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Jan 26, 2026·How to play·00:53·1407·Watch on YouTube

How to play Shut the Box

Triple S Games

Triple S Games

Watch “How to play Shut the Box,” a how-to-play guide for Shut the Box from Triple S Games on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Triple S Games on YouTube:

Learn the rules to the board game Shut the Box quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. Don't own the game? Buy it here: amazon.com - https://amzn.to/3LHSLO6 amazon.ca - https://amzn.to/4b0Bn1w amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/4sBM2pL amazon.es - https://amzn.to/4qOBa5V amazon.de - https://amzn.to/3Lf3NdF amazon.it - https://amzn.to/49B4eqv amazon.nl - https://amzn.to/4qg6Q4k amazon.com.au - https://amzn.to/45GNqNM (As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9851/shut-the-box RULES: The object of the game is to get the lowest score. Setout the game board, and for classic rules, uncover all the numbers except for 10, 11 and 12. Or for a tougher game, uncover all the numbers. Pick a player to go first, the turns rotate. On your turn roll the dice then add the values together. Now cover up any amount of numbers whose sum also equals that total. Roll again and repeat. When you roll and can’t cover up all the numbers for the sum, then your turn ends. Add up all the numbers you left uncovered and score that many points. If you manage to cover every number, then you have shut the box and instantly win the game. Once everyone has gone, then the player with the lowest score wins.

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Shut the Box

Shut the Box

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How-to-play and reviews. Shut the Box is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, and 1 recorded sessions.

2 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Shut the Box, from BoardGameGeek:

In Shut the Box, players match rolls of the dice to numbers on the game. The game 'box' has levers labelled from one to nine or twelve. Initially all the levers are in the 'up' position. The first player rolls two dice. He or she then knocks down the levers as follows: One number which is the combined value of both dice or Two numbers whose total adds up to the combined total of each dice. There are several methods of scoring. In the traditional pub gambling game, you add up all the levers left uncovered. The games pays out after one round (one turn per player who paid into the pool). If you manage to "shut the box" you win instantly and get double the stake from each player. In other scoring methods, you play multiple rounds, with players adding points to their previous score. As players reach forty-five (or other set number) they go 'bust' and must drop out of the game. The game then ends when only one player remains in the game. He or she is the winner. If any player knocks down ALL the levers in his or her turn, and thus 'shuts the box', they are automatically declared the winner!

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