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Shut the Box Strategy: How to Choose Better Moves

The Little Dice Club — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:31:37 +0000

By The Little Dice Club

Shut the Box strategy is about the board you leave behind, not only the tiles you close now. When two legal combinations match the roll, compare the open tiles, the combinations they can make later, and whether the game is about a low score or closing every tile.

Compare the position after each legal move

Suppose 1, 3, 5 and 8 are open and the roll is 8. You can close 8, or close 3 and 5. Both choices remove eight points, but they leave different boards:

Move	Tiles left	What changes
Close 8	1, 3, 5	Several small tiles remain available individually.
Close 3 and 5	1, 8	A later two-dice total may be needed to close 8.

There is no universal rule that always selects one option. Compare the next legal combinations and your actual goal.

Protect useful combinations

Small tiles can work together. If 1 and 6 remain, they can cover a roll of 7. If you close one of them, that future combination disappears. This does not mean you should always keep small tiles: a high tile can also create an awkward late position.

The useful question is: “What rolls can this board answer after my move?” Count the legal combinations rather than following a slogan such as “always close the highest tile.”

Plan for the one-die switch

On the standard rule set used here, once every open tile is 6 or lower, the next roll uses one die. That removes totals from 7 through 12. Before making a move that leaves only small tiles, check whether the remaining board still has several one-die answers.

The switch is not automatically bad. It can make a compact board easier to finish. But it changes the probabilities and the combinations available. The one-die guide explains the transition with examples.

Choose a goal before choosing a rule

Two common goals are a low final score and shutting every tile. They overlap, but they are not identical. A move that leaves a slightly higher short-term total may preserve combinations that improve the chance of reaching zero. A move that closes a high tile may be better when your goal is simply to reduce the final sum.

Write down the goal before the roll. Then compare moves against that goal instead of changing the standard halfway through the game.

Practice with a real board

Open the online Shut the Box game, roll, and list every legal combination before clicking a tile. After each move, say which future totals the remaining board can answer. For a rules refresher, use the Shut the Box rules. For a written score record, use the scoring guide.

No strategy guarantees a win. Dice still decide which positions you must face. A good habit simply makes the choice visible: list the legal moves, compare the boards they leave, and keep the rule set and goal consistent.

What Can You Close on a Roll of 7 in Shut the Box?

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:28:56 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
With tiles 1–9 all open, a roll of 7 has five legal combinations: 7, 1+6, 2+5, 3+4 and 1+2+4. Once some tiles are closed, remove every combination that uses one of them.

Key takeaways

Five distinct-tile combinations make 7 on a fully open standard board.

Tile order does not create another move: 1+6 and 6+1 are the same choice.

The best-looking combination is not automatically the mathematically optimal one.

Start with the complete list

Tiles to close	Tile count	Total
7	1	7
1 + 6	2	7
2 + 5	2	7
3 + 4	2	7
1 + 2 + 4	3	7

The list is also complete on a twelve-tile board. Tiles 8 through 12 cannot participate because they already exceed 7, and all tile values are positive. Four distinct positive tiles cannot make 7 either: the smallest possible set, 1+2+3+4, totals 10.

Remove combinations that use closed tiles

Suppose 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8 are open. Of the five combinations, only 2+5 and 1+2+4 remain legal. Tile 7 is closed, tile 6 is closed, and tile 3 is closed, removing the other options.

If only 2, 4 and 8 are open, there is no legal combination for 7. You cannot substitute a closed 1 or split tile 8 into smaller numbers. Under the standard rules used here, that roll ends the round and scores the open sum of 14.

Do not use the same tile twice

The expression 1+1+5 totals 7, but it is not a legal move on a board with a single tile 1. Similarly, 2+2+3 requires a second tile 2 that does not exist. The list is a set of distinct available tiles, not every possible arithmetic expression.

You may close three tiles when they are distinct and add up correctly. There is no two-tile limit on this site. The dice display also does not force you to match its individual faces: a roll of 2 and 5 can still close 3+4.

Compare the boards left behind

Closing tile 7 removes a high value while preserving the smaller tiles. Closing 1+2+4 removes three smaller tiles. Both actions reduce the running score by exactly 7, so their immediate scoring effect is identical.

