1 or more players -- 8+
publisher: Front Porch Games
list price: $60
Roll the dice and lay down any combination of tiles that match your roll. Keep rolling until you can't match your roll on the remaining tiles. Low score wins; lay down all the tiles and you've "shut the box".
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We pulled this one out of the game closet for some quick play time while watching the ball drop for New Year's Eve. I can't remember the last time that I, or anyone in the family, played this.
It's just about as simple a game as games can be, and looking at its history, I can understand the reason... people getting off ships look for a little relaxation and financial wind-fall, play something that each of them knows, can play quickly, and moves easily. This game has it all.
It is an attractive game because it doesn't rely totally on chance (the roll of the dice) -- one needs to have some 'plan' based on the numbers rolled.
It did move a little too easily and the boys got bored with it after a short amount of time. I managed to finish with a '3' -- which seems appropriate as that's how I rate this game.
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