Events

Events in MouseHunt are special occasions when the King of Gnawnia releases prize mice into the wild. Any hunter with a baited trap is capable of catching special event mice, regardless of location (with some exceptions).

Birthday Party

The Birthday Party started 04 March 2011 to celebrate MouseHunt's third birthday on 7 March. Event mice from the previous year's Heart of the Tiger Party were re-released in the Town of Gnawnia and Training Grounds. Additionally, it introduced 3 new event mice, a new trap, base, potion and cheese.

Heart of the Rabbit Party

The Heart of the Rabbit Party started 10 February 2011 to celebrate Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day, and ended 22 February 2011. Event mice from the previous year's Heart of the Tiger Party were re-released in the Town of Gnawnia and Training Grounds. Additionally, it introduced 2 new event mice and 2 new Charms. The Festive Gift Shoppe also returned.

The Great Winter Hunt 2010

The Great Winter Hunt 2010 began on 24 November 2010 and ended on 6 January 2011. The event brought back the Festive Comet location, Festive Gift Shoppe and event mice from the previous year. Additionally, it introduced 8 new event mice, 2 new cheeses and 2 Limited Edition Hydro traps.

The 12 Mice of Winter

Starting on 29 November 2010 through 23 December 2010 mice and gifts are released every so often per calendar:

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
28 Nov	29 Nov Toy	30 Nov New gift	1 Candy Cane	2 Elf Madness	3 Present	4
5	6 Christmas Tree	7 New gift	8 Ornament	9 Elf Madness	10 Nutcracker	11
12	13 Stocking	14 New gift	15 Scrooge	16 Elf Madness	17 Missile Toe Mouse of Winter Past	18
19	20 Wreath Thief Mouse of Winter Present	21 New gift	22 Snow Fort Mouse of Winter Future	23 Slay Ride Squeaker Claws	24	25

After mice invaded the Festive Comet during the Great Winter Star Ceremony, hunters were required to restore Holiday Cheer and retrieve the Winter Star. On catching the 12 Mice of Winter and lighting all 12 Festive lights, hunters could thaw their Frozen Fromage and the final Festi-villain, the Squeaker Claws Mouse, became available to catch.

6 Limited Edition collectibles were dropped as loot by specific event mice. These 6 items could be exchanged, along with 10,000 gold, at the trapsmith for the Explosive Toboggan Ride trap. A further 5 loot drops from 5 different, stronger mice, could be used to upgrade this trap to the Double Diamond Adventure trap.

King's Giveaway

The King's Giveaway event was held 11-17 November 2010. The event introduced 3 new event mice (Treasurer, Snooty, High Roller), three new traps via Trap Skins (Fluffy DeathBot, Grungy DeathBot, Ninja Ambush Trap). It also introduced 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.

Halloween Trick AND Treat

The Halloween Trick AND Treat event was held 20 October 2010 - 2 November 2010. The event introduced the Haunted Terrortories location (in the place of the earlier Festive Comet and Heart of the Tiger Party) and included 4 new event mice and 2 new traps. It also introduced the notion of Trick-or-Treating at friend's profiles in order to earn 2 new cheeses.

MouseHunt Birthday II

Fully named "MouseHunt Birthday II: The Revenge of the Nanny Bot!", this event was held throughout the month of March 2010 to commemorate MouseHunt's second birthday on 7 March. The event included several new mice and new traps. Additionally, a total of 16,800 SUPER|brie+ have been awarded to hunters who could catch the most Dojo Sensei, Silth and Big Bad Burroughs mice!

Heart of the Tiger

The Heart of the Tiger event was held between 9-22 February 2010 for Valentine's Day and Lunar New Years Eve 2010. It introduced the renovated Festive Comet location as the Heart of the Tiger Party and introduced 5 new special event mice breeds. The Festive Gift Shoppe also reopened with new gifts.

