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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is currently kept in the maintenance room of an arcade in ██████. 2 undercover guards are to be stationed outside of the containment area for SCP-XXXX, and if anybody tries to interact with the item they are to be removed from the site and sent for immediate psychological evaluation. The guard is to be changed every week and those who have finished guard duty are to be sent to a foundation psychiatrist for mental evaluation before being returned to normal duties.

Description: SCP-XXXX appears to be a generic claw machine commonly found in arcades and theme parks. The front of the item has a large print with the words 'EVERYONE'S A WINNER' under the window looking into the prize zone. Located inside the prize zone is a single toy encased in a plastic ball centered directly in the middle of the chamber that would be deposited into a 4cmx4cmx4cm gap in the bottom of the machine's body. Many failed attempts to retrieve this item have led to a temporary conclusion that SCP-XXXX is rigged to never obtain the toy.
If the subject makes direct eye contact with SCP-XXXX they are immediately put under its trance-like state and will begin to continuously play the game until they run out of money to pay the machine. When this happens the subject enters a state of distress and begins to try to break down the glass using their own body, methods of doing so have varied from punching to even headbutting the machine at full force. Tantrums like these usually last from around 30 minutes to 4 hours after being removed from the area of SCP-XXXX's effect. None of the tests conducted with SCP-XXXX have shown any sign of damage being done to the glass around its prize zone.

Addendum XXXX.1: Dr. Hathaway has been designated as the lead researcher for studies into SCP-XXXX and the nature of both its compulsion effect and apparent invulnerability to damage.