Remember claw grab games where you pay for a chance to grab a stuffed animal or some other prize from a machine?

Claw machines, or crane games, are a staple at any decent arcade - but as well as being incredibly fun they are also notoriously hard to win at. A claw machine, which is usually coin-operated, is ...

Shawn (right) and Rhiannan Carnline play a claw game with 17-month-old Harlow at DUCK! claw arcade in Eagan, Minn., on Jan. 9.

A crane with a claw hand hovers over your desired prize. You're armed with nothing but a joystick to help maneuver it left and right, and a button that drops the claw. It lands as you wait to see if ...