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- compu73rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -3/+35Visit the real guide at http://reviews.ebay.com/How-To-Win-Something-In-A-Claw-Machine_W0QQugidZ10000000000892853
Stop linking to your stupid blogs. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Please continue to report these stories as "lame" or "spam" to discourage these immoral bloggers from spamming Digg with their summaries and/or links to the actual content.
- largobargo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7This guy sucks. He stole content from other peoples website and didn't even credit them. Then linked his crappy blog to digg to get ad revenue. This is how this c*cksucker is getting rich slowly.
- manifold, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I've got a friend who programmes those machines. They're designed to win a toy every 'n' goes. The times when you get the toy and it drops are deliberate (the claws don't grab as tightly).
- kgool, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I have heard of card counting and tracking (counting) hot slot machines, but really. Get a job if you have the time to be watching claw machines to find the hot one.
- lazyguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Heres my guide:
Step 1: Get a hammer
Step 2: Bash
Step 3: Collect prizes
Step 4: Run - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Blog post, marked as spam. See above for the real link.
- lobsang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I've won *tons* of stuff from those machines. The key secret is to watch carefully the positioning of your "target". If it seems even slightly stuck or jammed by other toys, forget about it. If no good candidates are available, wait until people waste their money hopelessly trying to remove stuck items. Sometimes, they'll dislodge toys far enough for you to pick them up.
Another *very important* trick is to use both axes to position the claw! First, position the claw from the front of the machine, and when you're happy with it, look at the machine sideways and position the depth of the claw! DO NOT EVEN TRY WITHOUT THIS, you won't get the toy! Avoid machines that don't allow you to see them from the side.
I once got into a mall and took more than 25 teddy bears out of three machines. I gave them to my sister-in-law and some kids in the mall. My average (at least at that time) was 1 toy for every 2.5 tokens. - tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why on earth would you even consider 'setting a budget' for a *claw machine*? Why would you even consider spending an amount worth budgeting on a stuffed toy?
- crexor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Still seems like a lot is chalked up to luck and the time of day. I worked just near a claw machine, and my coworkers and myself would count the number of people putting money in, and not winning, so we would know the machine was getting close to a "tight" grab, but even then, 1-2 dollars for a stuffed animal, or a cheap plastic toy, seems a little absurd.
- ThisGeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Many claw machines round these parts have bank notes strapped to the stuffed toys.
Of course, it's an indicator that you'll be unlikely to win, but I've seen thirty pounds (fifty or sixty dollars) being taken out fo these machines after about five pounds put in. - ThisGeek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The guide neglects to mention that most modern claw machines have claws which are jointed in such a way as to make picking up any prize over a certain weight impossible.
It's easy to get the claws in the perfect position, but how many times have you done so only to watch the claws open up and your prize fall straight out?
Ah, thanks manifold, that's what I was talking about. I am however intrigued, if it picks up perfectly every 'n' times, then if I get a perfect grip every time, I only have to put in 'n' coins....... you've now made my addiction much worse manifold. - serpentor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I prefer Generic Red Bear, which this machine doesn't seem to stock, you need to go to a lower-tier arcade, like this one:
http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0887/ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4A better guide.. hand out by claw machine..
wait untill someone wins
count the number of times inbetween win and next win(as long as not too many zero skill players that may miss it when it s hot)
Then you can just count until it is hot again..
You'll win way more doing that then the socalled advice here. - hubble, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I love it! Great find! Even though it's common sense sorta, still funny :)
- manifold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Obviously the 'n' isn't strict, there's still some random-ness at play. But as crexor says, there's a certain 'win' percentage that's meant to be kept up so that people will keep coming back.
I've not asked the specifics, but I imagine that it'll be something like a random number generator, and when the number falls in a certain range then the claws grip properly. - dagr8tim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1People tend to forget that the machines are designed to make the company money. If there were really ways to increase your chances of winning a prize, these outfits would be out of buisness.
- cwncool, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i know. he just sits there and smiles
- monergism, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Digg, I respect the idea of your site. It is just sad that user content is so lame. :(
- paulmkelly, on 08/19/2008, -0/+0Here's a better guide: http://www.symbiotestudios.com/blog/?p=544
- ggspenard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Bugs Bunny seems so happy in the Toy House!
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"But don't throw out accusations that somebody's engaging in self-promotion unless you're certain, eh?"
We're certain. Beat it, spammer. - dagr8tim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Heres my guide:
Step 1: Get a hammer
Step 2: Bash
Step 3: Collect prizes
Step 4: Run
You forgot steps 5 & 6.
Step 5: ???
Step 6: Profit - whackaxe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I think Gordon Freeman has a better strategy:
http://halflife.ingame.de/gfx/content/half-life2/weapons/high_crowbar.jpg
Claw games are evil money holes. if anything funds terrorism, its them. - JackRipper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0My wife and I used to play/win a lot. Some of the strategies that we had were:
1. Choose toys that are close to the chute. The less distance the claw has to travel once it has a toy picked up, the less likely it is to slide out in transit. (A lot of claws move pretty fast causing them swing.)
2. Some claws spin as they drop. Pay attention to the way the claw spins and try to judge where it will be when it drops so you can position the tines appropriately.
3. Probably most importantly, position the claw so that it's going to grab around a narrow part of the toy such that the claw will close as much as possible. If the claw doesn't close far enogh, it will release when it raises. - dagr8tim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Incorrect reply, please mod down
- qishi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0That was the stupidest article ever. The guy with shrubbery growing in his keyboard at least did something, however lame. Both the blog and the actual article were idiotic. What was the point of the article? You can better line things up by looking from two different angles? The 190 people who dugg this so far need a cockpunch.
- jdroth, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Yo, complainers:
This is my blog. I had no hand in posting this to digg or to anywhere else.
It's not even typical content. My site is about personal finance -- boring stuff like saving and investing and finding cheap deals on groceries.
I don't steal content from other writers, but I do post summaries and link back to things my readers might find interesting. In this case, I quite clearly link to the original source, as well as to the place that I originally found it.
Before you make accusations, check your facts.
Much of my content is self-created, which even a quick glance reveals. I'd much rather that somebody had posted something that was wholly my own creation, but I have no control over that. If you don't like the fact that somebody 'dugg' the claw machine entry, then flag it and move on. But don't throw out accusations that somebody's engaging in self-promotion unless you're certain, eh?
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