Crane Craze

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Crane Craze is a mini game located in Merry Meadow Merry Meadow, in the Fast Travel Icon.png Merry Meadows Temple area accessible after growing the third Beanstalk from a Giant Seed.png Giant Seed and completing the "Petal Puzzle" quest. It is inside a round stone doorway in a tree trunk previously closed by a door with gems on it.

For 1 Game Ticket Icon.png game ticket, the Nul Icon.png Nul allows the player to have one turn with no time limit, and the player must choose between Hard Mode or Easy Mode. [1] The modes have different prizes available. Hard Mode increases the speed of the prize crates.

"One turn for one Game Ticket Icon.png Game Ticket. Try the hard mode for better prizes!"

Game Mechanics

The game is played by guiding a Crane Craze.png crane around a circular pool. The pool has 10 moving lily pads with crates on top that move around in more or less consistent pattern, which is a somewhat curly oval. The crates have images of their contents on them.

The player stands on the blue triangle buttons to use them as a directional pad to guide the crane around the pool. When satisfied with the crane's placement and what it might grab, the player must step on the purple circle button to trigger the crane to lower.

If the crane manages to grab a crate, it will bring it to the landing circle and drop it there. The player must use the Pickaxe Pickaxe to open the prize crate. If the crane fails to grab a crate, a crate with 3x Pollen Puff Pollen Puffs will be dropped on the landing circle.

The entire area is inbounds, so the player cannot lose by walking out of bounds. The entrance gate is also closed while a crane round is in progress. Although fish can be seen swimming around in the mini game's water pool, they cannot be caught as the player cannot equip the Fishing Rod Icon.png Fishing Rod while in the temple.

Tips for Winning Crane Craze

The game relies on good timing and good positioning. The crane must be guided away from the pool's center, but all the way to the edge is past where the crates are usually catchable. The shadow of the crane in the water allows you to judge where the crane will reach when lowered.

Some devices do not display the shadow properly, which can increase the difficulty. If you do not have a shadow that appears, use the stone blocks around the edge of the pond to help judge where the crane will land. If you make a habit of only moving the crane in one direction, it is easier to remember where the crane will reach the pond.

It is possible to catch crates if you move the crane only to the right, only to the left, or only to the top without other directional adjustments.

Once you have the crane positioned with the directional buttons, move away from them and towards the circle button without stepping on it. Only step on the button when you think the crane will catch a crate when lowered. If the claw does not close on both sides of a crate, the catch will fail.

In Hard Mode, the purple button should be stepped on approximately 1.5 crates before the crate you want to win, while for Easy Mode it would be approximately 0.75 crates distance.

Wish me mell Wish me mell's Precision Play ability reduces the speed of the prizes in Crane Craze by 25%. No other characters have character abilities that affect how the game is played.

Video Tutorial

Prizes for Crane Craze

The signboards near the Nul Nul shows possible prizes (one for Hard Mode and one for Easy Mode), but it is possible for other prizes to appear.

Percentages listed are approximate likelihood of the item spawning as a potential prize that can be won during a game. What is caught is the only prize that is won.

