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The Great Winter... Shopping Spree?

10 December 2012

The Great Winter... Shopping Spree?

Long ago, a little mouse called Albert had his heart broken repeatedly by Santa when he asked and asked for presents every year, but never received them. This continued year after year until finally he decided he'd had enough, and would get his own presents from then on!

We didn't hear much from him after that until this year, when — immediately after the Festive Comet landed — a collection of construction vehicles with "Greedy Al" emblazoned on the side showed up, plowed the Festive Comet flat, and built a huge big-box store right on top of it! Then they left, but only after having distributed the following flyer to everyone around:

Flyer

Hysteria! Chaos! Confusion!

Everything is ruined! Or is it? Perhaps if we can restore Greedy Al's faith in the spirit of the season — the spirit of giving — we can prevent everyone from devolving into selfish curmudgeons and save everything!

Hunters have been reporting sightings of a confused-looking mouse with a mailbag, handing out old letters of Al's. Each has a clue to an old toy that he wanted and didn't get. If we can just re-create that toy — or a reasonable version of it — and give it to him, perhaps we can warm his heart enough to get him to see joy again!

Hunt ANYWHERE in MouseHunt the land for the Confused Courier, read the letter, and head to the MegaBuy Mart!

How Can I Help?

Start out by hunting all over for that Confused Courier! When you find him, he'll drop a letter that explains the plight that has befallen Al, and you'll be allowed into the MegaBuy Mart. Once you're inside, hunt mice and collect the Festive Feta they'll drop. You're going to need a lot! Try using SUPER|brie+, which will attract the Snowflake mouse, who drops extra Festive Feta.

• Festive Feta

Hunt with Festive Feta in the MegaBuy Mart to attract the Confused Courier again, only this time he'll drop a letter with the details of a toy from Greedy Al's youth that you'll need to build. Keep using Festive Feta to catch a new mouse that drops the parts for this first toy.

You only have a few days to collect all the parts you need before a new mouse appears and the old one gets rarer, so hurry up!

• Winter Charm

To speed things up, consider hunting with Winter Charms, which you can purchase from the shop with two Festive Feta. These will attract Snowflake mice, who drop Ice Coins, and will help you attract mice who drop toy parts from previous days in case you fall behind while building toys.

Depending on the toy being built, you will also attract the Winter Past/Present/Future, Scrooge, Mad Elf, and Squeaker Claws mice from Great Winter Hunts passed who will help you build the different toys on different days.

• Wrapped Gift Trap

When you have all the toys completed, you can use the toys you created plus the Ice Coins the mice have been dropping to buy the Wrapped Gift Trap, which you can use to give Greedy Al his presents! Your reward will be an exceedingly special trap, unique from all other traps in the game!

Wait, Did You Say Ice Coins?

• Ice Coin

When you're done collecting toy parts, you can still collect Ice Coins. You're going to need a lot for the final trap, but there's also a new Winter Theme, and all kinds of crates and goodies you can exchange them for!

You can also get Ice Coins by equipping Winter Charms and catching Snowflake mice! Why wait until you're done all the toy-building? Get those special festive rewards now!

Kits and Baskets

• Winter Survival Kit

This handy kit is fully stocked with everything needed for the Great Winter Hunt!

Inside you'll find 100 Festive Feta and 50 Winter Charms. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

• Feta Gift Basket

A soft velvet hat may not be the best choice for storing briny cheese, but when it comes to holiday gifts, it's really just the thought that counts.

Inside this hat is 50 pieces of Festive Feta with which to hunt during the Great Winter Hunt! Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

• Festive Tournament Supply Kit

This basket is packed with supplies to help you compete in festive tournaments!

Inside you'll find 100 Festive Feta. As a special bonus, you'll also find 50 Champion Charms inside! These charms add +400 power, 5% power bonus and +3 luck to your trap. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

• Jumbo Festive Gift Basket

This over-sized basket makes the extra-special hunter in your life! This jumbo gift basket is full of SUPER|brie+ and makes a great gift this Great Winter Hunt.

