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What is the common experience people have when playing claw machines?
What is the common experience people have when playing claw machines?
- Having difficulty picking up a stuffed animal (correct)
- Winning a plush toy every time
- Finding the machine is always out of order
- Mastering the claw machine on the first try
Why do people think claw machines are hard to win?
Why do people think claw machines are hard to win?
- Because the machine is rigged to cheat players
- Because the machine is too old
- Because the claw is too small
- Because the stuffed animals are packed too tightly together (correct)
How does the machine's owner adjust the claw's strength?
How does the machine's owner adjust the claw's strength?
- Randomly, to keep players guessing
- Manually, before each game (correct)
- Manually, using a special tool
- Automatically, based on the number of players
What is the purpose of the 'dropping skill' feature?
What is the purpose of the 'dropping skill' feature?
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What is the main reason why claw machines are rigged?
What is the main reason why claw machines are rigged?
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What can the machine's owner adjust to control how often players win?
What can the machine's owner adjust to control how often players win?
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Claw Machines
- Claw machines are rigged, but not in the way most people think.
- The main reason it's hard to win is that the claw machine is designed to have a strong grip only part of the time.
- The machine's owner can fine-tune the strength of the claw beforehand so that it only has a strong grip a certain percentage of the time.
- The owner can manually adjust the "dropping skill" to make the claw drop a prize it's grabbed before delivering it to the player after a certain number of tries.
- The machines allow the owner to select the desired level of profit and automatically adjust the claw strength to ensure limited wins.
- The machine's design is not about the tight packing of stuffed animals, but rather the adjustable grip strength.
- The instructions for popular claw games reveal this closely kept secret.
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