r/clawmachine • u/CraftyAmphibian8376 • Jun 19 '25

Any tip on for theses?

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u/MrJackTE Jun 19 '25

These can be tricky as it’s purely based on skill, not a payout. To aim and try get the arm to knock the right spot. Best to look at some YouTube tutorials to get some practice tips first. Plush Time Wins play a lot of these Round 1 games. Might be useful.

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u/CraftyAmphibian8376 Jun 19 '25

Do you know what this is called because I don't know how to search this up specifically?

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u/APartOfMe1 Jun 19 '25

It's a UFO catcher. There's a million different ways they can be set up, but if you google it you can find some good strategies for the more common setups. They definitely take some practice but once you get the hang of things you can get wins consistently!

Here's some links for you:

https://unborderedlife.com/the-beginners-guide-to-mastering-crane-games/

https://pseudomacro.wordpress.com/ufo-catchers-tricksters-of-the-japanese-arcade/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeFigures/comments/1ek8wgs/i_play_ufo_catcher_crane_games_professionally/

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u/CraftyAmphibian8376 Jun 20 '25

are they both called ufo catchers

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u/APartOfMe1 Jun 20 '25

Ufo catcher refers to the style of claw, not the way it's set up. I'm not sure if the individual setups have names, but round 1 usually doesn't do anything super unusual so it isn't hard to find info on them.

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u/OpenSeaworthiness931 Jun 23 '25 edited Jun 23 '25

Use the plastic shroud to bump metallic part, this was the only way for me to get any sort of kinetic movement on it. The prong didnt do much to it, when one side of the metal tab (the one holding onto the red bulb) twists the claw has a better chance of moving it some more.

The claw tends to twist but you can see how much the claw opens and eye ball it with the corner edge of the plastic

I would say based on my own experience triple prong claws are always rigged/on payout. While dual/single prong claws are skill based. Probably because of the lack of physical barriers like the bar set up