Shut the Box Board Game

Board Game Shut the Box
Shut the Box is a board game played with dice, usually with one or more players, generally played in a group of two to four. Traditionally a counting box is used with tiles numbered 1 to 9 (some versions are available with 12) where each can be discretely covered with a hinged or sliding mechanism.

Game Play
Each player repeatedly throws the dice to cover the numbered tiles of the box, it ends when no tile can be covered on a throw and the players penalty score gets calculated. The goal of this board game is to cover all numbers, that is, "shut the box", which consist of a penalty score of zero.


Shut the Box Rules
A round of play consists of each player taking a turn. At the beginning of a player's turn all tiles are uncovered. Two dice are rolled and the corresponding numbered tile is covered, for example, the dice show a 4 and a 5, for a total of 9, then 1 + 8 or 4 + 5 tiles could be covered. If every numbered tile above 6 is covered you could use one die. Each players turn ends if no tile could be covered on a throw of the dice. A player's score is the sum of the numbers remaining uncovered at the end of his turn. The player with the lowest score wins the game.
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