Tokyo Cranes
The Tokyo Cranes (TOK) are tied for 30th of 45 teams in Brudvig Hockey at 77 OVR. Folded with care. Unfolds your defense.
- Overall
- 77 OVR, tied for 30th of 45
- Style
- Stretch passes and odd-man rushes
- Speed
- 5 / 5
- Hitting
- 1 / 5
- Size
- 3 / 5
- Goalie
- Haiku #30
How they play
Stretch passes and odd-man rushes. Long passes up the ice and odd-man rushes. Risky. Fun to watch. When the computer plays the Cranes, that's what it does: the style sets how often it shoots, passes, cycles, forechecks, stretches the ice and hits. Same style: Jersey City Commuters, Texas Ice Bandits, Latvian Lynx, Florida Hockettes, Winnipeg Mosquitoes, Seattle Drizzle.
- Speed 5/5. The top speed rating. Gone. 4 other teams have it.
- Hitting 1/5. Light. They bounce off people. Hitting is weight in collisions: who flies and who stays up.
- Size 3/5. League average.
- Shooting is the same for every team. A Cranes slap shot is as hard as anybody's.
The 77 OVR is how sharp their computer players are: how fast they read the play, how true they pass, how clean their sticks are. It doesn't touch how hard anyone shoots. Below the league average, so the computer makes a few more mistakes with them.
Roster
| Player | No. | Plays | Goals / game | Assists / game | Points / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origami | #8 | Skater | 1.23 | 0.98 | 2.21 |
| Senba | #10 | Skater | 0.96 | 1.06 | 2.01 |
| Folds | #41 | Skater | 0.77 | 1.07 | 1.83 |
| Haiku | #30 | Goalie | Save % .781 · Goals against 3.24 a game | ||
Jerseys
Light, Dark and Alt. If nobody picks, the home team wears Light and the away team wears Dark, and if the two would look too alike the away team changes. Pick one in Choose teams or in the online lobby.
In the Challenge Cup
In 2,000 simulated cups the Cranes won 4 (0%) and reached the Championship 23 times. Here is where every run ended:
| How far | Cups | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Won the Challenge Cup | 4 | 0% |
| Lost the Championship | 19 | 1% |
| Out in the Semifinals | 65 | 3% |
| Out in the Quarterfinals | 197 | 10% |
| Out in the Round of 16 | 527 | 28% |
| Out in the Round of 32 | 1,094 | 57% |
One simulated game: 11% against the Milwaukee Pucks (94), 44% against a 79 team, 80% against the California Gold (66). That's the computer's games. When you take the Cranes into a cup, you play your own games, and the computer gets harder every round. Challenge Cup guide.