Have you played "Shut the Box"? In English pubs, Shut the Box is traditionally played as a gambling game. Each player deposits an agreed amount of money into a pool at the beginning of the game, and the winner of the game collects the money in pool at the end of the game and in some cases the box as well. Shut the box is a traditional game, and there are many local and traditional variations in the rules. In addition, due to the game's growing popularity, many variations of the game have developed in recent years. Joya de Nicaragua is offering a limited edition of its popular Antaño blend in a box that can be re-used to play the dice game Shut the Box. It’s a personal favorite game of Joya de Nicaragua Chairman Dr. Alejandro Martinez Cuenca who has been known to play it on the road at events. For the Antaño Shut the Box Limited Edition, the company is producing 500 20-count Collector’s Edition boxes of two its more popular vitolas: the company’s signature Gran Cónsul size (4 3/4 x 60 – MSRP $ 182/box or $9.10/cigar) and Robusto Grande (5 ½ x 52 – MSRP $169/box or $8.45/cigar). Once the box is empty, the box is ready to play “Shut the Box” – and it comes with everything one needs to play the game.
