Playing games in hotels and guesthouses

	Playing games in Hotels, B&Bs, and self-catering cottages
	• Games allow foreign tourists to engage in traditional British behaviour • Guests can spend rainy days amusing themselves in the lounge or sunny days in the garden • Games should be durable and not have too many pieces • Good looking large games can enhance the look and feel of public rooms • Versatile games can provide anyone with something to do, some for families, some for couples
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Many hotels have a few board games and jigsaw puzzles lying around, possibly left over from when their own families were young. Indeed the idea of opening a games shop was nurtured in a self-catering cottage in The Lake District over a swashbuckling evening of buccaneer.

Of course playing old games is fun, but there are lots of reasons to refresh the range of activities you can offer your guests.

A good looking large game can enhance the look and feel of public rooms. Our larger wooden table skittles are beautifully made.

You can introduce your guests to Bezique, one of Churchill’s favourite games, or shove ha’penny, the game mentioned in Shakespeare.

Seaside hotels can show all sorts of guests the games played by British sailors, these include Ludo and dice games such as Shut the Box.

A good range of board games can be one of the services that set your hotel apart and make it a favourite with families, and keep them coming back year after year.

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Last updated: 1st June 2005