"What's going on?" Liu Qingyan asked curiously, "Weren't you just about to grab it?"
"Yeah, that's how the claw machine works," Lu Zheng explained, "It's not about how accurate you are. The claw isn't tight every time. Depending on the vendor, it tightens maybe once every ten to thirty times."
"So you need to be accurate on that one time to grab the toy." Lin Wan chimed in, "Skill and luck both matter. You must guess how many times the machine has failed before."
Liu Qingyan was stunned, "Isn't that cheating?"
Lu Zheng shrugged, "That's just the rule. But some people have special techniques to grab toys even in this situation."
"What kind of techniques?" Shen Ying asked.
"I don't know," Lu Zheng shook his head, "I've never been into it, and to be honest, I don't really believe it."
"Can I try?" Shen Ying was eager to have a go.
"Sure! But let me top up first," Lu Zheng chuckled.
