GameBarn

Painted checkerboards, dominoes, marbles, horseshoes, and porch games built out of solid wood. Simple things that hold up to grandchildren. Put the phones down and play a hand.

Games out here were made from what was on hand — a board painted on a barrel head, a set of bones on the porch table, a shoe pitched at a stake in the yard.

Goods you'll find in the GameBarn

Off the shelf, down the road

Explore Local Finds

There's more than what hangs in the GameBarn — pick a state and go treasure hunting through hand-checked makers down the road and a county or two over.

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Featured from the GameBarn

Nothing featured in this barn yet — the hunt above is a fine place to start.

Hand-Painted Checkerboard

Hand-Painted Checkerboard

Nella Pruitt

Franklin County, Alabama

Painted on a scrap of poplar, squares laid out with a ruler and a steady hand, caps for checkers.

  • checkers
  • folk art
  • wood
Pitched Horseshoe Set

Pitched Horseshoe Set

Tolliver Forge

Overton County, Tennessee

Forged, weighted, and balanced for pitching rather than shoeing — a Saturday afternoon in a pair of shoes.

  • horseshoes
  • forged
  • yard game