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NC Mall Wonderclaw Guide

Like those dastardly difficult claw machines at the arcade, the NC Mall’s Bigsby Shadington’s Wonderclaw is a game that involves Neocash (real money) and a lot of luck. You need widgets to play, which you can buy from the NC Mall, and you can win great wearable prizes!

WonderclawThe homepage of the NC Mall Wonderclaw game.

GETTING STARTED IN Wonderclaw – WIDGETS & POWER-UPS

To play Wonderclaw, you need to buy widgets. Widgets are the item that you enter into the machine like currency — each widget gives you one play. You cannot play the game without them, so when you go to the home page (see the image above) and press “CLICK TO PLAY!”, the game will tell you to buy widgets to continue. Widgets are sold at the NC mall in packs, and there are three packs:

The larger the packet of widgets you buy, the more NC you save. While a 1-pack sells for 150 NC, a 5-pack sells five for essentially 100 NC each (5 X 100 NC = 500 NC, the cost of a 5-pack!). Depending on how many times you want to play Wonderclaw, and how many different machines you want to try, buying widgets in bulk can be a wise choice for your wallet.

The arguably only strategic aspect to the game is the use of Power-Ups. These can also be purchased at the NC Mall and have different in-game functions, which we’ll get into in the next section. There are two Power-Ups that can be purchased individually:

While the Power-Ups are not necessary, they are highly recommended, especially if you are going for a specific prize!

As mentioned, you need to use the widgets to play Wonderclaw. After you have purchased a widget from the NC Mall, go to your inventory, click on the widget, and then active it by clicking “Active Your Wonderclaw” from the scroll-down options:

Once you have widgets in your in-game inventory, you can start playing! You can either click the link that will be provided after you active your widget, or you can go to the Wonderclaw homepage and click “CLICK TO PLAY!”.

CHOOSING A Wonderclaw MACHINE

Welcome to Wonderclaw! This is the homepage of the game which will tell you what you have to work with:

NEOPETS Wonderclaw

As you can see, I have one widget and one of each Power-Up to use in the game. There are also “PURCHASE” buttons that will link you to the NC Mall to buy more, if you so desire.

One of the most critical parts of the game is choosing the machine that you want to play on. Each machine gives out a different set of prizes, so it’s important to know what you want — or at least which group of things you’d like something from — before selecting a final machine. As of Summer 2015, there are three machines to choose from: Jewel Tones Machine, Skeletal Machine, and Stormy Ombre Machine. To determine which machine is which, click a machine and hit “PLAY GAME”. Don’t worry — you have to confirm a second time if you really want to play that machine. Clicking the play button will bring you to a confirmation screen that tells you the theme of that specific machine, so you can make sure you’re picking the one you really want:

Wonderclaw neopets

When you have decided on which machine you want to play, click “YES”.

PLAYING WONDERCLAW

To start the game, you need to draw your widget from the top, right-hand corner of the screen to the machine:

At this point, you will also be asked if you want to use one of the Power-Ups.

  • Large Claw Wonderclaw Power-Up — This Power-Up gives you two prizes from the machine instead of one.

This is where your basic strategy comes in. If you want multiple items from one machine, but not another, apply your Large Claw Power-Up to that machine. If you want a rarer item, apply the Tier Boost Power-Up instead.

Then, it’s time to play!

You then have 30 seconds to move the claw with your arrow keys and press the space bar to release the claw. It will pick up one (or two — if you use the Large Claw Power-Up) prize pod and deposit it for you to collect. If you don’t press the space bar and manually descend the claw after 30 seconds, it will simply descend automatically and pick a pod at random. The color of the pod does not have any determination on the prize you will receive.

After you’ve played with the claw, click the prize pods that have won to see your prize(s)! This also the time that you can use the other Power-Up if you have it:

  • Tier Boost Wonderclaw Power-Up — This Power-Up upgrades the prize you initially receive. There are “tiers” of prizes, so this will upgrade your prize to the next highest tier.

If you have received one pod, you can choose it to use your Tier Boost Power-Up. If you have two pods from using the Large Claw Power-Up, you can choose either. Tier boosting is random and you will not know which item you are boosting until after you’ve opened your prize pod(s). After you’ve collected your prize and used the Power-Up, if you have chosen to do so, you will receive your items which can then be found in your inventory.

