Shut the Box (1750)
Playtime: 30
Min. Age: 8
Players: 2 - 4
Publisher: (Unknown), The Bombay Company, Week End Games, Milton Bradley, DBC Company, Kuemmerling, Pin International, Noris Spiele, Ideal, Pintoy, Brio AB, Front Porch Classics, MP Juegos, CHH Games, Amerous, Philos, Autruche, Invicta Games, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, Mr. Man, Tobar Ltd, Spear's Games, Vic-Toy, WorldWise Imports, LLC, Planet Finska, Toys Pure, Toyrific, Mischief, Inc., Cardinal, Sterling Games, MB Spiele, MB Spellen, Fair Trade, Sala, Pacific Game Company, (Public Domain), Mainstreet Classic, University Games, Creative Crafthouse, Longfield Games, Wood Expressions, Marx Toys, Sala Games, Fame Products, Dilemma Games, Schmidt Spiele, Galleryplay, Toysmith, Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc., Jersey Wood Enterprises Ltd., Goki, Woodrich & Wells, Bartl, Carrom Company, Are-Jay Game Company, HearthSong, Go! Games, Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries, (Self-Published), Woodstock Spiele, Monkey Pod Games, Schylling, Selchow & Righter, IKEA, Joen, Mag-Nif, Inc., John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Hasbro, Melissa & Doug, Square Root Games, Crisloid, Fundex, Gibsons, Simba Toys, alfaset, Feldheim, National Geographic Society, H&H Games, Skor-Mor, Troika, John Jaques of London
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: (Uncredited)
Mechanics: Dice Rolling
Min. Age: 8
Players: 2 - 4
Publisher: (Unknown), The Bombay Company, Week End Games, Milton Bradley, DBC Company, Kuemmerling, Pin International, Noris Spiele, Ideal, Pintoy, Brio AB, Front Porch Classics, MP Juegos, CHH Games, Amerous, Philos, Autruche, Invicta Games, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, Mr. Man, Tobar Ltd, Spear's Games, Vic-Toy, WorldWise Imports, LLC, Planet Finska, Toys Pure, Toyrific, Mischief, Inc., Cardinal, Sterling Games, MB Spiele, MB Spellen, Fair Trade, Sala, Pacific Game Company, (Public Domain), Mainstreet Classic, University Games, Creative Crafthouse, Longfield Games, Wood Expressions, Marx Toys, Sala Games, Fame Products, Dilemma Games, Schmidt Spiele, Galleryplay, Toysmith, Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc., Jersey Wood Enterprises Ltd., Goki, Woodrich & Wells, Bartl, Carrom Company, Are-Jay Game Company, HearthSong, Go! Games, Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries, (Self-Published), Woodstock Spiele, Monkey Pod Games, Schylling, Selchow & Righter, IKEA, Joen, Mag-Nif, Inc., John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Hasbro, Melissa & Doug, Square Root Games, Crisloid, Fundex, Gibsons, Simba Toys, alfaset, Feldheim, National Geographic Society, H&H Games, Skor-Mor, Troika, John Jaques of London
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: (Uncredited)
Mechanics: Dice Rolling
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The game 'box' has levers labelled from one to nine. (There are also sets made with 1-12.)
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.
For example:
If a one and a five are rolled, the player may choose to knock down the lever covering the number six, or the levers covering numbers one AND five, or ANY other combination of numbers adding up to six.
The player continues to roll, knocking down levers each turn, until he or she cannot use the whole of the dice count because those numbers in the box have already been covered. (Note: If the 7,8 & 9 are covered, some versions let you choose to roll one or two dice. Some use that rule if the total of the remaining numbers is less than six.)
The player's score is the total value of the numbers left uncovered (in some versions the score is instead read directly from the numbers left on the box -- if the 2, 4, & 6 are left, then your score is 246). All the levers are then raised again, and play passes to the next player.
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!
This was later the inspiration for the NBC Daytime TV game show High Rollers airing from 1974 until 1975 and again from 1979 until 1980 under the name as (The New) High Rollers and much later in Syndication from 1975 until 1976 and from 1987 until 1988.
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.
For example:
If a one and a five are rolled, the player may choose to knock down the lever covering the number six, or the levers covering numbers one AND five, or ANY other combination of numbers adding up to six.
The player continues to roll, knocking down levers each turn, until he or she cannot use the whole of the dice count because those numbers in the box have already been covered. (Note: If the 7,8 & 9 are covered, some versions let you choose to roll one or two dice. Some use that rule if the total of the remaining numbers is less than six.)
The player's score is the total value of the numbers left uncovered (in some versions the score is instead read directly from the numbers left on the box -- if the 2, 4, & 6 are left, then your score is 246). All the levers are then raised again, and play passes to the next player.
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!
This was later the inspiration for the NBC Daytime TV game show High Rollers airing from 1974 until 1975 and again from 1979 until 1980 under the name as (The New) High Rollers and much later in Syndication from 1975 until 1976 and from 1987 until 1988.
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The game was also published under these names:
Il gioco del 45 ,
Neun im Kasten ,
Klipp Klapp ,
Lo-Roll ,
Shut the Box Klipp-Klapp ,
Zamknij pudełko ,
Kudot ,
Lo-Man ,
Numbers Down ,
Alle Neune ,
Stop-Stop ,
상자 닫기 ,
Blitz ,
Würfelspass mit Kuemmerling ,
The James Bond Box ,
Wake Up, Giants! ,
Down & Out ,
6-Player Shut the Box ,
Largo ,
Fermer La Boite ,
Trick-Track ,
Down and Out ,
Casablanca ,
Numbers Up Game ,
Canoga XII ,
Nine-Up ,
Alle Negen ,
Cierra la Caja ,
Das Klappenspiel ,
Lights Out! ,
Low Score ,
Sorcière ,
Clapper ,
Canoga ,
4-Player Shut the Box ,
Hoch Verloren: Wenig Gewonnen ,
Snake Eyes ,
Pythagoras ,
12er Shut the Box ,
Shut Eye ,
Würfelbrett ,
That Flippin' Game ,
Shut-the-Box ,
Simple Nine ,
Bamboo Shut the Box ,
Bottoms-Up ,
Shut the Box 12 ,
Dominino ,
Strike 9 ,
Block ,
Shut the Box ,
feche a caixa ,
Hoch verliert-Niedrig gewinnt! ,
45 ,
Double-Sided 9-Number Shut the Box Game Set ,
Cover-Up ,
Ro-Lo ,
Zock ,
Luukku Kiinni ,
Würfel-Bar
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