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The game Equals was a board game similar to
Note the use of the colon tile to represent the division operator, as opposed to the 
Equals_board_game_Canadian_rules_booklet.jpg, The cover of the Canadian rules booklet
Equals_board_game_tagline.jpg, The tagline as featured on the box
Scrabble
''Scrabble'' is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left t ...
, but instead of tiles with letters combined to form words, it used tiles with numbers and basic arithmetic operations to form equations.
The game was sold originally as Zahlenjux by Pelikan in Germany, and in Canada was licensed by Waddingtons
Waddingtons was a British manufacturer of card and board games. The company was founded by John Waddington of Leeds, England and the manager, actor and playwright Wilson Barrett, under the name ''Waddingtons Limited''. The name was changed in ...
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Objective
Players draw tiles and lay down equations, starting in the center, and continue until no player can lay another tile, the same as in Scrabble. However, there are situations that do not occur in Scrabble, for example while you can extend equations, e.g. by putting 1x4 in front of 4x5=20 to form 1x4 = 4x5 = 20, you can not put 4x5 in front of 4x5=20 to form 4x5 = 4x5 = 20. The immediate right hand side of each part of the sequence must be correct by itself. A typical first play follows as:
Note the use of the colon tile to represent the division operator, as opposed to the slash
Slash may refer to:
* Slash (punctuation), the "/" character
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Slash (Marvel Comics)
* Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')
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or obelus
An obelus (plural: obeluses or obeli) is a term in typography that refers to a historical mark which has resolved to three modern meanings:
* Division sign
* Dagger
* Commercial minus sign (limited geographical area of use)
The word "obel ...
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See also
*Equate (game)
''Equate'' is a board game made by Conceptual Math Media where players score points by forming equations on a 19x19 game board. Equations appear across and down in a crossword
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References
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