> there were so many times I got annoyed by having two or three small pieces, like two or three 2x2 pieces, where a single 2x4 or 2x6 would do just fine I was

> there were so many times I got annoyed by having two or three small pieces, like two or three 2x2 pieces, where a single 2x4 or 2x6 would do just fine I was annoyed by this too (and am experiencing it with the Lego Hogwarts set I am building for my wife), but it seems like it has a good reason. Just as sometimes you see weird rare-color (magenta? sky blue?) pieces in places that are visible, they seem to be altering the piece composition slightly in ways that either exercise their supply chain ("we have a ton of these blue blocks...?"), and also end up making the set _more versatile_ if you ever decide to rip it apart and make something different, as you'll have a variety of pieces from your sets rather than several 12x2 pieces that you can't use for anything.