The difference is in future options and possibly the one-die switch. You need the rest of the board and a clearly defined goal to rank them accurately. Counting closed tiles or always choosing the largest tile is not an exact solver.

Use the list to check your reasoning

In practice mode, roll first and choose tiles whose total matches. The “Show a combination” control can reveal legal choices you missed; it cycles through combinations without ranking their quality. It is not labelled an optimal-move engine.

Try a small exercise on paper: cross out 1 and 7 from the fully open board, then find the remaining ways to make 7. You should keep 2+5 and 3+4. After checking, use the strategy overview to think about what each move leaves available for later rolls.

Shut the Box House Rules: Agree Before the First Roll

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:23:45 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
Before a Shut the Box session, agree on board size, permitted dice, legal tile moves, scoring and ties. Different house rules can change both the result and the strategy, even when the board looks identical.

Key takeaways

Write down the rule that triggers one-die play.

Decide whether scores are sums, tile counts or another method.

Our online game supports its stated rules, not a custom-rule editor.

Start with a short agreement

A useful agreement describes decisions players will actually face. For example: “Nine tiles; use two dice while a tile above 6 is open; otherwise one; close distinct open tiles equal to the dice sum; add remaining tiles; equal low scores tie.”

That is the core of the rules used here. It is short enough to read before playing and specific enough to settle a disagreement. “Use the normal rules” is less helpful when players learned the game from different sets.

Clarify dice choices

A compulsory switch and an optional switch are different rules. The Wikipedia overview describes an option to use one die once 7, 8 and 9 are unavailable. This website automatically uses one when every remaining tile is 6 or lower, including on its twelve-tile board.

If a group uses the remaining sum rather than the highest open tile as its trigger, write that separately. With 5 and 6 open, the total is 11 but neither tile is above 6. That position exposes the difference immediately.

Define the arithmetic allowed

Here, add the dice and close a combination matching that total. You cannot subtract faces, multiply them, split a tile or reuse a closed tile. A dice roll of 2 and 5 produces target 7, not a choice between 3, 7 and 10.

Other variants may permit different arithmetic. If your instruction sheet does, follow that set consistently rather than changing the operation after a difficult roll. The website does not offer a subtraction-mode setting. Doubles also have no special bonus here.

Pick one scoring method

The published variants overview lists sum-based scoring, counting open tiles and reading remaining digits as a number. For open 1, 2 and 5, those approaches would give 8, 3 and 125 respectively. They are separate scoring systems, not three ways to calculate the same score.

Our game uses the sum, and its score sheet is labelled for that method. If you use another scoring system on paper, label it prominently and do not mix its results into a sum-based session.

Agree on endings and ties

Decide whether someone reaching zero ends a physical game immediately or whether everyone finishes their scheduled turn. In our online rooms, everyone gets their turn and equal zeroes tie. This keeps each round’s comparison explicit.

Also decide whether a longer match uses cumulative scores or the number of round wins. Those measures can select different winners. Online next-round play currently starts a new score comparison and does not calculate an overall tournament total.

Keep variants in separate records

Write the board size and house rules at the top of a fresh record. Do not compare a twelve-tile digit-scoring result with a nine-tile sum-scoring best. Similar-looking numbers do not guarantee equivalent difficulty or scoring.

If you want to play under this site’s fixed rules, open the board or create a friend room. If you want to invent a physical-table variant, keep its instructions next to the dice so the change is transparent to everyone before the first roll.

When Do You Use One Die in Shut the Box?

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:11:48 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
On this website, use one die when every open tile is 6 or lower. If any open tile is 7 or higher, use two dice. Other versions may let you choose, so check the rule before comparing games.

Key takeaways

Check the highest open tile, not just the remaining sum.

Closing the last tile above 6 changes the next roll to one die here.

A one-die rule changes which totals are possible, not just the number of dice on screen.

Check the tiles that are still open

With 1, 4 and 6 open, this game rolls one die because each remaining number is at most 6. Their sum is 11, but that does not matter for deciding how many dice to use. A rule based on a remaining sum would give a different answer.

With 1 and 7 open, it rolls two dice. The open 7 requires a total that a single six-sided die cannot produce. This same test applies to both board sizes: a twelve-tile game switches only after every tile from 7 through 12 has closed.