List of Potential Prizes
Image Name Amount in Easy Mode Further Information Percentage Image Name Amount in Hard Mode Further Information Percentage
Pollen Puff.png Pollen Puff 3 This is the prize when the crane fails to catch a crate. - Pollen Puff.png Pollen Puff 3 This is the prize when the crane fails to catch a crate. -
Rare Candle.png Rare Candle 1 The daily limit is 4 (1 from Easy Mode and 3 from Hard Mode.) - Rare Candle.png Rare Candle 3 The daily limit is 4 (1 from Easy Mode and 3 from Hard Mode.) -
Penstemum Candle.png Penstemum Candle 2 The daily limit is 18 (6 from Easy Mode and 12 from Hard Mode.) - Penstemum Candle.png Penstemum Candle 6 The daily limit is 18 (6 from Easy Mode and 12 from Hard Mode.) -
Mystery Seed Capsule.png Mystery Seed Capsule 1 17.24% Mystery Seed Capsule.png Mystery Seed Capsule 1 21.05%
Stick.png Stick 5 - Stick.png Stick 10 -
Lamb Plush.png Lamb Plush 1 Not the regional types. 3.44% Volcanic Lamb Plush.png Lamb Plush 1 The lamb plush item can be any regional type (see Lamb Plushies). 1.05% for each lamb plush type. 7.36%
Gift Box.png Gift Box 1 Not the regional types. 3.44% Dreamy Gift.png Gift Box 1 The gift box item can be any regional type (see Gift Boxes). 1.05% for each gift box type. 6.31%
Aquatic Souvenir Doll.png Souvenir Doll 1 The souvenir doll item can be any type (see Souvenir Dolls). 3.44% Designer Island Doll.png Designer Island Doll 1 1.05%
Kitchen Icon.png Home Essentials Furniture 1 The furniture item can be any item in the collection. 3.44% for each furniture item. 24.15% Flower Rangers.png Flower Rangers #20 1 1.05%
Worm Tail.png Worm Tail 1 3.44% Antique Icon.webp Antique Furniture 1 The furniture item can be any item in the collection. 1.05% for each item. 11.58%
Blank Book.png Blank Book 1 3.44% Tropical Icon.webp Coastal Furniture 1 The furniture item can be any item in the collection. 1.05% for each item. 14.73%
Ingot.png Ingot 1 3.44% Volcano Soundtrack.png Volcano Soundtrack 1 1.05%
Woodblock.png Woodblock 1 3.44% Sounds of Steel.png Sounds of Steel 1 1.05%
Mechanism.png Mechanism 1 3.44% Mountain Soundtrack.png Mountain Soundtrack 1 1.05%
Spark.png Spark 1 3.44% Tropical Music Box.png Music Box 1 The music box item can be any regional type (see Music Boxes). 1.05% for each music box type. 6.31%
Jack-O-Lantern.png Jack-O-Lantern 1 3.44% Critter Totem.png Critter Totem 1 1.05%
Water Balloon.png Water Balloon 1 3.44% Swampy Material.png Material 1 The material item can be any regional type (see Materials). 1.05% for each material type. 6.31%
Music Disc -12.png Dance of Blooms (Full Mix) 1 3.44% Music Disc -12.png Dance of Blooms (Full Mix) 1 1.05%
Music Disc -12.png Petal Keys (Twilight Mix) 1 3.44% Music Disc -12.png Petal Keys (Twilight Mix) 1 1.05%
Music Disc -12.png Winds and Wildflowers (Full Mix) 1 3.44% Music Disc -12.png Winds and Wildflowers (Full Mix) 1 1.05%
Music Disc -12.png Fantastical Flora (Full Mix) 1 3.44% Music Disc -12.png Fantastical Flora (Full Mix) 1 1.05%
Music Disc -12.png Fantastical Flora (Twilight Mix) 1 3.44% Music Disc -12.png Fantastical Flora (Twilight Mix) 1 1.05%
Music Disc -18.png Crane Craze: Easy 1 3.44% Music Disc -18.png Crane Craze: Hard 1 1.05%
Music Disc -2.png Surfside Sunrise (Full Mix) 1 3.44% Music Disc -16.png Gzzrt 1 1.05%
Ancient Inventions.png Ancient Inventions 1 1.05%
Interactive History of Chocolate.png Interactive History of Chocolate 1 1.05%
Meditations on Resilience.png Meditations on Resilience 1 1.05%
Mermaid Figure.png Mermaid Figure 1 1.05%
Stacked Stones.png Stacked Stones 1 1.05%
Volcanic Guitar.png Volcanic Guitar 1 1.05%
Aquatic Souvenir Doll.png Souvenir Doll 1 The souvenir doll item can be any type (see Souvenir Dolls). 1.05% for each souvenir doll type. 6.31%

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Notes

  1. During the Jam Jamboree Event Stand (Item).png Jam Jamboree Calendar Icon.png event, the player can also receive 1x Jam Jars.png Jam Jar along with their regular prize (up to 5x Jam Jars.png Jam Jars per day).