Construction toy element and set

A construction toy element, comprising:

• a body having a length and a width, wherein the body has a surface profile over the length that differs from a surface profile over the width, and has a longitudinal axis, and a first axial end and a second axial end;
• and
• a plurality of arms extending from the body, wherein each arm of said plurality of arms includes a root end and a free end, and has a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element,
• wherein the first connecting member comprises a first hook having a hook end that extends circumferentially relative to the longitudinal axis,
• wherein the body has a boundary line, wherein at least some of the plurality of arms are situated on a first side of the boundary line, wherein the root end of said at least some of the plurality of arms situated on the first side of the boundary line projects from the body in a direction that is angled towards the first axial end relative to a normal direction to a surface of the body immediately about the root end, and the root end of any arms of said plurality of arms situated on a second side of the boundary line projects from a surface of the body in a direction that is angled towards the second axial end relative to a normal direction to the surface of the body immediately about the root end, and
• wherein the body has a substantially flat region devoid of any of the plurality of arms at one of the first and second axial ends and an aperture configured to receive an object that is separate from the construction toy element at the other of the first and second axial ends.