Understand what the switch changes

One die can produce 1 through 6, with one face for each result. Two dice can produce 2 through 12, and some totals occur more often than others. A total of 1 is impossible with two dice. A total of 8 is impossible with one.

The switch therefore changes your available future moves. If 2 and 6 remain open, one die can close the 2 or the 6 separately. It cannot roll their combined total of 8. Whether a particular choice improves your overall outcome needs more analysis than simply counting how many tiles remain.

Do not treat every published rule as identical

The Wikipedia rules overview describes a choice between one and two dice when 7, 8 and 9 are unavailable. That is useful evidence that the familiar one-die stage is not always implemented as a compulsory switch.

Our game makes the switch automatically, and its hints, daily dice and friend rooms follow that rule. A physical set may offer a choice or use another trigger. Read its instruction sheet rather than assuming that a strategy table from another version will transfer unchanged.

Resolve common board states

Open tiles	Dice here	Reason
1, 4, 6	One	Every tile is at most 6
1, 7	Two	7 remains open
5, 6	One	The sum of 11 does not control the switch
2, 10	Two	10 remains open on the larger board

The switch applies to your next roll. It does not change the dice total you have already rolled or let you recalculate a move after closing tiles.

Use the right rule when comparing results

A low score under an optional-dice rule is not directly comparable with the same score under a forced-dice rule. Record board size, scoring method and dice choice along with any claimed win rate. The probability guide explains the simpler distinction between a single-roll probability and a full-game win rate.

To practice the switch, start a single-player round. As you close the last high tile, watch the dice count change before your next roll. There is no extra setting to select and no bonus for reaching that stage.

How to Play Shut the Box with Two Players

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:09:19 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
Two players can share one Shut the Box board. Let the first player finish a whole round, reset every tile, then let the second player play. Compare the sums left open: the lower score wins.

Key takeaways

One board and two dice are enough for a physical two-player game.

Reset the board between players; do not inherit the other player’s closed tiles.

Our friend rooms compare one complete round per person and allow ties.

Agree on three rules before rolling

Choose a nine- or twelve-tile board, a dice-switch rule, and a scoring method. Use the same choices for both players. A wooden set’s instructions may differ from the rules used on this website, especially about whether one die is optional.

For a straightforward game, use the sum of open tiles as the score. On this site, two dice are required while any open tile is higher than 6. Once all remaining tiles are 6 or lower, one die is automatic. The rules do not change because a second person is watching.

Give each player a complete round

Player A starts with every tile open. After each roll, they close an available combination that adds up to the dice total. They continue until they cannot make the roll, or until every tile is closed. Record the remaining sum before touching the board.

Reset all the tiles for Player B. They now follow the same process with their own rolls. Alternating a whole round keeps the bookkeeping simple: the visible board always belongs to the active player. Alternating single rolls on one shared board would be a different game and would need separate rules.

Work through a scoring example

Suppose Player A finishes with 2, 4 and 7 open. Their score is 13. Player B finishes with 1, 3 and 6 open, scoring 10. Player B wins because 10 is lower than 13. The number of rolls does not break a tie under our rules.

If both players score 10, record a tie. For a physical match, you can instead agree before starting to play an additional round. Avoid inventing a tie-break after seeing who would benefit. A zero is a perfect score, but our online room still lets the other player finish; two zeroes would tie.

Play on separate devices

In friend rooms, one player enters a nickname, chooses a board size and creates a room. Share the invite link or give the other player its room code. After both players choose Ready, the host starts the round.

The active player rolls and closes tiles while the other watches the same board. The server generates dice and records scores. Each player receives their own random rolls: a friend room is not an identical-dice competition. For a shared dice sequence, use the separate daily challenge.

Decide whether to play a match

For an evening at the table, a fixed number of rounds can work better than stopping after a single result. Write each round in a score sheet, add the columns, and compare cumulative totals after everyone has played equally often.

Our current online rooms do not add scores across rounds. The next-round button starts a fresh comparison. If you want an overall match total, keep it separately. For a first session, play one round each, check the scores together, and only then decide how many more rounds to play.

