Yonacraft - Gameboards

This chess table is made out of ash and walnut.  The chess board is 16" square.  The table measures 58" long and 13" wide.

This chess table is made out of ash and walnut.  The chess board is 16" square.  The table measures 58" long and 13" wide.

This chess table is made out of ash and walnut.  The chess board is 16" square.  The table measures 58" long and 13" wide.

The backgammon board at the left and below is made out of maple, walnut and cherry.

Opened, it measures

23 1/2" X 18"

and the maple and walnut stones are

1 1/2" in diameter.

Yonacraft - Gameboards

Yonacraft - Gameboards

Crokinole is a board game, similar to shuffleboard, that requires dexterity.  It was invented, most likely, in eastern Canada in the 19th century.  It is still a rather unknown game in the United States, but is gaining in popularity.  Sliding checkers across the playing surface by a flick of a finger, players gain points by being in, or closest to, the center hole.

A player may carom his checker off other checkers

and may knock his opponent's checkers out of the way or off the board.  Bumper pegs which surround the 20-point hole can, also, be used to strategic advantage.

top left .. maple top on cherry base          top right .. mahogany top on pecan base

bottom left .. cherry top on oak base          bottom right .. oak top on walnut base

The Chinese Checkers board at the left and below is made out of beech, walnut, sassafras and cherry.

Crokinole Boards