Red Envelope Mouse

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"Red Envelope" redirects here. For the loot, see Red Pocket Envelope.

The Red Envelope Mouse is an Event Mouse found during the annual Lunar New Year event.


Red Envelope Mouse
Mouse Group: Event Mice (Lunar New Year)
Mouse Statistics
Points: 888 Gold: 888
Location & Attraction Info
Required Power Types: All types Other Requirements: See current Lunar New Year location
Cheese: See current Lunar New Year location Charm: See current Lunar New Year location
Locations: Lunar New Year Loot: See current Lunar New Year location
Links
Larry's Loot Lexicon: MouseHunt Info Page Image: Image Link
There is a tradition among the mice who participate in the Lunar New Year celebrations in which some mice exchange red envelopes with each other, filled with gold that they have looted from poor, unsuspecting hunters. Red boxes, red envelopes? Coincidence? We think not.
Mouse ID#: 163



Finding Event Mice

Information on how to locate and capture the Red Envelope Mouse can be found on the current Lunar New Year location page.

History and Trivia

  • 12 February 2010: The Red Envelope Mouse was introduced as part of the Heart of the Tiger.
  • The amount of points (888) awarded on catching a Red Envelope Mouse, and the amount of gold held in the loot drops (222 and 888), reflects the belief that the numbers eight and two are "lucky" in Chinese culture; a sequence of a "lucky" number is considered even more favorable!
  • The description of the Red Envelope Mouse has had slight changes made to it since the mouse's release. The original description read as follows:
"There is a tradition among the mice who participate in the Lunar New Year celebrations. Some mice exchange red envelopes with each other, filled with gold that they have looted from poor, unsuspecting hunters. Red boxes, red envelopes? Coincidence? We think not."

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