Great Winter Hunt 2011

Description and Requirements

The Festive Comet is a special location available during the Great Winter Hunt 2011 event. There are no special requirements for hunters to enter this area. Mice are unable to steal gold or points in this location but may steal cheese if not caught.

Catch statistics from the Festive Comet are grouped with those from the Heart of the Tiger Party under the King's Party Zone location name.

Hunters remaining at the Festive Comet as it melted were silently relocated to the Vacant Lot at the same location on the Travel map, but with a much smaller selection of mice. The developers stated that after the majority of hunters traveled out on their own, the stragglers would be relocated to the Meadow.

The Snow Fortress is a location in the Gnawnia region, first released on 20 December 2011 during the Great Winter Hunt 2011. To enter, hunters must have a minimum Hunter's Title of Apprentice and be a Master Toy Maker by having at least 500 Toy Receipts.

The area is divided into sequential groups: in the Gateway, the hunter must catch 40 mice; in the Courtyard, the hunter must catch 50 mice, and in the Keep, the hunter must catch 30 mice.

Hunters remaining in the area at the end of the event were transported to the Construction Yard, which later became the Tournament Hall.

Shops

These are the shops that can be found in the Festive Comet:

• Cheese Shoppe
• General Store
• Trapsmith
• Charm Shoppe

The Charm Shoppe was added during the Great Winter Hunt 2011 event.

Festive Comet Mice

Mouse	Points	Gold	Mouse Group	Loot
Abominable Snow	1,750	1,750	Indigenous Mice	Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Bear	310	575	Indigenous Mice	Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Candy Cane	600	600	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Centaur	3,800	960	Forest Guild	Festive Feta
Christmas Tree	2,600	1,200	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Destructoy	1,000	400	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Diamond	1,200	600	Indigenous Mice	Festive Feta
Dwarf	225	450	Indigenous Mice	Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Elf	900	750	Event Mice	Blue Winter Hunt Gift Box Gnawnia Winter Gift Green Winter Hunt Gift Box Red Winter Hunt Gift Box Toy Stockpile
Frosty Snow	600	300	Indigenous Mice	Festive Feta
Frozen	300	300	Indigenous Mice	Festive Feta
Gargoyle	5,600	2,800	The Forgotten Mice
Gladiator	8,365	8,250	The Derr Tribe	Festive Feta
Gold	600	1,200	Indigenous Mice	Festive Feta
Harpy	11,100	3,100	Forest Guild
Hydra	9,640	5,760	Aquatic Order	Bolt of Cloth Rope Scrap Metal Simple Orb Splintered Wood
Lambent Crystal	9,000	3,000	Digby Dirt Dwellers
Monster	9,100	9,100	Indigenous Mice	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Living Shards Marble cheese Swiss cheese
New Year's	2,200	200	Event Mice	Firecracker Charm King's Reserve Bubbleh
Nutcracker	3,000	300	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Party Head	2,000	2,000	Event Mice	Firecracker Charm Gnawnia Winter Gift Ice Coin King's Credit
Scrooge	70	3,000	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Snow Fort	3,400	1,200	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Snow Scavenger	2,500	900	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Snowflake	1,800	900	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Stealth	500	295	Gauntlet Gladiators	Festive Feta
Steel	270	500	Indigenous Mice	Gnawnia Winter Gift Scrap Metal Toy Stockpile
Stocking	900	300	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Toy Tinkerer	900	1,200	Event Mice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Treant	1,300	600	Forest Guild	Gnawnia Winter Gift Splintered Wood Toy Stockpile
Troll	8,190	8,190	Forest Guild	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Marble cheese Swiss cheese Satchel of Gold worth 1,000 gold
Vinetail	13,172	6,580	Seasonal Soldiers	Festive Feta
White	70	100	Indigenous Mice	Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Worker	300	2,200	Followers of Furoma	Gingerbread House Plans Splintered Wood
Zombie	2,700	2,700	Indigenous Mice

