This is a pocket version of a game many of you will remember from childhood. The origins of the game go back hundreds of years. It was possibly invented in 12th century, Normandy. The game is known by several names but I think the most common is Shut the Box.
The game was traditionally played by multiple players but you can play a solitaire version as well.
See the rules below.
Typical table version of Shut the Box
RULES OF THE GAME
At the start of the game, all tiles are standing up, showing the numerals 1 to 9.
During the game, each player plays in turn. A player begins his or her turn by throwing or rolling the die or dice into the box. If the sum of the remaining tile(s) is 6 or lower, the player may roll only one die. Otherwise, the player must roll both dice.
After throwing, the player adds up the pips (dots) on the dice and then flips over one of any combination of open numbers that equals the total number of dots showing on the dice. For example, if the total number of dots is 8, the player may choose any of the following sets of numbers (as long as all of the numbers in the set are available to be flipped:
8
7, 1
6, 2
5, 3
5, 2, 1
4, 3, 1
The player then rolls the dice again, aiming to flip more numbers. The player continues throwing the dice and flipping numbers until reaching a point at which, given the results produced by the dice, the player cannot flip any more numbers. At that point, the player scores the sum of the numbers that are still standing. For example, if the numbers 2, 3, and 5 are still open when the player throws a one, the player's score is 10 (2 + 3 + 5 = 10). Play then passes to the next player.
For further clarification, if 2, 3, and 5 are the only numbers open, and the player throws a 4, their turn ends, since 4 requires either 4 or the pair 1, 3 to be standing. With 2, 3, and 5 being the only standing numbers, the only throws that would not end the player's turn are 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10.
After every player has taken a turn, the player with the lowest score wins.
If a player succeeds in closing all of the numbers, he or she is said to have "Shut the Box" – the player wins immediately and the game is over
In single-player mode, the goal is to turn over all the numbers.
In the pocket version, we just set the numbers up on our table.
The lid of the box is used to roll the dice.
The numbers are just flipped over to make the score.
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