The raised continuous border acts as a retainer, preventing the tiles from moving. So glue isn't required. The last tile in each row is cut 1/8" larger, to compensate temperature related shrinking and the tiles shrinking as they dry. Now the concrete slab had no retainer edge, so gluing the two perimeter rows was required. However I should've glued them all as the tiles have dried like a pencil eraser leaving gaps between the tiles.