Your claw will swing back and forth. Click the mouse button (or press the down arrow) to lower it. Once the claw has grabbed something, it will begin to reel it up. Heavy objects like rocks and large pieces of gold will be harder to reel up. Grab Bags contain random amounts of money, a strength power-up, or a stick of dynamite. Between levels you can buy items that can help you.

Collect the target amount of money by the end of the level. If you don't meet your goal by the end of the level, it's game over. Your money carries over from one level to the next.