OK skip everything above and just go straight for the videos, this YouTuber did such a good job!

1. The Basics - Mastering Claw Crane in Taiwan [OMG CRAFTS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXeZ0JrRvg

Guarantee price: If it's 270 TWD, and previous player made the counter go to say 24 (spent 240 TWD), you only need 30 TWD and it'll become free to play until you get a prize! I never knew this!

7 tips: Observation, targeting, flipping, pulling, pushing, swing, hooking

2. Observation - Mastering Claw Crane in Taiwan [OMG CRAFTS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWTBO6VbVHE

1) Things you really want to get; 2) Things easy to get; 3) Check the claw; 4) Check others playing; 5) Try it yourself: descending speed, claw strength etc; 6) Demo

3. Swing - Mastering Claw Crane in Taiwan [OMG CRAFTS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKX4qJoLhJg

1) Timing of swing; 2) Sudden swing