11 Fake Carnival Games You Can’t Win (and One You Can Win)
Bright colors, stuffed animals, fried oreos, and the noisy rides of a carnival or halfway amusement park awaken the dreamer in all of us. But before you heed the eternal call of the barkers to “stand up and win a teddy bear for your lady/gentleman,” you need to know what you’re getting into.
It is widely believed that carnival games are rigged and cannot be beaten, but this is usually only partly true. Unless you’re dealing with a real criminal (oh my god), skill-based halfway games are deceptive but not a scam. As a rule, they are not impossible to defeat, just very difficult to defeat. And they look easy.