Shut the Box is usually played with 2-4 players, but you can also play solo. Just compete against your lowest score. If you don’t own a Shut the Box tray, you can still play with a deck of cards and 2 dice. Make a row of 10 cards, Ace through 10, to represent the tiles. Instead of lowering tiles, flip the cards over to indicate they’ve been “lowered. ”
7 4 & 3 5 & 2 6 & 1 4, 2, & 1
Once the 7 and higher tiles have all been lowered, players may choose to roll with 1 die instead of 2. If a player manages to lower all of the tiles on their turn, they “shut the box” and automatically win the game!
For example, if a player ends their turn with the 1, 2, and 7 tiles upright, their final score is 10.
