A friend introduced me to a bar game called "Shut the Box" and I decided to modify it to use bowling pins. My parents love bowling, but due to my Dad's health, he can no longer bowl and he's also having difficulty holding cards. This is the second version of the game. The first one, I only used 9 pins, but Mom is a purist so asked me if I could make another one with 10. She also asked if I could make it lighter in weight so it would be easier to pass back and forth. We call it couch bowling.