Secrets and techniques to succeed in DSF games

Colorful and filled with prizes, games are a staple of any fair or carnival.

However, their perception amongst some is that they aren’t fair. With that in mind, I went to the source of some games to see what techniques and strategies are needed to win some fish or stuffed animals.

My first stop was the goldfish toss. There, Kaje Svendson, the operator of the Goldfish Toss, told me the key to victory. Not caring.

She said, “Best technique is no technique. Just don’t overthink it and have fun with it.” and “The little kids do the best, because they’re not overthinking it, they’re just having fun.”

The goldfish toss was tough, as it requires one to toss ping-pong balls into a small fishbowl.

It took me a few tries, but eventually I made one.

Then, it was time to test my luck with a more physical game, the high strike, which requires a specific hammer swinging form to ring the bell.

Dakota Kuntz, who runs the High Strike showed me a technique that he said works.

He said it starts by grabbing the hammer at the handle, while extending both arms.

Once the hammer is gripped, he recommended I make a complete circle with the swing on the side of my body, ending with a strong hit on the platform.

“It’s not always about being big, you have to know how to swing a hammer too.”, Kuntz explained.

I took the advice, but couldn’t only reached a 70/100.

The last stop on my game tour was the Hoop Shoot, a basketball game apparently won with a specific type of shot.

The man behind this game, Clarence Oaks, told me the soft, lob shot was the key to making a basket.

So, I gave it, literally, my best shot. And you guessed it, it shot wasn’t good enough to make a single basket.

Hopefully when you check out these games, you’ll have a little bit better luck than I did.