1750 · Dice

Shut the Box

Players roll two dice and use the total to flip down numbered tiles from a row of 1–9 (or up to 12). On each turn a player may knock down a single tile equal to the dice total or any combination of two or more tiles that adds up to that total. Play proceeds in turns until a player cannot match a roll; their score is the sum of the remaining upright tiles (or alternative scoring variants accumulate points over rounds). If a player clears every tile on their turn, they immediately end the game with a win under standard rules.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 2

schedulePlaying time

30 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.1 / 5