Wrench&Roll: Garage Tile Match

GAME INFO

What is the goal of the game?

In Wrench&Roll: Garage Tile Match, students help Juno and Grandpa Gus save their family repair shop. Each level brings in a broken vehicle. To fix it, players clear every crate of car parts from the board by matching them in sets of three: wrenches, tires, oil, batteries, gears, spark plugs, headlights and paint. When the board is empty, the car is repaired. The game has 120 levels across six story chapters.

Recommended age and educational level

Recommended for ages 7 and up (grades 2–8). Early levels introduce one rule at a time, so younger students can start right away. Later levels require careful multi-step planning that challenges middle schoolers and adults. All in-game text is in English, which makes it accessible for ELL students building vocabulary.

How to play: single-player or multiplayer

This is a single-player puzzle game.

Tap a crate that touches the open road, the dark channel connected to the bottom of the board. Only crates next to that path can be moved.
The crate rolls to the workbench, which has 6 slots. Three matching crates merge and repair part of the car.
If the workbench is full and the next crate doesn't complete a set, the level is lost.
Obstacles add strategy: steel plates never move, boom crates blast nearby plates, padlock plates open after a set number of merges, and mystery “?” crates reveal their part only when they can be reached.
Three boosters help when players get stuck: Magnet (pulls out a full set), Rewind (undoes the last move) and Hammer (breaks one steel plate).

Finishing a level without boosters earns 3 stars, which rewards careful thinking over quick tapping.

What do you learn from this game? Learning and skills

Planning and sequencing: deciding the order of moves to keep the workbench from overflowing.
Logical reasoning: predicting how each move opens or blocks the path to other crates.
Working memory: tracking which parts are on the bench and how many are still needed.
Sorting and grouping: classifying objects and counting in groups of three, an early link to multiplication.
Spatial reasoning: reading a grid and understanding connected paths.
Vocabulary: car part names and short character dialogues in everyday English.
Persistence: learning from mistakes and trying a new strategy.

Tips to get the most out of this game

Think aloud: ask students to explain their next move and why before they tap. It's a great way to make reasoning visible.
Star challenge: set a class goal of beating a level with 3 stars and no boosters.
Math connection: count the crates of each type at the start and check that each total is a multiple of 3.
Vocabulary warm-up: review the eight car parts before playing and have students label them in a drawing.
Unplugged activity: in small groups, use colored counters or picture cards (3 of each), a “board” and a 6-slot tray. Students take turns drawing items and must clear the board without filling the tray. Then discuss which strategies worked best.