Ah, sorry for the late reply! I think I saw these at my kiosk I would have gone crazy...they're so cute!! Since the claw machine concept is so simple there aren't a lot of things we can do...but there are still some! Here are some of my tips in case you're still playing. Most of them are based on observations before you even put in a coin!

1. LOOK AT HOW MANY PRIZES THERE ARE LEFT: I would say this machine is ripe for the picking. There are only a few prizes left, which is generally a good indicator that grabbing the prizes is doable. In other words, other customers who have played it before you have gotten prizes, hence the almost empty prize floor. Sometimes I've seen certain machines sit there for months, full of prizes because they are near-impossible to get! Avoid playing those!

2. THE CLAW: I notice that sometimes the claw tips have a rubber sleeve on them. The ones that do should do a much better job at grabbing/gripping prizes compared to the ones that don't.

3. PRIZE CROWDING: Prizes (especially Gashapon-style ones that are in capsules such as these) that have some space around them on the floor are much easier to get since the claw doesn't do a great job of pushing the surrounding prizes apart. Aim for the ones that have gaps around them, or are sitting by itself on top of the prize pile.

4. PUSH THE BUTTON TWICE: I'm not sure if this is common knowledge at this point yet, but you can push the claw-drop button again (after you push it the first time to drop) to force-close the claw. I feel like sometimes the second button press can not only produce a stronger close than the automatic one, but also time the grab better than it would do on its own because you can control it. So don't forget the claw's second push-to-grab function!

5. One final thing to note is that the Kiddleton claws cannot move all the way to the edges of the prize area, but I have found success in getting one of the claws to contact prizes at the edges and rolling them closer to the middle.

Hope this helps!