Sailors Dice Box
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Here's an excellent Dice Compendium with a nautical theme that includes the classic Sailor's dice game, Crown and Anchor and the old pub classic that also has a maritime history - Shut the Box. The Sailor's dice box measures 305 x 140 x 75 mm and, when opened, the lid forms a felt-lined bay for catching the dice. The other side of the box holds the sliding hatches for Shut the Box plus bays for the following dice:
As well as dice, the box includes a felt Crown and Anchor mat, instructions andYacht scoring cards. It is a well finished, polished cabinet with brass fittings and hinges that represents excellent value - so many great dice games in a single, elegant, compact box! This product contains small parts that represent a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 5 years old. |
The dice box comes with rules for 6 games as follows:
- Shut the Box - Also known as Canoga and '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!
- Crown and Anchor - the classic nautical dice game played with special dice. Again, any number can play in this straightforward gambling game in which bets are placed using the special felt mat.
- Going to Boston - a fast gambling game in which the aim is simply to achieve the highest score.
- Yacht - in which players try to make special patterns using 5 ordinary dice.
- Crew - in which players attempt to collect a complete crew based upon specific rolls of the dice.
- Scuttlebutt - a nautical version of the well-known Poker Dice game.
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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.