Shut the Box
In DevelopmentSame dice as the computer. Only the choices differ.
Roll, pick the tiles that add up, and try to shut the whole box. The computer replays your exact dice afterwards, which makes the comparison mean something.
- Platforms
- iPhone · iPad · Mac
- Category
- Board game
A closer look
Tap any screenshot to open it full screen.
What's inside
Everything Shut the Box does, without the filler.
The computer gets your dice
Same throws, same order. Whoever chose better wins — there is no lucky opponent to blame.
Game quality, not just score
Every round is graded against the solver: how many of your choices were optimal. A perfectly played game can still end on a high score.
Game analysis
Walk back through the round and see what the best move was at each throw, and what it would have cost you.
Three difficulties
Easy, medium and hard opponents, all playing the same dice you did.
Friend Box
Send someone the same set of throws and see who plays them better.
Danish and English
The whole game, both languages, on all three platforms.
Why people use Shut the Box
The reasons that survive the second week.
Luck is taken out of the argument
Shut the Box is usually decided by the dice. Giving both sides the identical throws turns it into a game about decisions.
It can prove you played well
An exact solver knows the best move in every position, so the app can tell you that a bad score was still a good game.
One purchase, three platforms
iPhone, iPad and Mac — a real Mac app, not a stretched phone layout.
Frequently asked questions
The lower score wins. You shut tiles to remove their value; shutting the whole box is a score of zero and the best possible round.
What's next
Planned work, in no guaranteed order and with no promised dates.
- in progress
First TestFlight round
Beta across iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- planned
Game Center leaderboards
Compare game quality rather than raw score.
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Get Shut the Box
Same dice as the computer. Only the choices differ.