collection, don't guess at new games — ask, or check their shelves. Accessories and quality versions of classics are the safest surprise.
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Products in this guide
Dice Tray — Folding Hexagon, Black
Metal Dice — Vine Pattern, Set of Seven
Digital Chess Clock — Basic, Bonus and Delay Timing
Wooden Card Holders — 13 in Curved Trays, Set of Four
Go Set — Folding Board and Stones
Cribbage Board — Folding Wood, Three Track, with Cards
Chinese Checkers — Wooden Board with Drawers