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What Is the Proper Name for a Claw Machine? You Might Be Surprised

2025-08-04

Discover the answer to What is the proper name for a claw machine? in our latest YPFuns article. Explore the origins, variations, and fun facts about this popular arcade game. Perfect for enthusiasts and curious minds alike. Read now for insights and surprises!

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The proper name for a claw machine is:

"Claw crane" or "crane game".

These are the most widely accepted and technically correct terms, especially in the amusement and arcade industry. Here's a quick breakdown:

Claw Crane – Common in the U.S. and used in industry catalogs.
Crane Game – More commonly used in Japan and East Asia (often refers to machines like UFO catchers).
Skill Crane – Sometimes used to emphasize that winning depends on skill (though debatable).
Prize Redemption Machine – A broader industry term that includes claw machines and similar devices.

So, while "claw machine" is the casual term, "claw crane" or "crane game" is typically considered the proper name.

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FAQ

Solutions

How to set the exchange ratio of gifts?

The starting target of our exchange proportion can not be too high; you can plan toys for claw machines that can be exchanged. The proportion of the exchange is generally set between 1.5 times and 2 times. It depends on the cost performance of the gift.

If we pull the start aim too high, the exchange rate will drop.

In addition, we can choose some individual gifts every month to do the exchange promotion activities.

Materials that need to be prepared in the early stage of opening?

Site area: ground paste, knife flag, game coin, coin box, coin basket, coin bag, advertising water sign, exchange area notice, special cart, work clothes, gift bag, doll label card, electrical tool box, exchange area points label rack and label paper, machine code, currency, play instructions, audio and microphone, battery.

Office supplies: such as computers, printers, A4 paper, doll guns and glue needles, black pens, big head pens, and staplers.

Daily necessities: such as scissors, gift hooks, size of transparent glue, sanitary towels, mop, bucket, dustpan, large trash can, garbage bags, sewing bag, key ring, rubber band, and so on.

Management of warehouse inventory , recycled dolls how to summarize the warehouse，and how to manage game currency?

First of all, bring the gifts and claw machine toys back to the store to ensure the quantity is correct, and then input them into the general warehouse.

Warehouse process: When the machine should be shipped from the warehouse, the warehouse personnel will update the quantity on the same day.

Recycled claw machine toys: The recycled dolls on the same day are retrieved by the colleagues the next day.

Inventory: It is required to check all the gifts and claw machine toys on the machine every Monday to check the claw machine shipment error. At the end of each month, take stock of the whole inventory and check the quantity of the total warehouse table.

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