Do unfinished pattern lines carry over to the next round in Azul?
Yes. In wall-tiling, only complete pattern lines move a tile to your wall. Unfinished lines keep their tiles on your board for the next round. From each complete line, one tile goes to the wall and the rest are discarded to the box lid.
The rule:
Yes, in Azul unfinished pattern lines carry over: only complete lines move a tile to your wall during wall-tiling, while incomplete lines keep their tiles on your board for the next round.
At wall-tiling, for each pattern line from top to bottom:
- Complete: move the rightmost tile to the matching space on your wall and score it. Discard the other tiles from that line to the box lid.
- Not complete: leave it alone. Its tiles stay for the next round.
An unfinished line still blocks other colors, so plan before you start a long line late in the game.
Example:
Your fourth pattern line holds 3 of its 4 red tiles when the round ends. Those 3 stay where they are. Next round, 1 more red tile completes it, and any extra red tiles you take with it go to your floor line.
Why players argue about it:
Players clear every pattern line at the end of a round, or keep the leftover tiles from a line that did score. Only completed lines are cleared.