How to Win Carnival Games
Carnival games are notorious for being rigged to be in the carnival's favor. While you can occasionally win simply by trying to beat the game the way the operator explains it to you, this can often just lead to empty pockets. If you want to take home that big, fuzzy bear for your girlfriend, remember these tips on how to win those tricky carnival games.
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Instructions
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Milk Bottle Throw
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Know that the milk bottles are made with leaded glass and won't fall over easily.
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Aim the ball so that you are coming at the stack of milk bottles at about a 45-degree angle. Don't try and throw the ball straight at the stack.
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Aim the ball at the bottom of the stack of glasses, rather than the center. Throw as fast and as hard as you can.
Free Throw Game
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Know that in this game, the basketballs are often larger than regulation size, while the hoops are smaller than regulation size.
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Never bank the basketball off of the backboard to try to make a basket.
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Throw the basketball in a very high arc and aim for a basket that does not touch anything but the net.
Ring Toss
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Remember that the bottles are placed so close together that it is virtually impossible for the ring to grip around the mouth of the bottle.
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Aim for the front of the rows of bottles so that you have less chance of the ring bouncing off of bottles and not reaching its target.
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Flick your wrist while throwing the ring to achieve better backspin so that the ring effectively wraps around the mouth of the bottle.
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