The Great Winter Hunt '09

The Great Winter Hunt was held over the Christmas and New Year holidays of 2009. The event included a new area, new mice, shareable gifts and the return of Ronza.

12 Days 'til Christmas

A new loot item was available at the Festive Comet each day between 12-23 December 2009, each dropped by two mice (except the 12th day when four breeds of mice dropped the loot).

Once hunters collected all 12 items from the 12 Days 'til Christmas event, they could exchange them with Larry for the limited edition trap the Christmas Cracker Trap. Alternatively, if they had not collected all 12 items or simply did not want a new trap they could exchange items for 10 SUPER|brie+ each. Twelve Liters of Egg Nog, however, was not able to be traded for SUPER|brie+; instead it remained in hunter's inventory after the hunter exchanged 12 items for the trap.

Date	Festive Mouse	Regular Mouse	Loot
12 December	Candy Cane	White	One Droid Action Figure
13 December	Present	Dwarf	Two Festive Mitts
14 December	Christmas Tree	Abominable Snow	Three Santa Hats
15 December	Stocking	Troll	Four Festive Stockings
16 December	Ornament	Treant	Five Ornaments
17 December	Nutcracker	Abominable Snow	Six Snow Balls
18 December	Present	Bear	Seven Gingerbread Mice
19 December	Elf	Dwarf	Eight Elf Shoes
20 December	Present	Centaur	Nine Reindeer Antlers
21 December	Candy Cane	Hydra	Ten Candy Canes
22 December	Christmas Tree	Frozen	Eleven Coloured Lights
23 December	Christmas Tree Scrooge Toy	Gargoyle	Twelve Liters of Egg Nog

May Giveaway

The May Giveaway was held from 19-20 May 2009. $5000 (USD) in cash and $1000 (USD) in SUPER|brie+ cheese was awarded for catching prize mice.

MouseHunt's Birthday Giveaway

The Birthday Giveaway was held from 7-9 March 2009. In celebration of MouseHunt's first ever birthday, $5,000 (CAD) in cash and $10,000 (CAD) in SUPER|brie+ cheese was awarded for catching prize mice. During this time, Birthday mice were first released, only to appear again around MouseHunt's Birthday.

Valentine's Giveaway

The Valentine's Giveaway was held from 14–16 February 2009. $3,000 (CAD) in cash and $7,000 (CAD) in SUPER|brie+ cheese was awarded for catching prize mice. Cupid mice were released for the first time.

New Year's Giveaway

The New Year's Giveaway was held from 31 December 2008 through 1 January 2009. $3,000 (CAD) in cash and $4,500 (CAD) in SUPER|brie+ cheese was awarded for catching prize mice. Along with the $7,500 (CAD) given away, an additional 250 Mobsters worth $10 (CAD) were set loose, bringing up the grand total of prizes awarded to $10,000 (CAD).

Haunted Giveaway

The Haunted Giveaway was held from 30-31 October 2008. In celebration of Halloween, $3,000 (CAD) in cash and $4,500 (CAD) in SUPER|brie+ cheese were the rewards for catching prize mice. Hollowhead mice were released for the first time, only to reappear during and around Halloween (31 October). White, Grey, Dwarf and Mummy mice were humorously costumed to befit the holiday.

$2,500 Tuesday

$2,500 Tuesday was held on 9 September 2008. The King of Gnawnia's crown was stolen by the Master Burglar Mouse, offering $1,000 (CAD) for its retrieval. The Master Burglar Mouse was caught on the following day. Smaller prizes were also available as rewards for catching prize mice.

Hunter's Reward Weekend

The Hunter's Reward Weekend was held from 16-18 August 2008. In commemoration of reaching 50,000 daily players and successful server upgrades, over $3,000 (CAD) in cash and merchandise were the rewards for catching prize mice. Ronza's Traveling Shoppe appeared for the duration of the weekend and stocked the Chrome DeathBot.

External links

• Rewards page