Shut the Box Dice Probability: Totals and Next-Roll Odds

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:04:52 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
With two fair, independent six-sided dice, 7 is the most likely total: six of the 36 ordered outcomes make it. That is a single-roll probability, not the chance of winning a whole game of Shut the Box.

Key takeaways

Two dice have 36 equally likely ordered outcomes under the stated assumptions.

A next-roll survival chance depends on the open tiles and dice rule.

Whole-game win rates also require a strategy; this article does not claim one.

Count outcomes rather than distinct totals

Each face of the first die can pair with six faces of the second, giving 6 × 6 = 36 ordered outcomes. The results 1+6 and 6+1 are separate outcomes even though both total 7. By contrast, a total of 2 has only the outcome 1+1.

The following table is an exact enumeration under fair, independent dice. It does not use observed player data or a simulation. Percentages are rounded to two decimal places; fractions show the exact values.

Total	Outcomes	Probability
2	1	1/36 = 2.78%
3	2	2/36 = 5.56%
4	3	3/36 = 8.33%
5	4	4/36 = 11.11%
6	5	5/36 = 13.89%
7	6	6/36 = 16.67%
8	5	5/36 = 13.89%
9	4	4/36 = 11.11%
10	3	3/36 = 8.33%
11	2	2/36 = 5.56%
12	1	1/36 = 2.78%

Exact enumeration: row = first die, column = second die; each cell is one equally likely ordered outcome.

First / second	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Calculate a specific next-roll chance

With only 7 and 8 open, this site uses two dice because high tiles remain. Legal next totals are 7 and 8. Their combined outcome count is 6+5=11, so the chance of having a legal move on the next roll is 11/36, or about 30.56%.

The sum of the two open tiles is 15, beyond the maximum two-dice total. It adds no extra successful outcome. Surviving that next roll also does not guarantee closing the remaining tile afterwards.

Avoid double-counting combinations

An open board might offer several ways to close a roll of 7. That does not make 7 more likely to appear. You still have six dice outcomes that total 7, however many legal tile combinations exist for that target.

Count each successful dice result once. The five combinations for a roll of 7 describe choices after the roll. They are not five independent chances to roll that number.

Recalculate when the game switches to one die

With 1 and 2 open, our automatic rule uses one die. Rolling 1, 2 or 3 offers a legal move, so the immediate survival chance is 3/6, or 50%. A roll of 3 closes both tiles, giving an immediate clear-board chance of 1/6 from that position.

Those are different events. A roll of 1 or 2 lets you continue but leaves a tile to close on a later roll. Use the one-die guide to check which dice apply before calculating any probabilities.

Separate a position from a whole game

A complete-game success rate depends on board size, scoring rules, dice choices and which legal move you select at every decision. A number calculated for another variant should not be presented as this website’s win rate.

Our strategy page gives practical heuristics and clearly labels the hints as legal combinations. An exact overall figure would require a documented solver for these rules. Until then, these small, auditable next-roll calculations are the appropriate claims to make.

How the Shut the Box Daily Challenge Uses the Same Dice

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:03:23 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
Our Shut the Box daily challenge uses a nine-tile board and the same ordered sequence of dice pairs for each UTC date. Your tile choices still matter, and the one-die stage can make two players display different totals.

Key takeaways

The challenge changes at midnight UTC, not local midnight everywhere.

Each roll consumes the next pair; at the one-die stage only its first die is used.

Replays are allowed, and daily results are not a ranked leaderboard.

Begin with a shared sequence

Practice mode generates fresh dice for a new roll. Daily mode instead loads that day’s sequence from the server. Two people playing the same UTC date begin with the same board and receive the same first pair.

Both players then choose which tiles to close. Matching dice do not force matching decisions. A roll of 8, for instance, may allow 8 or 3+5 while those tiles are open. Different choices leave different boards for the next pair.

Understand why displayed totals can diverge

Imagine an upcoming pair is 2 and 5. A player with tile 8 still open uses both dice and must make 7. A player whose open tiles are all 6 or lower uses only the first die and must make 2. Both consumed the same pair at that roll index.

This is the website’s automatic one-die rule, not an error in the shared sequence. Comparing only the displayed total without checking the board can make a fair daily challenge look inconsistent.

