Patent ID: 7341251

Claim:
A method of playing a puzzle game comprising the steps of: providing a substantially rigid game piece including a first plate, a second plate and a third plate, each of said first, second and third plates having a bottom edge, a top edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said top edge of said first and second plates being attached to and coextensive with each other, a bottom edge of said third plate being attached to and extending upwardly from a juncture of said top edges of said first and second plates, said first plate having a first slot therein extending upwardly from said bottom edge and to said top edge of said first plate, said second plate having a second slot therein extending upwardly from said bottom edge to said top edge of said second plate, said first and second lateral edges of said first plate being aligned with a corresponding one of said first and second lateral edges of said second plate, an angle formed between said first and second plates being substantially between 45 degrees and 90 degrees, said third plate being positioned between said first and second lateral edges of said first and second plates, said first slot extending along said bottom edge of said third plate from said first lateral edge of said third plate and substantially half a distance to said second lateral edge of said third plate, said second slot extending along said bottom edge of said third plate from said second lateral edge of said third plate and substantially half a distance to said first lateral edge of said third plate; providing a flexible panel having a substantially rectangular shape; providing a cutting tool; and cutting said flexible panel into a plurality of flaps and bending said flaps with respect to each other to mimic an appearance of said game piece.