Crane Craze
crane to grab a crate for a prize.Crane Craze is a mini game located in 
Merry Meadow, in the 
Merry Meadows Temple area accessible after growing the third Beanstalk from a 
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 1x 
Game Ticket, the 
Nul allows the player to have one turn with no time limit, and the player must choose between Easy or Hard mode.
"One turn for one Game Ticket. Try the hard mode for better prizes!"
Game Mechanics
The game is played by guiding a 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 to open the prize crate. If the crane fails to grab a crate, a crate with 3x 
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 while in the temple.
Tips for Winning
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'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
- Crane Craze: Easy Mode (change "Playback Speed" setting for better viewing)
- Crane Craze: Hard Mode (change "Playback Speed" setting for better viewing)
Prizes
The signboards near the Nul shows possible prizes from the round (one for Hard mode and one for Easy mode).
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.
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| Image | Name | Amount in Easy Mode | Further Information | Percentage | Image | Name | Amount in Hard Mode | Further Information | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pollen Puff | 3 | This is the prize when the crane fails to catch a crate. | - |
|
Pollen Puff | 3 | This is the prize when the crane fails to catch a crate. | - | |
|
Rare Candle | 1 | The daily limit is 4 (1 from Easy Mode and 3 from Hard Mode.) | - |
|
Rare Candle | 3 | The daily limit is 4 (1 from Easy Mode and 3 from Hard Mode.) | - | |
|
Penstemum Candle | 2 | The daily limit is 2. | - | 
|
Mystery Seed Capsule | 1 | 21.05% | ||
|
|
Mystery Seed Capsule | 1 | 17.24% | 
|
Stick | 10 | - | |||
|
|
Stick | 5 | - | 
|
Lamb Plush | 1 | The lamb plush item can be any regional type (see Lamb Plushies). 1.05% for each lamb plush type. | 7.36% | ||
|
Lamb Plush | 1 | Not the regional types. | 3.44% | 
|
Gift Box | 1 | The gift box item can be any regional type (see Gift Boxes). 1.05% for each gift box type. | 6.31% | |
|
Gift Box | 1 | Not the regional types. | 3.44% | 
|
Designer Island Doll | 1 | 1.05% | ||
|
Souvenir Doll | 1 | The souvenir doll item can be any type (see Souvenir Dolls). | 3.44% | 
|
Flower Rangers #20 | 1 | 1.05% | ||
|
Home Essentials Furniture | 1 | The furniture item can be any item in the collection. 3.44% for each furniture item. | 24.15% | 
|
Meadow Furniture | 1 | The furniture item can be any item in the collection. _???_% for each furniture item. | ??? | |
|
|
Meadow Furniture | 1 | The furniture item can be any item in the collection. _???_% for each furniture item. | ??? | 
|
Antique Furniture | 1 | The furniture item can be any item in the collection. 1.05% for each item. | 11.58% | |
|
Worm Tail | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Coastal Furniture | 1 | The furniture item can be any item in the collection. 1.05% for each item. | 14.73% | ||
|
Blank Book | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Volcano Soundtrack | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
Ingot | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Sounds of Steel | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
Woodblock | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Mountain Soundtrack | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
Mechanism | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Music Box | 1 | The music box item can be any regional type (see Music Boxes). 1.05% for each music box type. | 6.31% | ||
|
Spark | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Critter Totem | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
Jack-O-Lantern | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Material | 1 | The material item can be any regional type (see Materials). 1.05% for each material type. | 6.31% | ||
|
Water Balloon | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Dance of Blooms (Full Mix) | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
|
Dance of Blooms (Full Mix) | 1 | 3.44% |
|
Petal Keys (Twilight Mix) | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
|
Petal Keys (Twilight Mix) | 1 | 3.44% |
|
Winds and Wildflowers (Full Mix) | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
|
Winds and Wildflowers (Full Mix) | 1 | 3.44% |
|
Fantastical Flora (Full Mix) | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
|
Fantastical Flora (Full Mix) | 1 | 3.44% |
|
Fantastical Flora (Twilight Mix) | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
|
Fantastical Flora (Twilight Mix) | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Crane Craze: Hard | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
|
Crane Craze: Easy | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Gzzrt | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
Surfside Sunrise (Full Mix) | 1 | 3.44% | 
|
Ancient Inventions | 1 | 1.05% | |||
|
Interactive History of Chocolate | 1 | 1.05% | |||||||
|
Meditations on Resilience | 1 | 1.05% | |||||||
|
Mermaid Figure | 1 | 1.05% | |||||||
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Stacked Stones | 1 | 1.05% | |||||||
|
Volcanic Guitar | 1 | 1.05% | |||||||
|
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Souvenir Doll | 1 | The souvenir doll item can be any type (see Souvenir Dolls). 1.05% for each souvenir doll type. | 6.31% |
Gallery
Exterior entrance.
Before activating the game.
During the game, a player uses the controls to move the crane.
The crane moving the crate for the player to open.
Using the Pickaxe to open the crate.
A player winning a Rare Candle.
Notes
- During the
Jam Jamboree 
event, the player can also receive 5x 
Jam Jars along with their regular prize (5x Jam Jars per day of play; up to 15x Jam Jars if 2 days are missed).