Check the date before comparing results

The server selects a challenge by UTC date. Local midnight can occur before or after midnight UTC. Ask your friend which challenge date appears above the board instead of assuming that “today” refers to the same puzzle for both of you.

If a new UTC day starts while your round is open, the game asks you to load the new challenge before continuing to roll. This avoids silently mixing two dates within one result. Your device’s local calendar is not the challenge identifier.

Replay to compare decisions

After finishing, you can replay the same date. Try another combination at an early decision and watch how the remaining board develops. Because the base sequence stays fixed, a replay can help isolate the effect of your choices better than a fresh practice round.

It is still not an optimal-strategy proof. A different choice may work better for this particular sequence without having a better expected result across all possible future rolls. The strategy overview explains that distinction.

Share a result with enough context

The daily result includes its date, remaining points, roll count and a small tile grid. Lower scores are better. Roll count is extra context, not a tie-break rule. A friend should compare the same challenge date and understand that replays are permitted.

There is no verified ranking, cash prize or claim that a copied result is tamper-proof. These are friendly comparisons. If you want to play together and watch a live shared board, choose a friend room; those rooms give each player independent dice instead of the daily sequence.

Choose daily or practice for the task

Use daily for a repeatable puzzle you can discuss. Use practice for fresh rolls, twelve-tile play and local best-score tracking. Daily mode stays at nine tiles and does not replace your practice best.

You can open the game, select Daily challenge, and read the displayed date before making your first roll. No account is needed for either single-player mode.

Shut the Box Doubles Rules: What Happens on a Pair?

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 02:56:40 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
In our version of Shut the Box, doubles are an ordinary roll. Add both dice and close an available combination with that total. A pair does not grant a bonus, reopen tiles, or let you use one tile twice.

Key takeaways

Two 3s make a target of 6, not two separate uses of tile 3.

If you cannot match the total, doubles do not prevent the round ending.

Any extra-turn or special-pair rule belongs to an explicitly agreed variant.

Treat a pair as one total

A roll of 3 and 3 gives you a target of 6. If open, tile 6 is legal. So are 1+5, 2+4 and 1+2+3. You choose a complete combination that sums to 6, then close it once.

You cannot choose 3+3 because a standard board has only one tile numbered 3. The fact that two dice show the same face does not create a second copy of the matching tile. This is the same distinct-tile restriction used for every other roll.

Walk through the possible pairs

Dice	Target	Example legal choice, if open
1 + 1	2	2
2 + 2	4	1 + 3
3 + 3	6	2 + 4
4 + 4	8	3 + 5
5 + 5	10	1 + 9
6 + 6	12	3 + 9

These are examples, not recommended optimal moves or a complete list. On a twelve-tile board, a roll of 12 can also close tile 12 itself. On a nine-tile board, you must combine other available numbers.

A double can still end the round

Suppose only 7 and 9 remain open and you roll double 4. The target is 8, but neither tile is 8 and their sum is 16. There is no legal move, so the round ends at 16 points.

This example uses two dice because high tiles remain open. If only 4 and 5 remained, our game would already have switched to one die, so rolling a double would not be possible at that stage.

Do doubles give you another roll?

After any successful move, you roll again under our rules. A double does not add an extra reroll on top of that normal continuation. If you fail to match the dice, you cannot reroll because the faces happened to match each other.

Some groups may choose special pair rules for a physical game. Write down what a pair does before you start. A rule taken from another dice game does not automatically apply to Shut the Box, and this website has no doubles-bonus setting.

Check the whole combination before confirming

When a pair appears, first read the total, then list the open tiles. Repeating a face value is an easy mistake if you think in terms of the two separate dice. Instead, write one addition using each selected tile at most once.

For practice, try the legal-combination examples and the scoring guide. They follow the same principle: the roll defines the target, the board limits the available numbers, and the open sum determines the final score.

Can You Play Shut the Box Alone? A Solitaire Guide

The Little Dice Club — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:20:02 +0000

By The Little Dice Club
Yes. Shut the Box works as a solitaire game: start with all tiles open, keep closing combinations that match your rolls, and try to finish with the lowest remaining sum. You do not need an opponent to complete a round.

