boardboxrattle
/ˈbɔːdˌbɒksˈrætəl/nounVerified NewAlso in: Schachtelschütteltest (Deutsch) · cajasonda (Español) · boîtectoscopie (Français)
The diagnostic shake of a board game box that proves the die is somewhere inside and inaccessible.
The boardboxrattle confirms what the first turn suspected: the die is in the box, under the board, in a fold of the rules. Retrieval takes longer than the game's setup. Households keep spare dice as infrastructure, and the original die is still in there, settling, waiting for its move.
Etym. — board box + rattle — the sonar test for lost game pieces.
Novelty check: APPROVE
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