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OCR: Shut the Box Instructions Shut the Box has been around since the 18th century and was thought to have been invented by fishermen in the Channel Islands. It has remained a popular game in the British Isles and has also been glorified in the TV game show High Rollers.' odds type of play, make Shut the Box a fun, fast-paced game. Its simplicity coupled with a beat-the- THE OBJECTIVE: Players try to get the highest monthly score possible, by shutting numbered doors or tiles which match rolled dice. At the beginning of play, tiles numbered 1 thru 12 are displayed on the screen in an 'up' position (see figure 1). Standard 9-tile Box ... Deluxe - 1 4 15 6 7 8 9 101112 FIGURE 1. Tiles 1 through 9 constitute the standard '9-tile box' while tiles 10 through 12 make up the "deluxe box'. The player begins by rolling the dice and then closes a combination of tiles whose numbers total that of the dice. The player's turn ends when a number is rolled which cannot be matched by any total of the remaining tiles left up (open) or, when all tiles have been closed. Click Anywhere to Continue *