Key takeaways

The basic tile-and-dice rules work without another player.

Zero is the clear-board goal; a smaller remaining sum is a better score.

Compare personal results using the same board size and dice rule.

Set up a solo round

Use a physical board and dice, a paper adaptation, or the browser game. Start with every number open. Roll, choose a legal combination and close those tiles. Continue until no available combination matches, or until nothing remains open.

There is no separate computer turn to wait for in our practice mode. The challenge is the board state produced by your own choices and the dice. The general game reference also describes solitaire play, so an opponent is not a requirement for the game itself.

Choose a useful personal goal

Trying to close every tile is a clear goal because its score is zero. Another option is to improve your lowest score over a session. Those goals overlap, but they are not the same as proving that every decision you made was optimal.

Avoid treating an arbitrary score as a universal pass mark. A nine-tile game and a twelve-tile game have different starting sums, and dice rules vary between versions. Without a defined ruleset and comparable data, “a good score” is better described as improvement within your chosen setup.

Keep your comparisons consistent

Use the same board size for a block of practice rounds. Write down whether the one-die stage is automatic, optional or unavailable in the version you are using. Keep the scoring method fixed too: adding remaining values is not the same as counting tiles.

Our browser practice mode stores a separate best for nine, ten and twelve tiles on the current device. It is local storage, not an account history. Clearing browser data, changing browsers or using another device can make that record unavailable.

Learn from a move without assuming a cause

If a round ends with a high tile open, review the earlier chances you had to close it. That can suggest a useful question for another game. It does not establish that preserving that tile caused the loss: different earlier choices could also have changed the one-die switch and later available moves.

The “Show a combination” control helps check legality. It cycles through available combinations, not their expected value. Read the strategy guide if you want to distinguish a practical heuristic from a solved move recommendation.

Use daily mode for a repeatable puzzle

Fresh practice rolls make exact comparisons between two attempts difficult. The daily challenge, which deals the same dice sequence to everyone on a nine-tile board, lets you revisit an earlier decision and see what follows.

Replays are allowed. Keep that context when sharing results with someone who played once. A successful replay may reflect learning the sequence as well as improving your general strategy; the website does not present it as a verified competitive ranking.

Add company only when you want it

If you later want another person involved, a friend room uses complete rounds and compares scores. You can share a physical board instead. The underlying move rule remains the same.

For a first solo session, choose nine tiles and play a few complete rounds. Check that you can identify legal combinations and explain your final score before trying the larger board or keeping a longer personal record.

Shut the Box Strategy — Choosing Which Tiles to Close

The Little Dice Club — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:04:26 +0000

By The Little Dice Club

A legal move gets you through this roll. A good choice also leaves ways to handle the next one. No strategy can guarantee a win.

Start with the actual legal moves

You may only close open tiles whose total matches the dice. A roll of 8 with 1, 3, 5 and 8 open gives you a choice between 8 and 3+5. Compare the boards those choices leave instead of choosing the first combination you see.

Small tiles offer flexibility

Low numbers can form several totals. An open 1 can combine with many other tiles, so preserving it is often useful. This is a heuristic, not a proof that the smallest tile should always remain open.

Watch the switch to one die

On this site, closing the last tile above 6 changes the next roll to one die. That die can only roll 1–6. If you then leave 4 and 5 open, you cannot close both with a roll of 9, but you can still close them separately with 4 and 5.

Know what you are optimizing

Minimizing your expected remaining score and maximizing your chance of closing every tile are different objectives. A move that removes a large number now is not automatically the best move for either goal. Exact optimal advice needs a solver that evaluates future states under the chosen rules.

Use our hints as a combination check

The single-player "Show a combination" button cycles through legal options. It does not rank them or calculate an optimal strategy. Try your own choice, then use the hint to see whether you overlooked a combination.

Practice with the daily dice

The daily challenge gives everyone the same sequence of dice pairs on a nine-tile board. Replay it to compare choices. Once you reach the one-die stage, only the first die of each pair is used. A different decision may therefore change later totals.

Keep comparisons fair

Compare results using the same board size, dice rule and scoring method. Friend-room dice are generated by the server for each roll; different players do not receive an identical dice sequence.

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