We explore the history of soldier pocket games - what games they played and what they looked like - and how it inspired modern pocket game designs. A pocket-sized game was kept in most soldier’s packs, good for morale. But games also became a part of the war effort, used for spycraft, training and communications. And the war evolved and innovated our favorite games.

New product announcement! Introducing a creative new classic game design from Walnut Studiolo for travel: folding leather backgammon board with all the accessories: dice, doubling cube, and pegs for secure play.

These are our simplified rules of play for learning backgammon, an ancient board game that still brings a lot of modern fun, particularly with the addition of the American doubling cube!

Brass and leather are two natural materials that go together beautifully, and even a little tarnish is nothing to worry about. If you wish, you can return brass to its original natural shine easily and quickly with a cleaning product like Brasso.

Free game rules and printable scoring "crib sheet" for the popular dice game Farkle / Ten Thousand (also known as Farkel, Hot Dice, 1000/5000/10000, Cosmic Wimpout, Greed, Squelch, Zilch, or Zonk)

A favorite game of our customers, Mexican Train is a fun game for 2-10 players. These are the complete rules of play, plus a little history about the game.

Our best tips for playing cribbage with with 3 or 4 players -- even on a 2-track board! How many cards to deal, and our best customer tips on how to share 2 tracks for 3 players.