Tiles of the Unexpected

Tiles of the Unexpected is an addicting tile-breaking puzzle game with 3 challenging levels. Break away two layers of tiles to collect bombs and clear the board. 

The game is inspired by the virtual band Gorillaz and their dark, y2k grunge style. It’s sometimes also called Gorillaz: Tiles of the Unexpected.

How to play Tiles of the Unexpected?

The objective is to remove groups of two or more identical tiles until the board is empty. The tiles are stacked in two layers. Clicking on a group of two or more tiles that are directly next to each other removes those tiles.

If the bottom layer is cleared, the tiles above will fall down to fill the gap. If the falling tiles create a new combination, they will also be eliminated.

Earning and Using Bombs

By creating these automatic combinations with falling tiles, you earn bombs. The bombs are stored on the left side of the screen. You can use them to blast away the tiles when you run out of moves. 

Each tile costs one bomb to remove, and bombs will only be available for use when no clickable combinations are left. Any bombs that are left over at the end of the level, are carried over into the next.

And you really will need those bombs! Three levels doesn’t sound like much, but even getting to level 3 isn’t easy - let alone beating this final level! A new tile design is added to each subsequent round, making matches just that little bit harder to come by than in the previous level.

Play more free online games like Tiles of the Unexpected

If you like this game, check out the revised version Gorillas Tiles of the Unexpected: Remastered, or check out our puzzle games section for more tile-breaker and tile-matching games.

Who created Tiles of the Unexpected?

Tiles of the Unexpected was made by the creative studio Zombie Flesh Eaters. The HTML5 version was developed by Agame.

When was Tiles of the Unexpected first released?

The original Flash game was first released in 2006, during Phase 2 (2004-2008) of the official storyline of the virtual band Gorillaz.

This updated HTML5 version was ported and released by Agame in 2017.