Festive Ice Fortress

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Sub-zero temperatures have turned this field into a frosty icescape, and an army of icy mice are using it as a staging ground for an invasion of Gnawnia! Build your Ice Fortress, wage snowball fights, and try to catch special bonus mice during this winter hunt season!

Description and Requirements

Hunters ranked Recruit and up can enter this location. Mice will not steal gold or points, but they have been known to steal cheese! The news item describing this event location dubbed it the Great Winter Ice Brawl.

Much of the gameplay in this area is focused around the Ice Fortress HUD, where hunters track progress in a snowball fight against the event mice to collect Ice Bricks to upgrade their Ice Fortress, and Tower Slabs to upgrade their Ice Tower. There is also a mini-game called the Snowball Showdown.

Shops

These are the shops that can be found in the Festive Ice Fortress:

• Cheese Shoppe
• General Store
• Trapsmith
• Charm Shoppe

Festive Ice Fortress Mice

Mouse	Points	Gold	Standard Cheese	SUPER|brie+	Gingerbread or Seasoned Gouda	Festive Feta or Snowball Bocconcini	Arctic Asiago	2014 Loot
Abominable Snow	1,750	1,750	X		X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Candy Cane	600	600	X				Requires Ice Tower 6
Christmas Tree	2,600	1,200			X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Confused Courier	650	325			X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Destructoy	1,000	400	X		X	X
Diamond	1,200	600	X		X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Dwarf	225	450	X					Arctic Asiago Cheese
Elf	900	750	X	X	X	X	X	Winter Hunt Gift Box
Frigid Foreman 1	1,500	850					X	Ice Brick Ice Coin Tower Slab
Frozen	300	300	X					Arctic Asiago Cheese
Gingerbread	1,200	750	X		X
Glacia Ice Fist 7	4,500	2,000					Ice Tower Boss 7	Advent Chocolate Arctic Asiago Cheese Crystal Ice Tower Skin Ice Brick Ice Coin Sealed 2014 Naughty List Winter Helper's Perch
Gold	600	1,200	X		X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Greedy Al	2,500	750					X	Ice Brick Ice Coin
Hoarder 2	2,500	1,000	Charm Required 2	Charm Required 2	Charm Required 2	Charm Required 2	Charm Required 2	Arctic Asiago Cheese
Hydra	9,640	5,760	X	X	X	X		Bolt of Cloth Rope Scrap Metal Simple Orb Splintered Wood
Mad Elf	9,000	1,800		X			X	Throwable Snowball
Missile Toe	1,600	900		X		X		Arctic Asiago Cheese Ice Coin
Monster	9,100	9,100	X		X	X		Brie Cheese Cheddar Cheese Living Shard Marble Cheese Swiss Cheese
Mouse of Winter Future 3	4,000	3,000	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Festive Feta Gingerbread Cheese Seasoned Gouda Snowball Bocconcini
Mouse of Winter Past 3	4,000	3,000	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Festive Feta Gingerbread Cheese Seasoned Gouda Snowball Bocconcini
Mouse of Winter Present 3	4,000	3,000	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Avoids Charms 3	Festive Feta Gingerbread Cheese Seasoned Gouda Snowball Bocconcini
Nutcracker	3,000	300			X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Ornament	900	2,600		X		X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Present	900	900	X	X	X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Reinbo	4,000	500					X	Ice Brick
Ribbon	600	750	X				Requires Ice Tower 6	Ice Coin
Ridiculous Sweater	1,500	750			X	X		Ice Coin
S.N.O.W. Golem	10,000	1,200					X	Ice Brick
Scrooge	70	3,000		X			X	Throwable Snowball
Slay Ride	8,000	4,000		X			X	Throwable Snowball
Snow Boulder	3,000	600					X	Ice Brick
Snow Fort	3,400	1,200		X		X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Snow Scavenger	2,500	900		X		X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Snow Sorceress	5,000	400					X	Ice Brick
Snowball Hoarder	2,000	900			X	X		Arctic Asiago Cheese
Snowblower	1,800	750		X	X	X		Ice Coin
Snowflake 4	1,800	900	Charm Required 4	Charm Required 4	Charm Required 4	Charm Required 4	Charm Required 4	Advent Chocolate Arctic Asiago Cheese Ice Brick Sinister Winter Wreath Portal
Snowglobe	900	750	X				Requires Ice Tower 6
Squeaker Claws	10,000	1,400					X	Ice Brick Ice Coin
Steel	270	500	X					Arctic Asiago Cheese
Stocking	900	300		X	X			Arctic Asiago Cheese Ice Coin
Stuck Snowball 5	2,000 5	650 5	X	X	X	X	X	Advent Chocolate Arctic Asiago Cheese Ice Coin Satchel of Gold (250 gold)
Tiny	200	450	X					Arctic Asiago Cheese
Toy	500	500	X				Requires Ice Tower 6	Ice Coin
Toy Tinkerer	900	1,200	X		X			Arctic Asiago Cheese Ice Coin
Triple Lutz	300	750	X				Requires Ice Tower 6
White	70	100	X					Arctic Asiago Cheese
Wreath Thief	2,200	700	X	X				Arctic Asiago Cheese

