crane games
Arcade prize grabbers
Crane games are arcade machines where players manipulate a mechanical claw to grab prizes—typically stuffed animals or small toys—from a glass-enclosed cabinet.
The claw's grip is notoriously weak, making success rare and the games a source of both fascination and frustration: I spent twenty dollars on the crane game and got nothing.
Also called claw machines.
- claw machineCoin-operated prize grabber
- clawCurved animal nail
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- stuffed animalSoft toy with filling
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- arcadesarcade, joystick, joysticks, arcade tokens, tokens
- Japanese arcadesarcade stick, joystick controls, high scores, leaderboards, photo booths
- coin machinesvending machines, slot machines, parking meters, gumball machines, coin slots
skill vs. chance in prize acquisition
crane gamesslot machines
Coin-operated gambling devices
roulette · lottery · scratch cards · raffles · dice games
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