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Coffee Table Shut The Box

Also known as Canoga or "Batten down the Hatches", this is the old gambling game for as many players as you like.   Player throw the dice and choose to shut either the numbers thrown or sum of the numbers thrown.  Each player tries to close all the numbers and thus shut the box!

Coffee Table Shut the Box

Shut the Box Old CenturyNow this is a brilliant version of the game that is ideal for pubs or public events.

The game is much larger than the typical games found in toy shops and is designed in an "Olde Worlde" style. In fact it is more of a chest than a box with a chain to hold the lid and a metal handle and clasp at the front. The numbers are chunky wooden panels with a decorative shield painted on the back of each and enclosed are rules and two, extra-large wooden dice.

This product was formerly known as Old Century Shut the Box.

This product won a "Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award", a prestigious award from the totally independent consumer review group.

Dimensions are 12 x 35 x 26cm (5 x 10.5 x 14 inches - that's really big!)

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A few facts about Shut the Box

It's not known exactly where Shut the box originated from.  Most theories point to a source in Northern France; some specify Normandy and the Channel Islands as the specific location and claim that it has been played there for at least two hundred years.   There is only evidence for it within England from the middle of the twentieth century, it having reputedly been brought to the South of England from the Channel Islands in 1958 by a Mr. 'Chalky' Towbridge..  One source claims that Shut the Box is also common in Zambia!

An old pub gambling favourite, Shut the Box uses two dice and a special wooden playing tray.   The tray features the numbers 1 - 9 in a row, each of which has a hinged cover and a turn involves repeatedly throwing the dice and shutting or covering a number or pair of numbers each throw.  The turn ends when no numbers can be covered upon the throw of the dice at which point the player's total is calculated.  The ultimate aim is to completely cover all numbers or "shut the box" which results in the best possible score of zero.

For more information on Shut the Box, see the Online Guide to Traditional Games.