• ¹ The Frigid Foreman Mouse is not present once the number of Tower Slabs required to build the Ice Tower has been reached.
• ² The Hoarder Mouse is only available when Winter Hoarder Charms are armed.
  
• ³ The Mice of Winter Past, Present, and Future avoid traps armed with Winter Hoarder or Winter charms.
  
• ⁴ The Snowflake Mouse is only available when Winter Hoarder or Winter charms are armed.
  
• ⁵ The Stuck Snowball Mouse has a base point value of 2000 which increases by 500 with each additional catch and a base gold value of 650 which increases by 350 with each additional catch. Catching the Stuck Snowball Mouse generates a Journal entry:

I just caught a Stuck Snowball Mouse for the X time! Poor guy keeps rolling though, getting bigger and bigger, and amassing more and more loot.
I look forward to the next time I catch him!

• ⁶ These mice require a completed Week 1 Ice Tower to be attracted with Arctic Asiago Cheese.
• ⁷ Glacia Ice Fist is unlocked after building the Week 1 Ice Tower and then catching 40 mice with Arctic Asiago Cheese.

Ice Fortress

To construct the Ice Fortress, Hunters must collect Ice Bricks from the various mice in the Festive Ice Fortress. Ice Bricks are consumed when building the Ice Fortress.

Framework

The first step is building the Framework.
Build a Mighty Ice Fortress!
Ice Fortress Framework

• Built your Ice Fortress and upgrade it with expansions to give bonuses to your trap, your rewards, and your friends!
• Requires 80 Ice Bricks.
• Completing this step creates a Hunter's Journal entry:

I used 80 Ice Bricks to build a mighty Ice Fortress!

Now I can begin building useful additions and expansions to help me fight the icy mice!

Upgrades

Once the Framework has been completed Hunters can move on to upgrading their Fortress. There are 4 upgrades available and they can be constructed in any order, but the levels within each upgrade must be completed in order.

Ice Cannon

• Level 1

• Your trap receives a +15% Power Bonus while at the Festive Ice Fortress!
• Requires 75 Ice Bricks

• Level 2

• Your trap receives +1,000 Power while at the Festive Ice Fortress!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks

• Level 3

• Your trap receives +3 Luck while at the Festive Ice Fortress!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks

Ice Armoury

• Level 1

• Your trap receives +3 Luck while in Winter Hunt Tournaments!
• Requires 75 Ice Bricks

• Level 2

• Increase Tournament Tokens received during Winter Hunt Tournaments!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks

• Level 3

• Receive Ice Coins as a special reward from Winter Hunt Tournaments!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks

Winter Walls

• Level 1

• Your trap receives a bonus to cheese freshness and a +5% Attraction Bonus!
• Requires 75 Ice Bricks

• Level 2

• Mice carrying Arctic Asiago will drop an extra piece!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks

• Level 3

• Mice carrying Ice Coins will drop an extra coin!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks
• Completing this level creates a Hunter's Journal entry:

I upgraded my Winter Walls to Level 3 with 50 Ice Bricks!
When I catch a mouse carrying Ice Coins, I'll now earn an extra coin!
I earned 4 Ice Coins for upgrading my Ice Fortress!

Festive Tavern

• Level 1

• Doubles some of the rewards in Naughty and Nice List Treasure Chests!

• This effect only applies to the 2014 Treasure Chests.

• Requires 75 Ice Bricks
• Completing this level creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I built a Festive Tavern with 75 Ice Bricks!
When I complete a Naughty or Nice Treasure Map, I'll now receive double the festive cheese, festive charms and Ice Coins rewarded!
If I use Rare Map Dust, some of the rewards will now be QUADRUPLED!
I earned 2 Ice Coins for upgrading my Ice Fortress!

