It's when you add in the shot multipliers & locking/switching the X inserts that it starts to get confusing. Modes are self explanatory, but it's difficult to for a beginner to grasp scoring rules. When playing with others during league play, if a big score is achieved, most people can't explain what they did to get the big jackpots. Just keep the ball in play since it's so damn fast. Don't like the video mode either. IDK. Not what I expected for a SW themed pin, but the vader/obiwan lightsaber battle mode is pretty cool.