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ABASK it: Our Makers’ Gaming Rituals
Four of our Games Room makers share the glassware and rituals that raise their games.
Marion Koubbachian, Hector Saxe
"Depending on the season, playing backgammon next to the fireplace or during summer on the beach with a juice cocktail is always the best. We love to play with all the family, also our kids."
Hector Saxe Leather Medium Backgammon Set
$2,115
Carlo Moretti I Diversi Hand-Blown Murano Glass Tumbler
$124
Carlo Moretti Spiral Hand-Blown Murano Glass Decanter
$315
Hector Saxe Leather Travel Backgammon Set
$550
Artel Fireworks Hand-Engraved Crystal Highball
$110
Los Encajeros Valver Embroidered Linen Coasters (Set of 6)
$44
Antique and Vintage 1950s Backgammon, Checkers, Chess and Cribbage Compendium
$2,860
Justin Madden, Par Puzzles
"The fireplace is lit and crackling and we put on some jazz music such as Esperanza Spalding on the vinyl record player. Then Pinot Noir and Burgundy reds are enjoyed out of no-stem glasses so we don't knock over any when reaching for pieces."
PAR Puzzles 'Overflowing' Hand-Cut Wood Puzzle
$5,085
NasonMoretti Aliseo Hand-Blown Murano Glass Wine Tumbler
$122
PAR Puzzles 'Give Peace a Chance' Hand-Cut Wood Puzzle
$2,200
Emilia Wickstead Venice Crystal Wine Glass
$182
Lalique James Suckling Hand-Blown Crystal Wine Carafe
$1,375
PAR Puzzles 'Nose Petals' Hand-Cut Wood Puzzle
$5,085
Isabel Ettedgui, Connolly
"I love card playing with a long drink like a whisky soda on the rocks before dinner and then after dinner with some chocolate mints. I love to play the Greek game Biriba with three or four friends or International Rummy which can take more of a crowd. And tends to get more rowdy."
Connolly Leather Playing Cards Set
$400
Artel Golden Age of Yachting Hand-Engraved Crystal Double Old Fashioned Glass
$198
Connolly Leather Cigar Case
$285
Los Encajeros Triangu Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6)
$78
Este Ceramiche Chocolates Hand-Painted Ceramic Trompe-L'oeil Box
$400
William Asprey, Asprey & Sons
"My favourite game is playing backgammon which is usually accompanied by a glass of French red wine or a vodka and tonic in a highball glass. I play purely for fun, and I was taught by my mother when I was young as she was, and still is, a very keen player who loves to win."
Asprey Hanover Leather Medium Backgammon Set
$5,145
Lobmeyr Poppea No. 2 Hand-Blown Crystal Goblet
$210
William & Son Reversible Leather Backgammon and Chess Set
$2,170
NasonMoretti Canova Hand-Blown Murano Glass Tumbler
$156
William & Son Leather Dominoes Set
$640