Front Porch Classics Shut the Box Bookshelf Game
Played for centuries in the ports of England, this game now makes its way to your living room. And with a classic wood box and tiles, Shut the Box still keeps its Old Century charm. To play, simply roll the dice and lay down any combination of tiles to match your roll. Keep rolling until you can't match your roll on the remaining tiles. Lowest score wins. Lay down all the tiles and you've "Shut the Box." Easy to learn, this classic game is fun for the whole family. For any number of players. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award.
Front Porch Classics Shut the Box Bookshelf Game Features
- Beautiful wood box, hand made wooden dice and tiles
- A great game for any number of players
- This fast-paced game is fun and addictive!
- Comes in a handsome solid-wood box
$24.36
This is fun and it makes a great gift. We play while we are watching TV or having a conversation and just pass the box around the room. I have played with eight year olds and sixty year olds. The children love it when they get to "shut the box" and its fun to watch them as they add up the numbers in ther heads. Sometimes, when it's just us "old folks," eveyone puts down a quarter and we play for the "pot".
The bookshelf version of the game not only looks just like another book if you put it on a bookshelf, but it is attractive when you leave it sitting on a coffee table. It is also the best size for passing around. I have played with the bigger chest type box and that one is nice to look at but you usually have to get up out of your seat to hand it to the next person. It is awkward and heavy. This one can be handed over with one hand. Our family enjoys "Shut the Box" so much that I bought several and gave them as gifts. -- Classic Game, Fun for Children and Adults
I have given this game to all of my adult children so they can share and play it with their children. We are a very competitve family and "Shut the Box" let's you compete against your self as well as others. It is great for teaching young children to add and choose number combinations. I am 70 years old and I grew up with this game always out on the breakfast bar in our home. I think my parents placed it there to keep us occupied while waiting to be fed. -- Great for the entire family
Saw a game like this at a gift shop and was intrigued by the way it just looked like an old box. Always trying to find something different from video games and characters to entertain the grandkids, so I got this from Amazon and gave it at Christmas. An instant hit! Even the little ones that don't do math were fascinated by the flipping numbers. Even my Mon & Dad, in their late 70's, loved it. It probably won't have the lasting intellectual value of a good card game, but it's sure a great way to teach kids simple math fast, without them even knowing it. -- So simple it makes math fun
A GAME THAT IS EASY TO LEARN, BUT HAS SOME HIDDEN TECHNIQUES THAT MAKES IT FUN -- VERY ENTERTAINING BUT SIMPLE
This is a great party game for almost all ages. I've played it with my 6 & 8 year old grandkids and a party of senior citizens. This particular version is made of beautiful solid wood that will last forever. It would make a great gift. -- Great Party Game