Inside you'll find 200 SUPER|brie+. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

The Great Winter... Shopping Spree?

• Find the Confused Courier in ANY location
• Get to to the MegaBuy Mart
• Find and equip Festive Feta
• Find the Confused Courier again
• Collect Toy Parts and build the toys!

Buy a Festive Kit or a Gift Basket for you or a friend | Travel to the MegaBuy Mart

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

Changes to www.MouseHuntGame.com now active!

28 November 2012

What is happening?

On December 5, Facebook will be imposing some restrictions on apps that run outside of the main Facebook website. These policy changes will affect how you play MouseHunt outside of Facebook.

Click here for more information about this change.

What should I do?

Hunters who enjoy playing on www.MouseHuntGame.com need to create a login to connect to their existing MouseHunt account.

Hunters can do this now by visiting the account page.

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

Upcoming Facebook changes affecting www.MouseHuntGame.com

21 November 2012

What is happening?

On December 5, Facebook will be imposing some restrictions on apps that run outside of the main Facebook website. These policy changes will affect how you play MouseHunt outside of Facebook.

What does this mean?

Hunters who enjoy playing on www.MouseHuntGame.com will need to create a login to connect to their existing MouseHunt account. It will be super simple. All game data will be tied to this login and shared between both the Facebook and offsite version of MouseHunt in the same way it is now.

Starting next week, hunters will be able to create their logins and tie them to their existing MouseHunt accounts.

After December 5, hunters will no longer be able to login using their Facebook account when playing outside of Facebook.

I like playing on Facebook - What about me?

If you currently play on Facebook (apps.facebook.com/mousehunt) exclusively, you will not be affected and don't need to do anything.

What about the mobile iOS app?

The mobile app for iOS currently uses FB Connect and will be unaffected by this change. A Facebook account is required in order to use the mobile app.

What happens on December 5?

Once the change goes live on December 5, hunters can visit www.MouseHuntGame.com at any time to create their logins and tie it to their existing MouseHunt account.

I don't want to create a login

• You can simply play on Facebook (apps.facebook.com/mousehunt) and will not be affected

I like using PayPal and/or Cherry Credits

• You must create a login as these services will only be available on www.MouseHuntGame.com
• Leftover Cherry Credits must all be spent before December 5 if you are not creating a login

What's next?

The login system will go live next week so that hunters can begin creating logins and tying them to their existing MouseHunt accounts. More information about the change and in what other ways it will affect hunters soon to come.

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

The Living Garden Has Opened!

14 November 2012

The Living Garden Has Opened!

The long-forbidden Living Garden has finally been opened to the public again, but something sinister is going on! The wild and exotic plants and flowers of the Living Garden have been overrun by strange mice exhibiting stranger behaviour...

Living Garden

The tiny mice have adapted the environment around them to their purpose and have strapped on various pieces of plants as weapons and armour! Even stranger, they've begun hoarding tiny glowing plants called Garden Essences and protecting them at all costs.

Lost City

Nearby, a town in the desert has fallen under a terrible curse and become lost between worlds! The mice that inhabit the town have all been turned incorporeal, ghostly, and fierce, but they too are stockpiling Garden Essences for their own reasons.

Sand Dunes

In between the two lies the Sand Dunes of the desert, where Grubling Mice race from scrap of food to scrap of food, gorging themselves as best they can and making the difficult desert life ever more challenging for all the other mice. And as before, all the mice here are collecting and protecting Garden Essences. What is going on?

Wild New Mice!

Strawberry Hotcakes Mouse

This little firebrand is simultaneously the most dangerous and most helpful mouse in the Living Garden. Threatening her friends? A FLOOD OF HOT SAUCE. Food too bland? A FLOOD OF HOT SAUCE. Her peppergun has incredible range, and the pepper reservoir on her back seems to never run dry, so don't try to outrange or outlast her. At best you can hope to surprise her, but act quickly because when surprised she unleashes A FLOOD OF HOT SAUCE.