THE PRIZES

There are three active machines, so there are three sets of prizes that can be won. Each machine gives items based in four tiers: Wood Tier, Bronze Tier, Silver Tier, and Gold Tier; there is also one bonus item per machine that can be won. To see the retired prizes from past machines, go here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. The prizes that can currently be won (as of Fall 2015) are as follows:

Jewel Tones Machine

Wood Tier Prizes

Jewel Tone Side Tree Jewel Toned Glass Lights Jewel Toned Vanity Jewel Toned Vases Foreground Jewel Toned Tea Party Jewel-Encrusted Sword

Bronze Tier Prizes

Brightly Jewelled Necklace Emerald Green Trousers Jewelled Bangle Bracelets Radiant Jewel Toned Wings mall_hh_jewelshield-9110580Sapphire Shield

Silver Tier Prizes

mall_bg_jewelwatercolor-5391836Jewel Toned Forest Background mall_tutu_jewelflowers-5192416Jewel Toned Tutu mall_wig_jeweltoneshort-5357706Jewel Toned Wig mall_clo_jewelvestshirt-5971599Puffy Jewel Tone Vest and Shirt

Gold Tier Prizes

mall_bg_jeweltonefaerie-6160373Jewel Tone Faerie Background mall_dress_jeweltone-6601892Jewel Toned Dress mall_acc_jeweltonewig-3045043Jewel Toned Ombre Wig mall_jac_jewelvelvet-7284939Jewel Toned Suit Jacket

Bonus

mall_bg_jewelhouse-9334412Vibrant Neighbourhood Background

Skeletal Machine

Wood Tier Prizes

mall_frame_bone-3796067Bone Cave Frame mall_hh_bonestaff-1748705Bone Walking Staff mall_acc_bonenecklace-4788270Bone Finger Necklace mall_hh_jewelskull-8212928Jewelled Skull Wand mall_gloves_skeleton-9869386Lacy Skeleton Gloves mall_shoes_skeleton-9094140Skeletal Toe Shoes

Bronze Tier Prizes

mall_acc_blackwhitemakeup-8846161Black and White Makeup mall_tights_bone-8757805Bone Tights mall_shrug_bone-7624762Elegrant Bone Shrug mall_chest_gothicbone-5365219Gothic Bone Chest Piece mall_vest_bonespike-2110068Rebel Spyder Vest

Silver Tier Prizes

mall_shirt_bonebustle-7445990Boned Bustle Shirt mall_cost_skullmonster-1909329Three Headed Skull Monster Costume mall_shirt_bone-7700693Embroidered Bone Shirt mall_wig_bonehand-7802109Wig with Bone Hand Accessory

Gold Tier Prizes

mall_paint_bonechest-9275671Bone Chest Paint mall_dress_bone-3642235Mystical Bone Dress mall_bg_skeletonmoon-4171615Skeleton Moon Background mall_acc_whitecontacts-6341188Solid White Contacts

Bonus

mall_bg_bonethrone-1356735Throne of Bones Background

Stormy Ombre Machine

Wood Tier Prizes

mall_fg_stormyflower-7301270Stormy Ombre Flower Foreground mall_hh_ombreflower-4173839Stormy Ombre Flower Wand mall_glasses_ombregrey-6564876Stormy Ombre Glasses mall_shower_ombreleaf-2573023Stormy Ombre Leaf Shower mall_gar_stormyombre-4998367Stormy Ombre Paper Garland mall_trink_ombrewaves-9456507Stormy Ombre Waves Foreground

Bronze Tier Prizes

mall_hh_ombreiceshield-9200401Icy Ombre Shield mall_trink_stormclouds-8799184Ombre Storm Clouds with Rain mall_boots_ombrerain-1863094Shiny Stormy Ombre Rain Boots mall_acc_stormyombrewig-3424023Short Stormy Ombre Wig mall_hh_ombreumbrella-3631720Stormy Ombre Umbrella

Silver Tier Prizes

mall_acc_ombrecontacts-9296647Stormy Ombre Contacts mall_shirt_stormyombre-5549678Stormy Ombre Shirt mall_trink_stormyombretree-1649505Stormy Ombre Side Tree mall_acc_longombrewig-5827218Stormy Ombre Twist Wig

Gold Tier Prizes

mall_bg_ombreicywall-7120025Icy Ombre Wall Background mall_dress_stormyombre-3226612Stormy Ombre Dress mall_jacket_stormyombre-6447399Stormy Ombre Open Jacket mall_dress_laceombre-1104938White Dress with Ombre Lace

Bonus

mall_bg_iceombre-6091375Shattering Ice Background

Notes & Reminders

  • Because the game does not award Neopoints or NP items, you can play this on side accounts.
  • If your game glitches, freezes, or you have to exit from the Wonderclaw game at any time, don’t fret! You can pause in the middle of the game, so you won’t lose the widget you were using. Simply return back to the Wonderclaw homepage and resume your game.
  • Power-Ups do not appear in your inventory once they’ve been purchased. Instead, they appear in your in-game inventory, which you can view under “Widgets Remaining” in the game screen. This also means that you cannot send Power-Ups to your Neofriends or side accounts.