Crane Game (minigame)

Template:Minigame-infobox Crane Game is a 1-vs-3 minigame in the games Mario Party and Mario Party 2. The game involves three players lying around as stuffed dolls while another player, being hoisted by a crane, tries to pick them up and drop them in a pipe.

Gameplay

Characters can try to wiggle free if grabbed by repeatedly tapping . The player attached to the crane can hold on to the character it has grabbed by tapping .

In the original Mario Party, the player on the crane had to pick one of the other characters only. The player can also choose to pick up a treasure chest worth ten coins, a Coin Bag worth five coins, or a single coin. If the player on the crane successfully drops a character into the pipe, they will take one-third of that player's coins. If he/she is dropped to the ground before reaching the pipe, the solo player loses.

In Mario Party 2, the rules of the game underwent a change, as the player on the crane must capture all three opponents. To make this task easier, time bonuses (stopwatches with "+15", "+20" or "+30" imprinted) were introduced. When the player drops one of them into the pipe, more time will be added to the game timer according to what the watch shows.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the human player always plays against the team of three.

Controls

Solo (1 player)

• – Move
• – Lower Crane
• (Repeatedly) – Grab

Group (3 players)

• (Repeatedly) – Wiggle

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "You are the Crane Game crane. Try to grab the prizes by pressing repeatedly. If caught, wiggle free with ."
• Advice – "When you grab somebody, you steal one-third of all their Coins."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "It's the new and improved Crane Game! Drop all your stuffed rivals into the pipe to win. Leave none behind!"
• 'Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "You are the Crane Game crane! Grab all three opponents and drop them in the pipe to clear this Mini-Game."
• Advice – "Grab the clocks to add the number of seconds shown to the timer. Grab a clock by pressing the button once."