Ethereal Enchanter Mouse

There's some debate as to why the Lost City was lost between dimensions, but the actions of certain mice are definitely suspect. This mouse was known to dabble in all kinds of unsavory arcane activities and rituals. However, since he was trapped like everyone else, suspicion quickly waned.

Grubling Herder Mouse

Grubling Herders are a solemn and insular group, trained from birth to direct and control the voracious Grubling mice away from vital crops. They hail from a place of shadow known only as "Muddy'Deeb", and dedicate their lives to ensuring the rampage of the Grubling mice remains under their control. The Grublings must flow!

Garden Essences

Small, glowing plants, these Garden Essences are jealously guarded by the mice. They certainly contain great power, but how best to use it? Make sure to check out your new "Book of Living Recipes" when you get to the Living Garden to see all the different things you can make from them, but be ready to experiment to find out exactly what combines with what.

Minigames!

Every new area has its own new minigame associated with it. Attentive players will be able to dispel curses, collect water for Thirsty mice, and watch out for the Grubling stampedes! While not mandatory, paying careful attention and playing these minigames will make it a lot easier to collect Garden Essences and craft fantastic new recipes! To play these minigames, visit the shops in each area to purchase and use cool new charms with unique effects!

And much, much more!

Of course this isn't all that's going on in the Living Garden, Sand Dunes, and Lost City, but you'll have to explore and experiment to find out more! There's a terrible secret hiding in amongst the plants and mice, and world-changing lore waiting to be uncovered! Only dedication, hard work, and a mountain of patience will serve you in uncovering the secrets of... The Living Garden

Kits and Charm Packs

Essence Collector Kit
This package contains 20 Sponge Charms, 20 Searcher Charms, 20 Grubling Chow Charms, and 125 SUPER|brie+ for use in hunting in the Living Garden, Sand Dunes, and Lost City. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

Living Garden Charm Pack
This package contains 20 Sponge Charms for use in collecting dewdrops in the Living Garden. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

Lost City Charm Pack
This package contains 20 Searcher Charms for use in dispelling curses in the Lost City. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

Sand Dunes Charm Pack
This package contains 20 Grubling Chow Charms for use in attracting Grubling Mice in the Sand Dunes. Provides the Lucky Golden Shield for 1 month from date of opening.

The Living Garden Has Opened!

• The garden has finally opened, but something sinister is afoot...
• The mice have begun to use the wild and exotic plants as weapons and armor
• A nearby town has fallen under a terrible curse, lost between two worlds
• The stretches of the Sand Dunes lies between and is infested with massive grubs!
• Craft exotic new cheeses, build fantastic new traps and discover the secret behind the Garden Essences!

Travel to the Living Garden | Buy an Essence Collector Kit or a Charm Pack for you or a friend

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

Something swampy this way comes!

18 October 2012

Something swampy this way comes!

In a cloud of noxious gasses and bellowing a mighty roar, the Swamp Thang Mouse has burst forth from the Living Garden and charged headlong into Gnawnia! Finding the Haunted Terrortories there waiting for him, he kicked Mousevina from her throne and has settled in.

Now he's guarding a whole horde of loot from last year and new treasures besides!

How to hunt at the Haunted Terrortories

Navigating the Haunted Terrortories will require a hunter to both trick and treat the mice there by hunting with Ghoulgonzola (trick) and Candy Corn (treat) Cheese.

Gathering trick and treat cheese in Gnawnia is a familiar tradition. Each day, hunters may visit up to 10 friends and receive some bait. Before you visit others, be sure to visit your own profile and choose what type of cheese you're handing out! If you find yourself getting low on cheese, you can also hunt at the Terrortories using Swiss, Brie, Gouda or SUPER|brie+ to attract Hollowhead Mice that drop Halloween Cheese. Additionally, you may find it inside Pumpkin Treat Baskets which you can send as gifts to friends!

