Shut The Box - Game Variants

Game Variants

In recent years, variations of the game have developed due to its growing popularity.

The following are examples of known variations in play, setup, and scoring:

• "Missionary" - The standard game with numbers 1 to 9 up
• "2 to go" - Standard game, numbers 1 to 9 up, on the first roll, the number 2 has to be dropped. If you roll 4 on your first roll, you lose.
• "3 down extreme" - numbers 1, 2 and 3 are pre dropped, leaving numbers 4 to 9 up.
• "3 to go" - The same as 2 to go but the number 3 must be dropped.
• "Lucky number 7" - The only number up is 7, and the first person to roll a 7 wins.
• "Unlucky number 7" - A standard game, when a 7 is rolled, the game stops.
• "Against all odds" - All odd numbers are up and evens down.
• "Even Stevens" - All even numbers are up and odds down.
• "Full house" - 12 numbers are up.
• "The 300" - 2 boxes and 4 dice are used, with the second box representing numbers 13 - 24. (24+23+22...2+1 = 300)
• "Golf" - 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.
• "Tournament" - Rounds are played with the "Golf" scoring method until a player reaches or exceeds a grand total of 100 points, at which time the player with the lowest point total is declared to be the winner.
• "Thai style" - Always roll two dice, but only cover one tile matching one of the dice or their sum. For example, if the dice show a 2 and a 3 you may cover one of 2, 3 and 5.
• "Digital" - A player's score at the end of the turn is the number obtained by reading the up digits as a decimal number from left to right. For example, if 1, 2, and 5 are left up the score is 125. This is also known as "Say what you see", a reference to Roy Walker's catchphrase from the TV gameshow Catchphrase.