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Play Shut the Box Online
Roll the dice and flip the tiles to shut the box in this classic pub game!
Score
45Dice to Roll
2Best Score
45The Box
Roll the Dice
Total: 0
How to Play
Objective
Flip down all numbered tiles (1-9) to "shut the box"
Lower final scores are better - aim for zero!
Gameplay
Roll 2 dice (or 1 die if tiles 7, 8, 9 are all down)
Use the dice total to flip down tiles
You can flip any combination that adds up to the total
Example: Roll 8 → flip tile 8, or tiles 3+5, or 1+2+5, etc.
Winning
Game ends when you can't make any valid moves
Score = sum of remaining upright tiles
Perfect game = 0 points (all tiles down)