Shut the Box (DailyJamm)
Rate itRoll the day's dice and flip down tiles that add up to each roll.
Every day: One box a day: the dice for every roll come from a stream seeded with the date, so every player faces the same rolls in the same order. New puzzle: Midnight Central Time (America/Chicago).
DailyJamm's Shut the Box is the old pub dice game with one box a day. You roll two dice and flip down standing tiles from 1 to 9 that add up to the roll, until no combination fits. Everyone gets the same dice, so scores can be compared.
About Shut the Box (DailyJamm)
Shut the Box is a classic pub game, and DailyJamm plays it once a day in the browser. The box holds nine tiles numbered 1 to 9, all standing at the start. You roll two dice, then choose standing tiles whose numbers add up exactly to the roll and press Shut to flip them down. A roll of 7 can take the 7 alone, 3 and 4, or 1, 2 and 4.
Tiles stay down once flipped, and you keep rolling. When the 7, 8 and 9 are all down you may roll one die instead of two. The game ends when no combination of the standing tiles matches the roll, and your score is the sum of the tiles still up, so lower is better. Flip all nine and you have shut the box for a perfect zero.
What makes it a daily game is the dice: each roll is drawn from a fixed stream seeded with the day's date in Chicago time, so every player gets the same rolls in the same order and refreshing the page cannot change them. Your choices of which tiles to flip are what separate one score from another. A countdown shows the next box, the game keeps your stats, and a share button posts the result. It is one of several daily games on DailyJamm, alongside Holdle, Net Zero and Yachtdle.
How to play Shut the Box (DailyJamm)
- Open the page and press Let's Play; nine tiles numbered 1 to 9 stand in the box.
- Press Roll Dice to see the day's first roll.
- Tap standing tiles that add up exactly to the roll, tapping one again to unpick it, then press Shut to flip them down.
- Keep rolling and flipping; once 7, 8 and 9 are down you may roll one die instead of two.
- When no standing tiles can make the roll, the game ends and your score is the sum of the tiles left up. Share it and come back for the next box.
Tips
- Get the high tiles, 7, 8 and 9, down early: they are hard to make later and they cost the most if they stay up.
- When you have a choice, flip one large tile rather than several small ones, so you keep more ways to make later rolls.
- Keep a spread of small tiles standing: 1, 2 and 3 help you match whatever the dice show near the end.
- Roll one die only when the tiles left are low; two dice give totals from 2 to 12, one die only 1 to 6.
Questions
Does everyone get the same dice?
Yes. Each roll comes from a stream seeded with the date, so all players see the same rolls in the same order that day.
When does a new box come?
At midnight Central Time (America/Chicago). A countdown on the page shows the time to the next box.
How is it scored?
Your score is the sum of the tiles still standing when no move is left. Lower is better, and shutting all nine scores zero.
Can I roll just one die?
Yes, but only once the 7, 8 and 9 tiles are all down.
Can I replay the day for better dice?
No. The dice for each roll are fixed for the day, so refreshing does not reroll them. There is one box per day.
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