SHUT THE BOX

Shut the box is a simple game where you roll dice and drop tiles with values that are equal to or added up to the value rolled. The goal of the game is to score the least amount of points than other players, or if playing solo, try to drop all boxes.

RULES

On your turn, you must roll 2 dice. If the remaining boxes open are 1 through 6, then you may roll 1 die instead. If you can play, you must. Drop up to 2 boxes in your turn that add up exactly to the value rolled. If you can’t play, your round is over, and no more future plays can be made for that player in the round. Once everyone has finished their round, points are scored. It is dependent by how many boxes are open after the round.

SCORING MODES

Add up values: Boxes that are still open at the end of the round are all added up by their shown values and put toward your player score (in bga, the points are reduced).

Remaining open boxes: Boxes that are still open at the end of the round are added to your player score, regardless of value shown.

Score what you see: Boxes that are still open will be added up by its shown value from left to right, so values can be very massive with this kind of scoring. (Example, if the remaining open boxes are 3, 7, 9, and 11, the score is 37,911.) (Also due to 32bit integer limit on bga, a value of 2,147,483,647 or more will get you eliminated.)

ENDING THE GAME

The game ends when only one player remains. For a quick game (or if scoring is what you see), whoever has the least amount of points wins (in bga, the most points, which is whoever has the fewest negative points).