Does where I park the claw change what I win?

No, and the page would rather say so than pretend. The prize is drawn with the browser's cryptographic random number generator from whatever is still in the cabinet, and the claw is the part that makes it fun to watch. Steering is for the same reason a wheel spins rather than simply printing a name.

Can I make it miss sometimes?

Yes. The grab chance runs from twenty five to a hundred percent and whatever you choose is printed under the cabinet for everyone in the room to see. At a hundred percent the claw never misses, which is the setting to use when the prizes are real and the children are small.

Can the same prize come up twice?

Only if you ask for it. By default a won prize leaves the cabinet, so a row of children each get a different one. Switch it and the cabinet stays full, which suits a prize tier that many people can win.

Is this a game of chance for money?

No. Nothing is wagered, nothing of value is staked, and no result here is connected to any machine anywhere. It is a way of handing out party bags with more ceremony than reaching into a box.

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Claw machine

Steer the claw, drop it, and see which prize comes up. The prize is random; the driving is for fun.

Made by the PaperCarnival team · Updated 2026-09-22

6 prizes in the cabinet

Sticker pack
Bag of sweets
Pencil case
Keyring
Bouncy ball
Mystery bag

Grab chance 100%

What is in the cabinet, one per line

Up to thirty prizes. Leave it empty for a cabinet of fair-ground standards. Your list stays in this browser and never reaches a link.

The ceremony is the point

Handing out party bags from a cardboard box takes four seconds and nobody remembers it. Steering a claw across a cabinet, dropping it, and watching what comes up takes fifteen, and the room watches all fifteen. The prize is the same either way. What changed is that everybody was looking.

That is what this is for: classroom rewards, party favours, prize tables at a fete, or a team meeting where somebody has to be given the last biscuit. Type the prizes, hand over the phone, and let each person drive.

Nothing is wagered on this page and nothing of value is won from it. It is a party mechanic, the same as the raffle drum and the envelopes, and none of the three is a gambling tool.

Kept in this browser under pph.claw.items, pph.claw.chance, pph.claw.remove and pph.claw.muted, and nowhere else. Nothing is wagered and nothing of value is won. Accounts, printing, storage and what the page loads are answered on the FAQ.

Questions

Does where I park the claw change what I win?: No, and the page would rather say so than pretend. The prize is drawn with the browser's cryptographic random number generator from whatever is still in the cabinet, and the claw is the part that makes it fun to watch. Steering is for the same reason a wheel spins rather than simply printing a name.
Can I make it miss sometimes?: Yes. The grab chance runs from twenty five to a hundred percent and whatever you choose is printed under the cabinet for everyone in the room to see. At a hundred percent the claw never misses, which is the setting to use when the prizes are real and the children are small.
Can the same prize come up twice?: Only if you ask for it. By default a won prize leaves the cabinet, so a row of children each get a different one. Switch it and the cabinet stays full, which suits a prize tier that many people can win.
Is this a game of chance for money?: No. Nothing is wagered, nothing of value is staked, and no result here is connected to any machine anywhere. It is a way of handing out party bags with more ceremony than reaching into a box.

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The ceremony is the point

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