Im bored so i wrote a guide to the crane game.

The Art of the Claw

The claw game as you know is that arcade game with the 3 legged claw that goes over the animal you wish to have and brings it back to the box and drops it so you can collect it as your prize. Simple, right? WRONG! To have skill at the claw does not include how well you control the claw it all depends on what you are going after and know your claws. The most important rule of the claw or crane game is beggars can’t be choosers, you go after what you can GET NOT what you WANT! One important thing to know is most claws do not apply pressure they just drop and more than likely if you go for the wrong shaped toy the claw will slip off. I am the master of the claw, as far as I know no one has ever gotten a triple prize in the claw machine. I have. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Know some times you go into that big arcade and there’s this one GIANT crane game. I have faced that claw twice and have won twice. Here are some rules for that particular claw.

Rule1# That claw actually DOES apply some pressure to it. The most important thing is to get an animal on top. Not just on top but a great thing to see is an animal with spaces under it at least a little. In this crane game if you get a good grip when first start and more than likely it would survive the trip back to the box.
Rule 2# I have seen people going after some pretty stupid stuff in that machine. Do not go after anything that is not on top. This goes for any crane game.

Now for rules that apply to most crane games

Rule 1# You don’t always go for the head unless u can have a good grip on it. Aim for the body and make sure the body can easily fit into the claw.
Rule 2# If you go for something and you don’t get it and hell it didn’t even move. Do not go after it unless you have a new plan go for something else.
Rule 3# Don’t mess with the claw if the machine doesn’t have anything good in it.
Rule 4# How well you can do at the crane game depends on what is IN the crane game and if you can SPOT it.

If you have a pretty much useless skill your really good at it post a guide.