For toying with

Leather games bag, £4,650, William & Son (020–7493 8385; www.williamandson.com) Backgammon board, from £2,800, Andrew Pinkus (01787 374228; www.andrewpinkus.com) Luxury 8 boule wooden box set, £47.99, Jaques London (01732 500200; www.jaqueslondon.co.uk) EL 50 binoculars,