Learning method for chemical compound nomenclature

A learning aid method for a plurality of individuals to learn combinations of at least one sub-component of at least one chemical substance nomenclature, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first board and a second board, where each board comprises indicia including a plurality of spaces;
• providing a tile container and a plurality of tiles, where each tile comprises text or number indicia representing a sub-component of a chemical substance nomenclature and a number indicia representing a score;
• selecting one of the boards to use during game play;
• throwing a die to identify the order of play;
• picking a plurality of tiles from the tile container by each player;
• placing in turn by each player a plurality of said player tiles on said spaces of said selected board such that the tiles form a complete and correct name of a chemical compound;
• and
• awarding a predetermined score to each player based on both the score indicia on the tiles and the indicia on the board on which the tiles are placed.