Shut the Duo
Shut the Box, the old pub dice game, made for iPhone Duo. The phone is the box: shut it to pick up the dice, shake it to rattle them, and open it to see what you rolled.
How to play
- Roll. Shut the phone, give it a shake, and open it. There is always a Roll button too, and the game plays on any iPhone.
- Shut tiles. Tap open tiles that add up to your roll. Once 7, 8 and 9 are shut you roll one die.
- Finish. Your turn ends when no open tiles can make the roll. What you leave standing is your score, and lower is better.
- Daily box. Everyone in the world gets the same dice each day, and one go at them. The box changes at midnight UTC.
- Two players. Lay the phone between you and take turns with the dice. The lowest total after three rounds wins. Your first match is free, and a one-time purchase unlocks the rest.
Questions
- I bought the unlock and it's locked again. Open the menu, choose 2 players, and tap Restore Purchase.
- There's no sound. The game follows the silent switch, and has its own Sound switch in the menu.
- The phone doesn't roll when I shut it. Shutting to roll needs iPhone Duo on iOS 27.1 or later. On other iPhones, tap Roll.
Anything else: aaron@aaronpeabody.dev