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blueplasticgirl OP t1_j0rxky0 wrote

Reply to comment by Swamp_yankee_ninja in Arcades with claw games in Rhode Island? by blueplasticgirl

It's a real problem. Lol They're basically slot machines and they have payouts. Some are skill based though. I learned this wiggling the claw trick recently to swing the prize into the hole. I will say I won some squishmallows at Walmart after a few tries that are going for $30-40 a pop on Ebay.

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Swamp_yankee_ninja t1_j0rzpe0 wrote

Correct, the electro magnet that actuates the claw can be set to different strengths, essentially a random payout algorithm. How many times have we seen the claw perfectly grapple a item only for it to fall right off. We see this happen, know why it happened yet, we put in another dollar? I can walk past a slot machine, but those dam claw machines draw me in like a magnet.

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