Shut The Box

Curious about how to exactly go about the game? Find out below. The first player throws the dice and the number of pips that appear on the upper face of the dice is added generally barring exceptions or variations in which they are subtracted.

A player continues to play the turn until the dice throw yields a number that cannot be added up to a corresponding tile combination.

Tip: Go for a single die when the remaining tile numbers are really small because the chances of scoring them as addition are rare.

Player A throws the dice and the upward faces have 3 and 4 pips which add up to 7. Now, this player has the option to drop the following tiles:.

Suppose Player A decides to drop 4,2, and 1, so in the consecutive chances the player will aim to drop the remaining — 3,5,6,7,8,9 tiles.

A continues to throw dice and now only tiles 3 and 6 are remaining which leaves the player with the choice of ditching the second die.

Player A chooses to continue playing with two dies and in the next throw, the number of pips is 6 and 2 which add up to 8.

Player B continues in the same fashion and the tiles numbered 1,2, and 5 remain. The player chooses to roll a single die because two numbers are smaller follows the above tip and the next throw yields the number 2.

Now the player is left with tile 5 and 1. The player can move on to play the remaining two chances to attempt to shut the box, or simply declare the victory by comparing the scores.

Here is a rundown of how Shut the Box is played. At the start of the game, each number space should be uncovered. If playing with a group of people, each person should roll the dice to determine the order the game will be played in.

The person who rolls the highest number goes first. Here are detailed Shut the Box game rules:. Each player starts their turn by rolling the dice.

The player then adds up the dots facing up on the dice. The player may then choose any combination that makes up the number shown by the dice and covers the number spaces accordingly.

For example, if the player throws a 5 and a 6 on their first roll they would have a total of They may then cover either the 9 and the 2 spaces, the 8 and the 3 spaces, the 7 and the 4 spaces, the 5 and the 6 spaces, the 8, 2, and 1 spaces, the 7, 3, and 1 spaces, the 6, 4, and 1 spaces, or the 6, 3, and 2 spaces.

The player continues to roll and cover spaces until they either roll a number that has no combinations left to cover or they cover every space.

The combination of the numbers left uncovered after the turn is over is the player's score. After every person has had a turn, the player with the lowest score wins.

Examples of such versions include:. Unconfirmed histories of the game suggest a variety of origins, including 12th century Normandy northern France as well as the mid 20th century Channel Islands Jersey and Guernsey thanks to a man known as Mr.

There is printed evidence of a dice game known as "shut the box" being played in Manchester pubs in the mids. The show resurfaced from to , this time hosted by Wink Martindale.

Versions have also been played in Barotseland Zambia , central Africa. The game is also popular in the beer bars of Thailand using special rules.

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