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Uncle vic tap
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Uncle Vic Tap is a mechanical skill tester strategy of maximising the amount of product (usually confectionary or soft toys) won. The strategy is named after Australian lawn bowls player Vic Simpson who became known for tapping the side of a mechanical skill tester to encourage precariously placed prizes to fall into the prize reservoir. The light jolting pressure of a tap on the glass near the prize tray often causes prizes almost over the edge to fall into the prize reservoir. Most mechanical skill testers contain an anti-theft device that detects when the machine has been rocked or tilted. The Uncle Vic Tap allows the player to legally maximise their prize winnings without compromising tilting rules. It has subsequently become a major part of mechanical skill tester play and in recent years been used on other parts of the machine. Reverse Uncle Vic Tap Reverse Uncle Vic Tap (also sometimes abbreviated to the 'Reverse Vic') uses the same principal of prize maximisation as the conventional Uncle Vic Tap but is performed on a different area of the skill tester. The move involves a firm but discreet tap to the glass on the opposite side to the prize depot. A successful Reverse Vic will encourage precariously-balanced bounty to drop into the prize reservoir. The Reverse Vic is perhaps slightly harder to perform than the traditional method because the shock of impact must travel further to reach the prize tray. Part of the challenge involves exerting enough power in the tap to have an effect, while carefully managing the level of sound caused by the impact. The same regard to tilting rules should also be considered when employing the Reverse Vic Tap. 
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