Some games are quickly winnable others take a ton of strategy – Claw Machine Game Toreba Live! Review

I have played for about 5 months. I understand Japanese cranes, and US cranes and actually the Japanese ones are far LESS rigged, it is just that it takes a lot of strategy, knowing where to grab it to move it right, and some of the games do take several plays yes. However if you pick the right game at the right time you can absolutely win because I have. In fact I won mostly on my one free play per day or three free plays twice a month they have going on on the 10th and 20th (which for me in the US, actually happens on the 9th and 19th due to time zones). I have good luck on Ping Pong balls in the Wok games and have won several prizes on those. However the prize took over 6 weeks. This game is not a set up or a rigged game, it is meant to take skill rather than simply luck, and on the games that take several attempts the prizes are worth more that is why. Sometimes you can get lucky and win the larger prize on only 1-2 tries. Sometimes it takes time to move it into the correct position. The thing is, if you are like me and do not live in Japan but love Japanese items, it would take a lot of shipping to just buy outright and order some of these things. Shipping is free once every 7 days, just like it says. For me when it’s not free it says it costs 10 US dollars, but I have waited on free shipping. It takes a LONG time to ship. My first prize sat there over a month being “ processed”, but once it actually shipped it arrived in no time. It just takes awhile to get sent and they probably prioritize those who pay for shipping. (They probably should NOT however, since if not paying for shipping a person is more likely using that money to play their game more!) I have in fact spent around $25.00 US playing, however one prize I won is actually worth more than that alone and people are selling the same online for like $50, so it is not as if I didn’t get my money’s worth there! I won two Pokémon banks for free on free plays, and won a huge Sanrio plushie on a free ticket too, and that similar plushie sells for over $35.00 at Sanrio. So far I am very happy, my only issues include overly slow shipping for seemingly no reason. And I get mad when the claw fails on the Ping Ping game, or drops/doesn’t pick up the ball, malfunctions Etc. Otherwise, my advice is watch some videos on how to play these games. They are very specific and have a very certain strategy for winning. Notice how others do it then try yourself. Play ping pong wok games, play the double claw ones, avoid tape cutter games unless you plan to be playing several times in a row! I can only hope the US takes on this business model and gets these kind more places too!
Review by meecepeece on Claw Machine Game Toreba Live!.