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."
