Tile for game

Abstract

Tile for a playing game, comprising a rectangular front plane carrying playing indicia and a first support plane for permitting the tile to be supported on a base with the front plane facing a player having said tile “in hand”, screened off from the other players, wherein the front plane and the first support plane include a first angle of less than 90 degrees. Set of such tiles, the tiles bearing indicia on their front planes for playing rummy or a rummy-like game.

1 . Tile for a game, comprising a rectangular front plane carrying playing indicia and a first support plane for permitting the tile to be supported on a base with the front plane facing a player having said tile “in hand”, screened off from the other players, wherein said front plane and said first support plane include a first angle of less than 90 degrees.  
   
   
       2 . Tile according to  claim 1 , wherein the first angle is 88 degrees or smaller.  
   
   
       3 . Tile according to  claim 1 , wherein said tile has a centroid or centre of mass, the projection of said centroid on a plane comprising said support plane coinciding with said support plane.  
   
   
       4 . Tile according to  claim 1 , wherein said tile has a rear plane, said rear plane and said front plane having parallel intersecting lines with a cross-sectional plane of the tile parallel to the first support plane.  
   
   
       5 . Tile according to  claim 4 , wherein said rear plane is parallel to said front plane and forms a second support plane for supporting the tile when played by the player and placed on the base with the front plane upwards.  
   
   
       6 . Tile according to  claim 4 , wherein said rear plane and said first support plane include a second angle exceeding 90 degrees.  
   
   
       7 . Tile according to  claim 6 , wherein the sum of said first angle and said second angle is 180 degrees.  
   
   
       8 . Tile according to  claim 1 , wherein said front plane connects to said first support plane.  
   
   
       9 . Tile according to  claim 4 , wherein said rear plane connects to said first support plane.  
   
   
       10 . Tile according to  claim 1 , further comprising an upper plane.  
   
   
       11 . Tile according to  claim 10 , wherein said upper plane and said front plane are perpendicular to each other.  
   
   
       12 . Tile according to  claim 10 , wherein said front plane and said upper plane connect to each other along a corner line, the projection of said corner line on a plane comprising said first support plane coinciding with said first support plane.  
   
   
       13 . Tile according to  claim 1 , further comprising side planes that are parallel to each other and connect to said front plane and to said first support plane and are perpendicular to said first support plane.  
   
   
       14 . Tile according to  claim 1 , said tile being substantially parallelepiped-shaped.  
   
   
       15 . Tile according to  claim 1 , wherein the front plane has a height larger than its width when the tile is supported on the first support plane.  
   
   
       16 . Tile for a game, comprising a front plane which is the sole plane of the tile carrying playing indicia and a first support plane for permitting the tile to be supported on a base with the front plane facing a player having said tile “in hand”, screened off from the other players, as well as a rear plane forming a second support plane permitting the tile to be supported on the base with the front plane oriented upwards, said front plane and said rear plane being parallel, wherein said front plane and said first support plane include a first angle of less than 90 degrees.  
   
   
       17 . Tile according to  claim 16 , wherein the first angle is 88 degrees or smaller.  
   
   
       18 . Set of tiles according to  claim 1 , said set including tiles bearing indicia on their front planes for playing rummy or a rummy-like game.  
   
   
       19 . Set of tiles according to  claim 16 , said set including tiles bearing indicia on their front planes for playing rummy or a rummy-like game.  
   
   
       20 . Set of tiles according to  claim 1 , said set including tiles bearing indicia on their front planes for playing domino.  
   
   
       21 . Set of tiles according to  claim 16 , said set including tiles bearing indicia on their front planes for playing domino.  
   
   
       22 . Tile according to  claim 2 , wherein the first angle is 85 degrees or smaller.  
   
   
       23 . Tile according to  claim 17 , wherein the first angle is 85 degrees or smaller.