The Haunted Terrortories consists of three areas: The Corn Maze, Haunted Manor and the Pumpkin Patch. You must both trick AND treat enough mice in your current area to begin attracting mice from the next. Your trick and treat progress will be displayed while hunting in the Haunted Terrortories.

Are you an experienced hunter looking to hunt more challenging and rewarding mice? Visit the Charm Shoppe at the Haunted Terrortories and purchase Spooky Charms which, when armed, will attract more fearsome mice worth greater rewards!

Spooky Rewards

The Swamp Thang Mouse has a variety of goodies to plunder this year! A terrifying new trap, a chance at a haunted new map, and some... scraps of paper? I'm sure they'll be useful for something...

While visiting friends and hunting your way toward the Swamp Thang Mouse, you may also find a few morsels of Halloween Candy, and if you're especially lucky you may even come across rare Cobwebs. These Halloween Candies and Cobwebs can be exchanged at the various Haunted Terrortories shops to purchase a wide variety of exciting loot, including fantastic charms and never-before-seen trap skins!

Customize MouseHunt with Themes!

Look on your profile and you'll see a new button labelled "Select Theme". Click on it to launch MouseHunt's new theme chooser, where you can pick a special theme to change the entire appearance of your Hunter's Journal! These themes will be shown on your Camp, as well as your Profile for all to see!

You can unlock the Golden Shield theme by having the Golden Shield, and the Hallowe'en Theme by gathering Hallowe'en Theme Scraps and crafting them together into the Completed Hallowe'en Theme. The first scrap can be found on the Swamp Thang Mouse, but the other two will require some investigating to find!

Halloween Baskets and New Skins

Looking for some spooky gifts to give to friends? Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth yourself and want to dive into a goodie bag of treats! For the Halloween season, the King is offering a few special haunting supplies, and a boatload of brand-new skins!

Halloween Basket
A Hallowe'en gift basket perfect for giving to someone special. The basket contains 75 SUPER|brie+, 25 Candy Corn Cheese, and 25 Ghoulgonzola!

Spooky Supply Kit
This slightly haunted kit will help you hunt the more fearsome mice of the Haunted Terrotories! Inside you'll find 100 SUPER|brie+, 50 Spooky Charms, 25 Ghoulgonzola, and 25 Candy Corn!

Jumbo Halloween Goodie Bag
This spookily-themed bag is JUST bursting with SUPER|brie+ and Halloween Cheese! Mixed inside, you'll also find a few pieces of Halloween Candy with which to satisfy your sweet tooth!

Steam Maw
A combination of flaming-hot Ethereal Charcoal and Eldritch Fog ensure that this version of the Steam Laser Mk. III is no less effective, but far spookier.

Lovecraft Shelf
Some books are written about Eldritch Horrors, some books are written by Eldritch Horrors, and some books literally contain Eldritch Horrors. Be very careful when setting up, walking near, or thinking about this trap.

Halloween is here!

• Setup your hunter profile to hand out treats to friends!
• Visit friends and collect Ghoulgonzola and Candy Corn
• Hunt with your Halloween cheese at the Haunted Terrortories
• Earn a new trap, exciting loot, trap skins and more!

Click here to travel to the Haunted Terrortories | Click here to see the New Skins

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

The Leprechaun Has Returned!

10 October 2012

The Leprechaun Has Returned!

The rumours are true! More and more Leprechaun Mouse sightings have been reported in the last week, and it looks like they are here to stay! What's more, hunters can expect to see even more Leprechaun mice in the coming week, all carrying great rewards and each with a chance to win a real cash prize!

Until Wednesday, October 17, there will be more prize mice and Leprechaun mice than usual roaming the lands! When this little streak of luck is over, the Leprechaun mice and other prize mice will be harder to find, but they are here to stay!

