Pony.inc 38 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 Man oh man I love these things. If you don't know, a claw machine is a game where there are numerous toys in a machine, and you have to use a little mechanical claw to pick them up, hopefully win a thing or two. I've logged a lot of game hours on them. I've never won, but they are fun to play with. Discuss them or share your wins here! 1 Your friendly neighborhood weirdo Pony.inc! Find me elsewhere at: http://board.sonicstadium.org/user/5933-plottyscorpion/ http://www.sbmania.net/forums/user/3830-purdy/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Tivonogginspeed4001/featured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panne 1,342 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 My sister is a master at these things. She can practiacally just hit the grab button and then she has a toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter 1,942 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I always have good luck with them. I don't win every time, but I have won a lot. One time, I played a claw machine five consecutive times, and got seven toys out of it. Cross my heart and hope to die, that actually happened. how even is otter and how can it be if Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC_Maud_Pie 6,431 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I remember playing them a lot when I was younger. I didn't win anything though. It's hard to play. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that someone should become a person like other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tameless 979 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 These things are super hard.. I wanted this penguin in there once and I spent 8$ trying to get it.. 1 Signature By: Kyoshi "There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food." - Ron Swanson QuirkyUsername Makes Me Smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridley Wolf 291 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I only play them if there's something that I actually want, and even then I never spend more than a buck. The best thing I ever pulled out of a claw machine was an alarm clock that lasted for two years before I gave it away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Horse 12,961 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 Those things are rigged! I swear no matter how well you grab something the claw just drops it when it retracts to the ceiling.. On occasion you'll get RNG luck and be picked as a winner, but I still say there's something fishy about them.. :okiedokielokie: I did, however, manage to get a Spyro plushie out of one years ago while on holiday, so yes, I have to like them too. Sometimes. It's suffered some damage over the years but overall I think it's lasted pretty well for a decade old crane prize. "Always watching - Always lurking." Signature by @Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panne 1,342 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 Personally I'm terrible at claw games, but I have won so much over priced garbage on midway games at carnivals it is scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pony.inc 38 January 2, 2015 Author Share January 2, 2015 I spent 2 bucks trying to get a red M n M plushie once. Tried to get a Pinkie Pie and a Kenny once too. Your friendly neighborhood weirdo Pony.inc! Find me elsewhere at: http://board.sonicstadium.org/user/5933-plottyscorpion/ http://www.sbmania.net/forums/user/3830-purdy/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Tivonogginspeed4001/featured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiance64 7,053 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I remember being good at a claw machine one time... it can be fun sometimes I guess. I haven't tried any lately though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceestarz 5,764 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 Those things are rigged! I swear no matter how well you grab something the claw just drops it when it retracts to the ceiling.. On occasion you'll get RNG luck and be picked as a winner, but I still say there's something fishy about them.. :okiedokielokie: I did, however, manage to get a Spyro plushie out of one years ago while on holiday, so yes, I have to like them too. Sometimes. IMG_0341.JPG It's suffered some damage over the years but overall I think it's lasted pretty well for a decade old crane prize. OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH. I love that plushie. Spyro was my childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight 7,286 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I absolutely love claw machines even though some of them may be rigged. I don't remember what they were but I once won three plushies at once. matching setups with my bff pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plume 922 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I love em! But the last time I tried, I didn't get anything. Overall, I have pretty crap luck XD HOWEVER. My uncle on the other hand? He gets one minimum out of each try. I think his record is 4? Just grabbing and dropping, so on so forth. He's a ninja. Jazz Sonata ○ Remix Blitz ○ Treble Whistler ○ Pastel Lullaby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Chaser 4,768 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I'm sure many of them are rigged, but I did get lucky once at the Dave & Buster's in Times Square. I got a Yankees teddy bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moved to Elsewhere 11,331 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I think most of them feel rigged. My parents would used to tell me as a kid how they were all rigged and ate your money. I would try to play them and never win at them. My dad actually won me a Patrick Star plushie when I was 8. Also, last year I was at a bowling ally and there was one there with a bunch of balls and I played it out of boredom and actually won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrus 696 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I have a funny story with a claw machine. When I was in middle school for 8th grade all the 8th graders went on a field trip to Cincinnati where we went to a Roller coaster park. And my friend brought $60 in ones to spend over the entire trip, and we took a break from walking and went into one of those arcades you see in Amusement parks. And there was a claw machine that had 5 iPhones in it! (it was like the newest version) so I already knew that it would be really hard to do or else they wouldn't put IPHONES in it. My friend didn't see it that way and spend two hours feeding in his one dolor bills and not getting a single bite. He ended up spending all $60 and never got the iPhone. Here's the kicker, I only had like $5 because I didn't have that much money. And I tried it because he said it was "impossible". No joke, the very first try I picked it up, and brought it over to the chute and I received a brand new iPhone for one dollar. To this day my friend hates me for it. 3 §I Was Born Awesome, Not Perfect§ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Rose 3,216 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 My mom used to like claw machines and she had won some plushies when she was younger, but whenever she saw me looking at some cool toy in one of them she told me they were rigged nowadays -_- Apparently the claw really doesn't have a good grip and can easily let the toy slip if you ever manage to catch one at all :okiedokielokie: One time I saw a cool Smurfette plushie in a Denny's claw machine while we were eating and my mom tried her best to get it for me to no luck We ended up buying a much better Smurfette plushie at Wal-Mart anyway My OC: http://mlpforums.com...pink-mist-r3726 TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF ME HERE!! Want a sig like this? Check out my thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponylaces 1,870 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 My parents have told me to stay away from those things, but they look so fun. I've played them before, but I don't think I've won anything in the past. So yeah, it can be a waste of money. hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubWolf 17,263 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 Those things are cheap. They might as well make them worth a dime so that more people ought to do it without the fear of losing 25 or 50 cents. It might wor out better for the companies or machine owner. I've won a few good prizes... Those things are rigged! I swear no matter how well you grab something the claw just drops it when it retracts to the ceiling.. On occasion you'll get RNG luck and be picked as a winner, but I still say there's something fishy about them.. :okiedokielokie: I did, however, manage to get a Spyro plushie out of one years ago while on holiday, so yes, I have to like them too. Sometimes. IMG_0341.JPG It's suffered some damage over the years but overall I think it's lasted pretty well for a decade old crane prize. Like THAT ONE!! I remember I won one when I was much younger, and it was my favorite thing for a while until I lost it :c . Sig by Wolf, Handwriting by SparklingSwirls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFlyer 329 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I love claw machines but I swear most of them are rigged, especially nowadays. When I was a kid my family used to travel out of state and we would frequently stay at the same motel on our trip. This motel had a claw machine that was either really lucky or I just became an expert at because I would win something practically every single time! I was always so excited to play that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars 4,862 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I hate claw machines. They hate me too. In all my years of existence, I've never won a single prize. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi89 5,293 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I haven't played claw machines in years but I have won a few nice things. Once I picked a Sonic plushie. ˙ʎpoqʎuɐ ƃuᴉlooɟ ʇou ǝɹ,noʎ 'sᴉɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDtheclawmaster 0 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 Well actually, those things (believe it or not) are not bad you HAVE to look at this guys youtube channel (Matt3756). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowEclipse 1,209 May 24, 2016 Share May 24, 2016 (edited) I remember getting a domo plushie from the claw machine Edited May 24, 2016 by JHauxhurst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpuff-tsubasa 448 May 24, 2016 Share May 24, 2016 i only got a bubbles plush from the claw machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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