Masters Traditional Games

200-300 years ago Bagatelle was played on large slate-bed tables of a similar size to Snooker or Billiards tables. This Old English Bagatelle can still be found as a rare pub game in a couple of English towns.

By the 1880s, bagatelle was hugely popular and people began to experiment with new ideas which eventually led to the well-known pin bagatelle or parlour bagatelle still played by children today. Masters Traditional Games offers several quality versions including an exquisite hand-made bagatelle board played in the original way with a miniature cue.

Pin Bagatelle

House of Marbles Bagatelle £63.90	Jaques Hit-a-pin Bagatelle - Grand £69.00	Jaques Hit-a-pin Bagatelle - Deluxe £59.00	Jaques Hit-a-pin Bagatelle - Master Out of stock.
Jaques Trumps Bagatelle £79.00	Hand-made Parlour Bagatelle From £179.90	Parlour Bagatelle Steel balls From £11.90

Old English Bagatelle

There are two main forms of the game - the original slate bed tables - 8 or 10 feet long, as pictured to the right. These are similar in quality and structure to Snooker and Billiard tables. Then there are the old Victorian folding style boards as pictured to below right. These are generally smaller but range from 4 - 9 feet when open.

Regrettably, we don't believe that any manufacturer makes any form of Old English Bagatelle any longer although Thurston produced free-standing Bagatelle tables until the 1990s. Masters Traditional Games occasionally has some antique Victorian Folding Boards available for sale in our antiques section.

If you are interested in re-conditioning one of these games yourself, please read our Bagatelle Reconditioning FAQ.