Shut the BoxNumber of Players: 2 4 "In Shut the Box, players match rolls of the dice to numbers on the game. The game 'box' has levers labelled from one to nine or twelve. Initially all the levers are in the 'up' position. The first player rolls two dice. He or she then knocks down the levers as follows: One number which is the combined value of both dice or Two numbers whose total adds up to the combined total of each dice. There are several methods of scoring.