How to win at UFO catching

More info for winning:
http://www.tofugu.com/2007/11/26/how-to-win-at-ufo-catchers/

Have you ever seen those big glass boxes full of stuffed at the grocery store / wal mart / shady theaters that are impossible to win? Japan has their own version of those, except you can actually win with some consistency if you know the tricks. Watch this video to learn them.

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[Darstashis]

this is my addiction!!!! but the Americas ones are crappy... :(

[boitofu]

LOOK HOW MUCH COOLER THE TOYS ARE IN JAPAN COMPARED TO THE ONES WE HAVE HERE IN AMERICA! like wtf!? i want those bears. all i find is like mickey mouse and dumb stuff! so gay!

[timidtimeo]

We only get the cool quality prices the first time the machine is set up, after that you get the cheap deformed junk. I was lucky enough to play one when it was still full and got 4 Disney plushies till my ex forced me to let the other people play...

[xinhui98]

@bottomOFair LOL ARE YOU SERIOUS? Im 13 and look like 8. Should try this next time I'm in Japan :D

[evaiscoolio]

Dudeee i never win . I always play the one @ wal mart x )

[xxEeryrisxx]

Ugh. I have tried these things so many times, and I just can't! My depth perception is wicked awful. I wanted this big Relakuma, and I spent like 10 dollars trying to get it and couldn't. -__-

[anime8explode]

american ones have plastic around that hole so your stuffed animal has to go over that plastic that is like a gate and it usually fails. So that one you used is easy because you dont have to pick it up when in american ones you do...

[gdragon9410]

my bf ran out of points on his card while trying to win me a rilakkuma doll (the girl) and it needed ONE just ONE more push.... my job was to guard the machine while he ran to go get more points but this damn girl who didnt speak english bumped me outta the way swiped her card and won the doll that had already 50 bucks invested in..... twas the saddest day for the both of us.

[psycopathicninjaclan]

if u pock the edg of the box vershions u can knock them off the shelf

[frozenlilies1]

I am SO awesome at those things! (American ver) I play the one at our local bowling alley. A good way to win (if your not a kid, see top rated comment) is have a spotter on the side checking were your crane is. You can do this yourself of course but that may take up to much time. The glass warps your perception and sometimes you can't see a part of the toy that's buried.

PRO TIP: If even a PART of the tail or leg is under something don't try unless you really want it. You probably won't get it.

[XxHaileyHomicidexX]

@happgirlpower These aren't real... 1st off the story is completely idiotic, I mean really a woman goes into the woods and then a ghost kills her? Yeah that's really unlikely to happen. 2nd, posting this to 6 videos in 30 minutes is really suppose to save anyone? I don't think a ghost would stop trying to kill you if you posted this on a computer.

[PinkHana1040]

do you live in japan