Interconnecting game tiles and games therewith

Abstract

A game set that includes a plurality of tiles. Each tile has at least one indicia and at least one attachment feature that allows the tiles to be attached to each other in a three-dimensional manner. The tiles can be attached to create at least one visual image. For example, the indicia may be letters and the tiles can be attached in either horizontal or vertical directions to create words. A player may be provided a score that corresponds to the number of tiles attached by that player. The attachment of tiles allows the three-dimensional game to be played without a game board.

1 . A game set, comprising:
 a plurality of tiles that each have an indicia and at least one attachment feature that allows said tiles to be attached to each other in a three-dimensional manner.   
     
     
         2 . The game set of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment feature includes a detent and a protrusion that aligns and attaches two adjacent tiles stacked on top of each other in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         3 . The game set of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment feature includes a tongue and a groove that attaches two adjacent tiles side by side in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         4 . The game set of  claim 2 , wherein said attachment feature includes a tongue and a groove that attaches two adjacent tiles side by side in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         5 . The game set of  claim 1 , wherein each tile has a first indicia on a first side of said tile and a second indicia on a second side of said tile. 
     
     
         6 . The game set of  claim 5 , wherein said first indicia is a letter and said second indicia is a different letter. 
     
     
         7 . The game set of  claim 5 , wherein said first indicia is a number and said second indicia is a different number. 
     
     
         8 . The game set of  claim 5 , wherein said first side includes a scaled version of said second indicia. 
     
     
         9 . The game set of  claim 1 , wherein a first group of tiles includes a first color of said indicia and a second group of tiles includes a second color of said indicia. 
     
     
         10 . A game set, comprising:
 a plurality of tiles that each have a first indicia on a first side and a second indicia on a second side and are adapted to be assembled in a three-dimensional manner.   
     
     
         11 . The game set of  claim 10 , wherein each tile includes a detent and a protrusion that aligns and attaches two adjacent tiles stacked on top of each other in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         12 . The game set of  claim 10 , wherein each tile includes a tongue and a groove that attaches two adjacent tiles side by side in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         13 . The game set of  claim 11 , wherein each tile includes a tongue and a groove that attaches two adjacent tiles side by side in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         14 . The game set of  claim 10 , wherein said first indicia is a letter and said second indicia is a different letter. 
     
     
         15 . The game set of  claim 10 , wherein said first indicia is a number and said second indicia is a different number. 
     
     
         16 . The game set of  claim 10 , wherein said first side includes a scaled version of said second indicia. 
     
     
         17 . The game set of  claim 10 , wherein a first group of tiles includes a first color of said indicia and a second group of tiles includes a second color of said indicia. 
     
     
         18 . A method for playing a game, comprising:
 providing a plurality of tiles that each have an indicia;   attaching a first tile to a second tile side by side in a horizontal direction;   attaching a third tile to the first tile stacked on top of each other in a vertical direction; and,   repeating the method of attaching tiles side by side in the horizontal direction and stacked on top of each other in the vertical direction.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein at least two players attach the tiles and each player is awarded a score associated with the tiles attached by the player. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein each tile includes a first indicia on a first side and a second indicia on a second side and each player can attach the tiles exposing either the first or second indicia. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein a player uses a scaled version of the second indicia on the first side of each tile to determine the second indicia. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein a first player uses a first group of tiles that have a first color of the indicia and a second player uses a second group of tiles that have a second color of the indicia. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the indicia are letters and the tiles are attached to create words. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the indicia are card indicia and the tiles are attached to play a game of cards. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the indicia include sequences of dots and the tiles are attached to play a game of dominos. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the indicia includes numbers. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the player receive a different score for a horizontal attachment of the tiles than a vertical attachment of the tiles. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising rotating the attached tiles about a surface. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising placing the tiles in an upright position in front of a user of the tiles.