Use common cheese (Cheddar, Brie, Gouda, SUPER|brie+, or anything not overly special, rare, or difficult to obtain) to attract a prize mouse to your trap, but be warned for they are tough and will put up a fight! If you catch one, you have a chance at winning a real cash prize!

Mystery Pot of Gold

Every Leprechaun mouse carries with it a Mystery Pot of Gold. If you manage to attract and catch one of these elusive mice, you'll be guaranteed this wonderful prize! What's inside? Tons of GOLD, of course! Along with a bunch of SUPER|brie+ and some Ultimate Luck Charms.

And sometimes, at the bottom, there's an even greater prize lying under all that gold!

Will you be one of these lucky hunters?

The Leprechaun Has Returned!

• The Leprechaun has returned and is here to stay!
• More-than-usual prize mice and Leprechaun mice until October 17
• Use common cheese to attract a prize mouse
• Leprechaun mice will drop a Mystery Pot of Gold when caught
• There's a chance of a real cash prize inside these Pots of Gold!

Hunt for prize mice with regular bait across the land!

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

Treasure Hunting Update, King's Gauntlet Tourneys, and Checkout Shop Overhaul!

10 September 2012

Treasure Hunting Update, King's Gauntlet Tourneys, and Checkout Shop Overhaul!

A lot of work went into MouseHunt in the last week and it's finally time to release it all at once!

The Relic Hunter and treasure hunting in general has gotten a much needed once-over to clear up some lingering bugs and to also improve the displaying maps and inviting friends!

Along with that, with great help from the community, the new King's Gauntlet tournaments are now ready to go! Look for one on the Tournament Listings page!

And finally, the checkout shop has had a much-needed massive overhaul, allowing us to bring back the beloved kits from the past that just couldn't fit anymore!

Treasure Hunting Update

Wow. Wow! So much treasure hunting has gone on. How much? So much! Over 65,000 maps have been found and completed so far. That's... That's a LOT of treasure hunting!

Ancient Relics

With so many hunters all digging for treasure at once, the delicate Treasure-Hunting Ecosystem has been forever altered!

What does this mean? For one, all the easy Ancient Relics have been found, and mice that had large stockpiles of relics in the past have noticed their reserves are dwindling. No mouse drops an Ancient Relic on every catch any more, though some are still more common than others. Keep an eye out!

Treasure Chests

However, all this is good news for treasure chests! With the increased rarity of relics, all the Treasure Chests now have more and more varied treasure in them!

Harder chests will reward more points and gold than before, with Arduous maps being significantly improved to balance out the incredible difficulty of the mice required. That means hunters will earn more rewards for their hard work!

So keep hunting, hunters! Treasure hunting has never been more rewarding than now!

King's Gauntlet Tourneys

Due to popular demand, the King is proud to announce the grand opening of the King's Gauntlet tournaments! He reached out to the many hunters in the land for aid and assistance, and the resulting tournaments are entirely community created!

Wait, tournaments? That's right! There are two tournaments for the King's Gauntlet – one for the higher floors, and one for the lower ones! No matter where you are through the Gauntlet, you should have ample opportunity to play and win!

Checkout Shop Overhaul

We've been slowly rolling out a new checkout system a few users at a time, so some of you may have seen this already, but today we're opening it up to everyone: a brand-new checkout!

It's a lot cleaner, allows us to offer a lot more information to you about your purchases, provides a nicer shopping cart system, and most importantly, allows us to bring back a lot more of your favourite packages!

No more needing to remove old packages due to size restrictions, so your Tournament Kits, Tribal Isle Kits, Warpath Kits and more should always be available in the future!

Wanna see what it looks like? Click here!

Treasure Hunting Update, King's Gauntlet Tourneys, and Checkout Shop Overhaul!

• Treasure Chests have greater rewards!
• Community-made King's Gauntlet tourneys are live!
• A better, cleaner, more awesomer Checkout Shop!

Hunt tough mice to find Ancient Relics | Check out the new Checkout Shop!

-- Giorgio Sintichakis