BREW BUCKET!!!

[Generic Eric]

Crane game that lifts beer!!!

http://www.wday.com/content/grabbing-cold-one-nebraska-inventors-bring-new-twist-old-arcade-game


Pull out a bottle and trade it in for a "beer bottle" at the bar.

[lamprey]

Ha. sweet!

Now I'm thirsty..

[AzureKnight]

One of my friends saw one of these on vacation a few weeks ago:

Lobster Crane Game:
http://www.thelobsterzone.com/

[JDFan]

The three are a little surprised no one has latched on to this idea already. After all, the game has been around for decades.

Think it might also come down to the legalities and licensing\obtaining permits in many jurisdictions -- I know as a restaurant manger in the past that we could NEVER discount or give away any alcoholic beverages even if you were comping someones meal, you had to still charge full price for any liquor due to local ordinances that prohibited comping liquor. ( Note : things might have changed by now  )

[SpatzST]

this looks like the easiest game to win at... even if you miss, the magnet grabs the bottle

[JDFan]

this looks like the easiest game to win at... even if you miss, the magnet grabs the bottle

I'm sure they have it designed so the magnet strength is adjustable and for the Demo have it up full strength but in a retail placement it probably will just barely lift it after adjusting the magnet.

[SpatzST]

true! probably is a setting

[eds1275]

If your arms are long enough, stand at the side of the machine and drive the controls from there. That blurry mirror at the back of the machine really messes with your depth of field and it becomes a lot easier.