The cribbage board is a familiar artifact. Usually, it's an unassuming plank of wood dotted with three winding tracks of small holes. Beneath, there is a hidden compartment for a set of coloured pegs.

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest House & Home news every morning. Cribbage was invented in the UK about 1630 and soon became one of the country’s most popular card games ...