Thanks Alex for sharing. I play with an addictional rule that if a player throws a double, and providing they can go again, on that next roll they can use any arithmetic to reach a number, so not just adding the two rolled numbers, but division, subtracting, and multiplying just for that following roll. Keep playing!!
Hi @mizukarate , all Shut the Box games are played in the same way. Players will take turns rolling the dice and flipping their numbers until they either "Shut the Box" by flipping down all their numbers or roll a pair of dice that they cannot use. One of two major differences between the variants would be either the number of players, ranging from 1 to 6, depending on which board you have. In this video, I have the 6 player variant on the left and 1 player version on the right. Depending on the variant you have, you can play with up to that many players, with each player sitting behind one of the sets of numbers. Each player would still take their turn flipping their numbers down until they cannot do so anymore and keep those numbers down while the next player goes. At the end of the game, each player adds up the numbers that they did not flip down and the player with the lowest total is the winner. The other variation is how many numbers appear, which will either be 9 or 12. The 9 number version is the easier of the two, but the rules are still the same between the two versions. A fun tip I'd recommend is that for Shut the Box games with multiple players, you can give each player a pair of different colored dice and have them all roll at the same time! Rather than stopping when they make a bad roll, have every player keep rolling as fast as they can until they flip down all their tiles first! If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know!
@WoodExpressionsGames I have a 12 number with 4 player set. I plan to play various versions of the game. If you make more Shut the Box videos I will watch them. Thank you.
@@mizukarate I just got the same variant for Christmas. The rules with it suggest that Subtraction of the pips is also an option (?) or default (?). It also mentions that if all tiles >= 7 are down, player can elect to roll a single die. Is this what you gather from the instructions, or did you get even a different set of instructions?
Great job explaining the rules & strategies! Thank you!
Thanks Alex for sharing. I play with an addictional rule that if a player throws a double, and providing they can go again, on that next roll they can use any arithmetic to reach a number, so not just adding the two rolled numbers, but division, subtracting, and multiplying just for that following roll. Keep playing!!
That's a really fun rule! It's a great change to the game and makes it easier to get those higher numbers. Have a happy holiday season!
A lot of variants with different rules and dice. Can you do a video or videos on this please?
Hi @mizukarate , all Shut the Box games are played in the same way. Players will take turns rolling the dice and flipping their numbers until they either "Shut the Box" by flipping down all their numbers or roll a pair of dice that they cannot use.
One of two major differences between the variants would be either the number of players, ranging from 1 to 6, depending on which board you have. In this video, I have the 6 player variant on the left and 1 player version on the right. Depending on the variant you have, you can play with up to that many players, with each player sitting behind one of the sets of numbers. Each player would still take their turn flipping their numbers down until they cannot do so anymore and keep those numbers down while the next player goes. At the end of the game, each player adds up the numbers that they did not flip down and the player with the lowest total is the winner.
The other variation is how many numbers appear, which will either be 9 or 12. The 9 number version is the easier of the two, but the rules are still the same between the two versions.
A fun tip I'd recommend is that for Shut the Box games with multiple players, you can give each player a pair of different colored dice and have them all roll at the same time! Rather than stopping when they make a bad roll, have every player keep rolling as fast as they can until they flip down all their tiles first!
If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know!
@WoodExpressionsGames I have a 12 number with 4 player set. I plan to play various versions of the game. If you make more Shut the Box videos I will watch them. Thank you.
@@mizukarate I just got the same variant for Christmas. The rules with it suggest that Subtraction of the pips is also an option (?) or default (?). It also mentions that if all tiles >= 7 are down, player can elect to roll a single die. Is this what you gather from the instructions, or did you get even a different set of instructions?
@risusrules I didn't look at my instructions yet(got mine for Christmas too). However there are some good youtube videos out there.