Ras2829 says: Hi Inushtuk1; There's a very fine line between the need for four pegs or three pegs in end-game situations. Think it I about 50/50 split on win/loss results when skipping the first two pegs needing three. Based on my playing experience those percentages jump to about 75/25 when needing four pegs and taking the first two offered. Whether you take the first two needing three pegs does depend somewhat on where your opponent is sitting. If opponent is 7 holes out would take the first two every time. If opponent four holes out, with my need for three pegs, would skip the two if by pairing could lead to six pegs for opponent and the win. Situations are so fluid in this wonderful game that the best of playing rules need to be tempered with some flexibility. Many who play this game (most likely a vast majority) have few guidelines by which they play. The videos attempt to provide guidelines by which players will improve the quality of the decisions made relative to retention, discard, pegging, and board position. Application of those principles will result in improved game skills and win percentages on a stand-alone basis. Some players will reach the point in development (as you have) where they will begin to see that there needs to be some "wiggle room" within any framework of principles. Hope that comes close to an answer to the seeming inconsistency, though small.