A lot of this is thanks to the diverse array of prizes that modern crane games offer. ▼ A crane game with electric water kettles as the prize…▼ …and another with high-end facial skin care packs. With crane games a bigger deal than ever, they’ve been catching the eye of our Japanese reporter Natsuno Futon more and more. The luck part we can’t help her with, since the blessings of Japan’s get-idol-concert-tickets shrine don’t transfer to crane games, as far as we can tell. So with Benex’s extra level of support, how much could our relatively inexperienced Natsuno win with a budget of 5,000 yen?