TETRIS GLOSSARY
Garbage blocking
Also called Blocking · Garbage delay
A rule that postpones incoming garbage while you keep clearing lines. Unlike cancellation, it need not reduce the incoming amount. Rules and delay limits vary across games and rooms.
View in the A–Z glossary →- 6 lines pendingIncoming garbage is waiting
- You clear a lineA blocking rule delays insertion
- Still 6 pendingThe queue has not been canceled
Blocking postpones garbage. Cancellation reduces it; the two effects can coexist.