MouseHunt: The Great Winter Hunt 2010 at Festive Comet

The Festive Comet is back again for the second time which started on 24th November 2010.

It is a special location available during The Great Winter Hunt '09 and also The Great Winter Hunt 2010. There is so much snowing hunting to be done! There are festively dressed mice to hunt as well as mischievous Elf mouse, which is carrying gifts of all shapes and sizes. If you catch an Elf mouse you'll find a gift specially wrapped depending on your hunter's title. Many of the gifts contain a little cheese to help you in your hunting, but occasionally you may just find something a little more special.

The Festive Gift Shoppe has returned to Gnawnia where you can use your gold to send gifts to friends. There is no limit on how many gifts you send and claim that were sent from the Festive Gift Shoppe. If you're feeling generous and want to let someone know you're thinking of them this Great Winter Hunt, pick out something special and buy if for your friend.

There are festive collectible items that can be sent to friends, as well as Gingerbread Planks. Planks can be smashed with your Hunter's hammer to produce 15 pieces of Gingerbread cheese. The festive bait along with Super|Brie+, is a favourite of Elf mice. The Festive Gift Shoppe is expecting new items to arrive throughout December.

New festive gift baskets are available that contain Super|Brie+ and the lucky Golden Shield. There are also two new trap skins that give the RhinoBot and Clockapult of Time a fun, festive look.Just before the start of December is the Great Winter Star Ceremony. It's celebration held by the King where the previous year's Winter Star is removed from the top of the tree and the new one is replaced on top. Some mice truly despise the festivities, so there is sure to be some trouble. Mark November 29th on your calendar - The King will need help making sure no unruly mice crash the party.

Head over to the Festive Comet in Gnawnia region, and hunt Elf mice, which may enjoy Gingerbread or Super|Brie+ cheese. If you're feeling in the giving mood, check out the Festive Gift Shoppe and send some friends festive gifts.

Make sure to be at the Festive Comet on November 29th for the Great Winter Star Ceremony where the King will need you to be on the lookout for any suspicious mice Good luck hunting Elf mice and happy holiday hunting!!! :)

Festive Disaster!!! - The Festive Comet is invaded!!!
It happened on the 29th November 2010 when the banner above suddenly changed.
The Great Winter Hunt of 2010 new mice will be available throughout December! Lightning the Great Winter Tree and the new Festive Gifts, restoring the spirit of the holidays.

There was a great celebration and jubilee from veterans and novices alike as unprecedented number of hunters gathered together to witness the Great Winter Star Ceremony near the Festive Comet. Throngs of happy hunters surrounded the massive Holiday Tree, ringed with glittering lights and tinsel. Under the broad evergreen branches sat a mountain of sightly gifts brought by the King to show his appreciation for the hard work of the hunters.

But just as the Winter Star was being raised, a booming of steel drums drowned out the cheers! Our veteran hunter's supply of spoiled eggnog from last year's Winter Hunt burst open, disgorging an indescribable odor and a cloud of choking nog-smoke! Those stalwart hunters who held their breath witnessed a league of mice rush to the tree, stripping it bare of lights. pillaging the King's special gifts, and even claiming the Winter Star itself!

It seems the mice may well have stolen away both festive cheer and cheese, but all hope is not lost! A few of our bravest hunters were so formidable they managed to tough out the eggnog stench, capturing as many mice as they could manage. Bribing these captured mice with delicious Gingerbread Cheese, they learnt that there are 12 mouse types working for 1 mysterious boss! All we know of this festi-villain is that he leaves eggnoggey footprints in the snow...

They have also learnt that the mice have a schedule for their devious plot, and the bosses will only reveal themselves if the minions fail. The King, working together with the hunters, has released a Royal Calender to coordinate our efforts.

Now it is up to you, brave hunter, to enter the Great Festive Hunt of 2010, capture the 12 mice of winter, defeat their noggy master and restore our holiday!Restoring Holiday Cheer
Over the course of December, we'll be releasing a new mouse to the Festive Comet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Mice, once released, will stay in the area as long as the Winter Hunt is active. As you catch these mice, lights in your holiday strand will turn on as you recover the spirit of the Winter Hunt. After all 12 are released and caught, the mysterious boss will be revealed and become available to you. We're told he likes his cheese as cold as his heart... On Tuesdays, new gifts will become available in the Festive Gift Shoppe. On Thursdays, or 'Bonus Elf Day' as we call it in the office, twice as many Elf mice are released to the Festive Comet.

The Holiday Lights

This HUD element shows how close you are to defeating the 12 Mice of Winter. Mice that are caught are shown with a glowing light. Mice that are released, but not yet caught, are a grey bulb. Mice that are not yet released are faded mysterious silhouettes of lights.

1st mouse caught2nd mouse caught3rd mouse caught4th mouse caught
5th mouse caught6th mouse caught7th mouse caught
8th mouse caught9th mouse caught10th mouse caught11th mouse caught12th & the last mouse caughtThe Big Boss mouse caught

Once Squeaker Claws is captured, the banner turned into 2010 Winter Star.Hunters are able to purchase the Explosive Toboggan Ride trap.
The Explosive Toboggan Ride can be purchased at the Festive Comet Trapsmith for 10,000 gold and the following items found during The Great Winter Hunt 2010.The Diamond, Gold, Zombie, Stealth, Centaur, Harpy, Monster, Lambent Crystal, Vinetail and Gladiator are released on 15th December 2010, along with new loot items Seasoned Gouda Potion, Climbing Pitons and Ski Sign.The Climbing Pitons is dropped by Stealth Mouse and the Ski Sign is dropped by Gladiator Mouse.
The Double Diamond Adventure is not sold by any Trapsmith and is thus non-refundable. It can only be crafted given the proper ingredients.On the 30th December 2010, a New Years mouse is re-released into the Festive Comet and is found to drop Satchel of Gold worth 2,011 gold, as loot.Wishing you all mouse hunters a happy hunting, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2011.

The Festive Comet melted and the Great Winter Hunt 2010 event ended on 6th January 2011.

MouseHunt: King's Giveaway

The King's Giveaway event started on 11th November 2010. The event introduced 3 new event mice, along with Prize Power, Lucky Coins, King's Credits and the King's Royal Prize Shoppe. It also introduced the notion of a Wishing Well at friend's profiles in order to earn more prize power.

The quotes from MH developer Dave Vanderburg mentioned in Facebook forum.

First of all, let's start on how to begin hunting 5 event mice.

As the prize mouse, all 5 mice are known to have an aversion to the following types of cheese and are known to avoid traps baited with them:

• Gilded
• Gauntlet Tier 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Wicked Gnarly
• Susheese, Glutter, Combat, Rumble, Onyx Gorgonzola
• Shell, Gumbo, Crunchy, all types of Havarti, Vengeful Vanilla Stilton
  
• Checkmate

Hunting strategy:
The 5 mice are a typical member of the Event Mice group. All power types are of normal effectiveness against it with exception of Parental which is ineffective.
Failure to catch an event mice will result in an increase of one Prize Power. After catching a prize event mice, it is impossible to catch another one for 24 hours except Mobster & Leprechaun for 90 days.

The Prize Shoppe has opened for first time but only available during giveaways.
This store can sell crafting items, potions, collectibles, Super|brie+ and weapon skins in exchange for King's Credits.

Items for Sale

The event ended on 17th November 2010, so every hunters had a great time hunting to get a rare special event mice.