Push, Don't Pull, To Stand The Bottle
[ranking: 13]
Your tool is a fishing pole with a ring on the end and your goal is lasso a soda bottle laying on its side, standing it up. It's counterintuitive, but the trick to winning this game is to lean in and push the bottle after you've hooked its neck rather than pulling.
Also, don't swing the bottle to the left and right.
Shoot Around The Star, Not Right At It
[ranking: 6]
This is one of the most difficult carnival games. According to numerous sources, the way to beat it is to shoot around the star to make a circle so the paper will fall out with the star. Note that the gun barrels are often bent, and their marks are not accurate. It's important to gauge just how far off the mark the gun shoots and adjust your aim accordingly within the first few shots.
This Game Tests Your Accuracy, Not Your Strength
[ranking: 7]
You don't have to be built like Vin Diesel to win a big teddy bear during one of those test-your-strength games, the ones where you try to ring a bell by hitting a target with a mallet. It's all about accuracy, not strength. Hold the mallet as far down the handle as you can, judge how far away you can stand, and hit the target dead center.
Graze The Board To Win Flukey Ball
[ranking: 19]
In Flukey Ball, contestants must bank a wiffle ball off a slanted board and into a basket below. It sounds easy, but it's actually tricky. According to artofmanliness.com, the keys to winning this game are to 1) ask if you can lean over, 2) make sure you use the same ball as the carny, 3) toss the ball as lightly as possible to just graze the board.
Throw Hard When You Play Balloon Darts
[ranking: 1]
If you want to pop a balloon and win your boo a prize by playing balloon darts, you need to remember a few things. The balloons are underinflated and the dart tips are dull, so throw the dart as hard as you can.
Additionally, the best prizes are almost always behind the balloons on the edges, since most people tend to aim at the middle.
Keep Your Arm Low For Whac-A-Mole
[ranking: 15]
To win at Whac-A-Mole, you want to minimize the distance between your mallet and those pesky critters that keep popping up for a beat down. We know you think it looks manly to hit with authority, but you'll hit a whole lot more if you keep the arc of your swing as small as possible.
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