WSGALARYShut The Box for 2 Players, Wooden Table Game Dice Games Educational Dice Game Great Family Board Games Holiday Travel Fun Game for Kids

I ordered the WSGALARY Shut The Box game for 2 Players for my 5 year old son.I've wanted to try this game for a long time.It's very popular for teaching infant school children basic maths combinations.The product arrived well packaged and in very good condition.I love the solid wood construction of the Shut The Box game with its forest green felt base.The concept of the game is quite simple and I think it was originally derived from gambling.This version is aimed at children and families.Ensure all of the number blocks are upright.One player rolls the dice, adds the total and knocks down 2 numbers that add up to the total.For example, if you roll a 4 and a 5 (9), you can knock down any 2 numbers that add up to 9.You can also select the 1 number 9, if you have only 1 option to select.The same player keeps going until they are stuck.The 2nd player takes their turns.The aim is to try to knock down all of the numbers or as close to zero as possible.It's a surprisingly addictive game and we spent several hours over a handful of sittings playing it.You can add a timer for older players to make it a bit more fun and interactive.The Shut The Box game is compact and appears to be well manufactured with no defects or marks.It's easy to put away, store and highly portable to take on day trips, short and long haul holidays.Overall, a simple and addictive table top family game at a reasonable price for the quality.

Easy fun.

good for learning maths, and is simple enough that the child can be quite young

It's refreshing to find a game that doesn't rely on batteries. This way, we always have something new to entertain young visitors. And the wooden construction offers a pleasant change from the usual plastic toys.Shut the Box is a versatile game that can be enjoyed by players of all ages, even as young as three or four. It's a great way to have fun while also helping younger players develop their number skills.While Shut the Box is an old game, it's still as enjoyable as ever. The included instructions might be a bit lacking, but a quick online search provides clear guidance.Given the price, the quality of the wooden construction is reasonable. It's not the finest craftsmanship, but it's more than adequate for the fun it provides.

I got this so that we had a game that all the family, even my young grandchildren could play. I love wooden toys, so much nicer than plastic and the joy of board games is that you can usually play them straight out of the box without the need for assembly or inserting batteries. It is a well made game, we are not talking master craftsmanship but there are no rough edges and the parts move freely. We did struggle due to there being no instructions but a quick google search assisted with that.For the current price of £8.99 this is well worth the money. Would recommend.

I'll start off by saying this makes an interesting and mildly stretching arithmetic game for someone like my 8 year old. It's simple, but engaging in the same way that someone older might think of sudoku.Unfortunately the package as a whole is let down by:1. a ridiculous plastic bag2. no instructions whatsoeverReading through other reviews I see people started playing it the way we played it at first (doing arithmetic on the two dice numbers) but I came to the conclusion that we were supposed to just add the two dice numbers together and then use the pegs to do the arithmetic (e.g. if you roll two sixes and only pegs 6,7 & 9 are standing you can say "(9-7) x 6 matches my 12". We enjoyed this way better, but what's correct? Perhaps there's another way where you can do arithmetic on the dice AND the pegs separately?This deserved more stars, but it's fundamentally flawed if we're all having to guess and debate how to play it. If you buy this for someone you're going to have to point them to the Amazon listing and tell them to piece together the playing instructions from a couple of advertising photos.

I'd seen a few of these games online and while it is simple, it's a fun game for the family to enjoy - the box says 3+. The idea is you lift the numbered flaps up, roll the dice and either by using the numbers separately or adding them together, you need to put all the flaps down until you Shut the Box. There are no instructions provided so you could come up with your own game too. The 'box' is nicely made with the green playing area to roll the dice onto (if you have kids then you know they'll want to roll them across the room and then the flaps which are clearly numbered on both sides. It has 2 x wooden dice so it's a good way for younger kids to learn to count as they'd need to count the dots. The 'box' arrives with cellophane on it to keep the dice in so I like that they provided a bag for it to be placed into to keep everything together but I can't really say the bag goes with the game with it having a cute bear and 'Love you The best gift is to meet you' printed on it. The bag is also quite thin so could rip easily but there's also the outer cardboard box to keep it safe in if not using the bag and because it's quite small, it's easy enough to store on a bookshelf etc.