Shut the Box variants
Other ways to play Shut the Box, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Twelve tiles
A bigger box with tiles 1 to 12: the 10, 11 and 12 need big rolls to close, the worst score rises to 78 and shutting every tile gets much harder.
Ten tiles
A box with tiles 1 to 10: one extra tile that only a total of 10 or more can close, a worst score of 55 and a slightly harder box to shut.
Digital scoring
Read the open tiles as one number instead of adding them up: 1 and 4 left standing score 14, so every extra tile left up costs far more than a high one.
One die by choice
Once 7, 8 and 9 are shut you choose before each roll whether to throw one die or two, instead of switching to one die automatically.
Shut to win
Close every tile in your box and you win on the spot: the game ends at once, and the players who haven't had their turn yet don't get one.