Patent ID: 7604237

Claim:
A kit for a math game, comprising: (a) a plurality of game tiles, each of the game tiles being generally planar having opposed front and back faces, each of the game tiles being generally octagonal in shape defined by eight edges, the front face of each of the game tiles including a number and eight half symbols arranged around the number, each of the half symbols associated with and located proximate to a respective one of the edges, each of the game tiles configured so that any edge of a first game tile can adjoin any edge of a second game tile, the first and second game tiles being adjacently arrangeable with respective edges adjoining and the front faces visible so that the half symbol of the respective edge of the first game tile corresponds with the half symbol of the respective edge of the second game tile and forms one of a plurality of mathematical symbols when the respective edges are adjoined; and (b) a plurality of multi-digit tile joiners for forming a multi-digit number from two of the game tiles, each of the multi-digit tile joiners including a plate and a locating rib underneath the plate, the locating rib extending inwardly along sides of the plate, the locating rib having a height relative to the sides of the plate that is generally the same as a thickness of the games tiles between the front and back faces, the two of the game tiles being adjacently arrangeable with the front faces facing the side of the plate and particular edges of the two of the games tiles aligned and separated by the locating rib such that the half symbols of the particular edges of the two of the game tiles are covered by the plate.