Claw Machine, or some people call it Claw Crane, is a type of vending machine found in electric toy stores, shopping malls, restaurants, or grocery stores. It differs from the conventional shopping method of purchasing items or gifts with marked prices. Inside the Claw Machine, various dolls, electronic gadgets, or strange miscellaneous items are displayed, and players choose a machine to play with.
Interestingly, the desired item may or may not be inside the machine. Players insert coins for various reasons, such as playing a game, shopping, enjoying the surprise of winning unexpectedly, achieving the satisfaction of winning a high-priced item with a few coins, helping their girlfriend, friends, or children to catch their desired item, or simply gaining the admiration of onlookers due to their exceptional skills.
The prizes, or the merchandises, in the arcade claw machine are so attractive, your girl/boy friend/kids/friend might like one of them. The problem is: How to win the claw machine?
The prizes sit in the arcade claw machine, they are merchandises, and the store keepper put them there for making money. There are 2 options to get them out:
As you might notice already, the listed price in the toy claw machine is high, or very high, at least higher than the normal market price. So! The only one option is: BEAT THE MACHINE!
Below, are the tips and techniques that I summarized for your reference.
For maximumizing the chance of get out the prizes from the arcade claw machine, there are 2 things we can do:
Analyzing the situation is crucial for winning the claw machine. By observing the physics and using your knowledge, you can make informed judgments about which situation has a higher chance of winning a toy and which situations to give up on.
While special techniques can be very effective, they require a lot of time and money to practice. To save on both, I created the Claw Man - The Claw Machine Trainer and Simulator for practice before beating the real machine.
The side view of Arcade Claw Machine
The Fence be used to block the prizes, or the toys, from falling down to the
Prize Out Area. So, if the fence is higher than the toy, then it will be harder to
get the prize out.
The top view of Arcade Claw Machine
If the toy is far away from Prize Out Area, then it will take more coins to win the prize.
The Joystick and Button of Arcade Claw Machine.
Using joystick to move the claw around, and hit the button 1st time to cast the claw,
and the 2nd time will trigger the claw close immediately.
The rules of Arcade Claw Machine is simple:
Of course if the coins be put in does not meet the price of the toy, then the claw will just open on the top and the toy will fall down back to the stage. Game Over.