• Level 2

• Your Winter Hunt Profile will now give both Festive Feta and Snowball Bocconcini!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks
• Completing this level creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I upgraded my Festive Tavern to Level 2 with 50 Ice Bricks!
My Winter Hunt Profile now gives away both Festive Feta and Snowball Bocconcini!
I earned 3 Ice Coins for upgrading my Ice Fortress!

• Level 3

• Claim 15 daily gifts from friends each day instead of only 10!
• Requires 50 Ice Bricks
• Completing this level creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I upgraded my Festive Tavern to Level 3 with 50 Ice Bricks!
I can now claim 15 daily gifts each day instead of only 10!
I earned 4 Ice Coins for upgrading my Ice Fortress!

Ice Tower

To construct the Ice Tower, Hunters must hunt with Arctic Asiago to collect Tower Slabs from the Frigid Foreman Mouse. Tower Slabs are consumed when building the Ice Tower.

Week One

20 Tower Slabs are required to construct the Ice Tower.
Collecting enough Tower Slabs creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I have enough Tower Slabs to build the next level of my Ice Tower, so I can begin a snowball fight!

Completing the Ice Tower creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I used 20 Tower Slabs to build a level of my Ice Tower! Now I'm ready to face the wave of mice and their nefarious leader!
I earned 2 Ice Coins for upgrading my Ice Tower!

Once the Ice Tower is complete, Hunters must catch 40 mice using Arctic Asiago before Glacia Ice Fist will be released. Catching the 40th mouse creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I must take care, Glacia Ice Fist approaches! I must defeat her to complete the first stage of the icy invasion!

Catching Glacia Ice Fist unlocks the Week 1 Bonus Zone and creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal:

I caught Glacia Ice Fist and chased her out of the Crytal Citadel! The next icy general has yet to show their face, so I have some time to spend catching the Stuck Snowball Mouse for prizes and loot!

The Week 1 Bonus Zone allows Hunters to chase the Stuck Snowball Mouse.

• Hunters need to catch 20 mice within the zone using Arctic Asiago. Once this is done, the Stuck Snowball Mouse is a guaranteed attraction.
• Both the Stuck Snowball Mouse and Glacia Ice Fist are part of the mouse population in the Bonus Zone and can be encountered at any point.
• Once a Hunter has successfully captured the Stuck Snowball Mouse as the final mouse, the Bonus Zone resets and can be played through again.
• Catches for the Stuck Snowball Mouse are cumulative and carry over when the Zone resets, including any catches made outside the Bonus Zone.

Hunting Strategy

Hunting tips by Larry

Welcome to the site of your Festive Ice Fortress!

Sub-zero temperatures have turned this field into a frosty icescape. An army of icy mice have taken advantage of the circumstances and are creating a Crystal Citadel to oppose the hunters of Gnawnia. You'll need to steal their supplies and build a Festive Ice Fortress of your own to challenge them!

First, collect Arctic Asiago using any cheese (good), previous years' festive cheeses (better), or SUPER|brie+ (BEST). Next, arm that Arctic Asiago and use it to hunt festive mice! They'll drop Ice Bricks which you can use to build your Festive Ice Fortress and obtain special bonuses! More importantly though, you'll attract the Frigid Foreman mouse, who carries special Tower Slabs. Use these to build stages of your Ice Tower, which you'll need to challenge the leaders of the icy mice.

Each week, a new icy leader will face you, and you'll need to build your Ice Tower higher to challenge them. Once you've built that week's stage of the Ice Tower, you can wage a snowball fight against icy mice until you finally draw out the leader and defeat them!

If you manage to defeat the week's leader early, you'll have an opportunity for some bonus-hunting: The Stuck Snowball Mouse is stuck in an ever-growing snowball and zipping around collecting loot and weight. Normally, you'll encounter him rarely, but every time you do encounter him, he'll weigh more and eventually begin dropping better and better loot! But if you defeat the week's leader early, you can repeatedly wage a snowball fight against the Stuck Snowball Mouse directly for that week. Try to be the one hunter who catches the biggest Stuck Snowball Mouse in all the land!

Get to it - go collect that Arctic Asiago, build your Ice Fortress, challenge those leaders, and capture that Stuck Snowball Mouse!

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