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Flat little squares with one job: cover a surface and judge your grout.
means Thin, durable pieces of fired clay, stone, or ceramic laid in patterns to cover floors, walls, or roofs.
from From Latin tegula, meaning a roof covering, rooted in tegere, to cover — the same instinct behind toga and protect.
Penrose patternTiles can cover infinite floors without ever repeating.
MahjongThe game uses 144 tiles, not cards.
Roman roofsOverlapping terracotta tegulae kept emperors dry.