Snow Fortress Mice

Mouse	Points	Gold	Mouse Group	Gateway	Courtyard	Keep	Loot
Candy Cane	600	600	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Christmas Tree	2,600	1,200	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Destructoy	1,000	400	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Dwarf	225	450	Indigenous Mice	X			Gnawnia Winter Gift
Elf	900	750	Event Mice	X	X	X	Blue Winter Hunt Gift Box Gnawnia Winter Gift Green Winter Hunt Gift Box Red Winter Hunt Gift Box
Hydra	9,640	5,760	Aquatic Order			X
Mad Elf 3	9,000	1,800	Event Mice			X	Gnawnia Winter Gift Ice Coins
Missile Toe	1,600	900	Event Mice			X
Mouse of Winter Future	4,000	3,000	Event Mice			X
Mouse of Winter Past	4,000	3,000	Event Mice			X
Mouse of Winter Present	4,000	3,000	Event Mice		X
New Year's	2,200	200	Event Mice	X	X	X	Firecracker Charm King's Reserve Bubbleh
Nutcracker	3,000	300	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Ornament	900	2,600	Event Mice		X		Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Cog 4
Party Head	2,000	2,000	Event Mice	X	X	X	Firecracker Charm Gnawnia Winter Gift Ice Coin King's Credit
Present	900	900	Event Mice			X	Gnawnia Winter Gift
Scrooge	70	3,000	Event Mice			X
Slay Ride	8,000	4,000	Event Mice			X
Snow Fort	3,400	1,200	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Snow Scavenger	2,500	900	Event Mice	X	X	X	Gnawnia Winter Gift
Snowflake 1	1,800	900	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Squeaker Claws 2	10,000	1,400	Event Mice	X	X	X	Irradiated LED shard Splintered Wood
Stocking	900	300	Event Mice		X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Toy	500	500	Event Mice		X		Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Cog 4
Toy Tinkerer	900	1,200	Event Mice	X	X	X	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Wood
Troll	8,190	8,190	Forest Guild			X
White	70	100	Indigenous Mice	X			Gnawnia Winter Gift
Wreath Thief	2,200	700	Event Mice		X		Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Cog 4

¹ Appears only when Winter Charms are armed.
² Appears only as the last mouse of each section.
³ Appears only after Squeaker Claws Mouse from the Keep section is caught.
⁴ Removed shortly after release.

Hunting Strategy

Hunters will receive 30 Festive Feta when they travel to Festive Comet for the first time this year. Hunters can hunt in Festive Comet using standard cheese or SUPER|brie+ to obtain Festive Feta as loot from the festive mice. In this location, there are mice that are weak to different power types (Hydro, Physical, Forgotten and Tactical). The hunters need to pick the trap with the Power Type effective against their most desired mice. Winter Charms are necessary to attract the Snowflake Mouse.

During this event, Festive Feta are available daily from Loyalty Chests. To obtain more Festive Feta, hunters can also set Festive Feta as the gift on their Hunter's Profile and get their friends to send it to them. Alternatively, hunters who prefer instant gratification may choose the donation option.

Once sufficient Festive Feta is collected, hunter can stay at the Festive Comet or travel to any location depending on their Hunter's Title, the Maps and Keys they have, the mice they wish to catch and the Toy Parts they wish to collect. Hunters must use Festive Feta in order to attract mice that drop toy parts. In addition, they can choose to use Winter Screw Charm, Winter Spring Charm or Winter Wood Charm to attract more mice that drop these respective parts.

On obtaining the correct quantity of toy parts, hunters will be able to build toys via the toy builder interface, accessible by clicking on the "Build Toys!" button on the HUD. Building toys not only contributes to the Toy Drive Goal, it also rewards hunters with Toy Receipts and Ice Coins. These can be used to purchase hunting supplies at the Festive Comet shops. Hunters with 500 or more Toy Receipts are eligible to claim a set of Nutcracker Trap Blueprints from the King.

Hunting tips for Festive Comet by Larry

Oh dear, poor Calamity Carl chose a poor location to build his toy factory. The impact of the Festive Comet has completely decimated his once joyous workshop and scattered parts of broken toys across the entire Kingdom, which are now in the paws of enemy mice!

If Gnawnia is to have a successful celebration this Winter Hunt, we'll need the help of hunters to hunt down mice to find scattered toy parts and rebuild all the lost toys!

The festive mice that are holding onto the toy parts have become wise to the tricks of hunters from previous Winter Hunts. No longer do they come near traps baited with sweet Gingerbread or carefully Seasoned Gouda, but do not lose hope! The secret to attracting Festive Mice lies at the comet itself -- Festive Feta Cheese!

The King's cleanup crew has already discovered a large deposit of Festive Feta and is handing out rations inside hunters' daily Loyalty Chests. Additionally, if you find yourself needing some more you can hunt at the Festive Comet and search for a few extra pieces.

Once you've obtained some Festive Feta, it's time to hunt for mice carrying toy parts! Head anywhere across the entire Kingdom and use Festive Feta to lure winter mice out from their hiding spots. Try hunting in different locations, and you'll no doubt find different toy parts depending on where you choose to hunt.

Once you've found toy parts, use the toy builder button to construct toys and have them immediately shipped to the castle where they'll be safe. To show the magnitude of your efforts, the King will award you a number of Toy Receipts depending on the difficulty of the toy you constructed. As a final reward for helping, you'll be able to claim the blueprints to a newly-designed festive-themed trap once you have obtained 500 Festive Toy Receipts.

Your mission will no doubt be a long one requiring patience, perseverance and plenty of hot cocoa. Saving this winter celebration now rests on your shoulders, brave hunter! Let the Great Winter Hunt begin!

Hunting tips for Snow Fortress by Larry

The Mad Elf Mouse has created this massive Snow Fortress to ward off the efforts of MouseHunters! The Snow Fortress is divided into four distinct sections; The Gateway, the Courtyard, the Keep and the Throne Room.

By hunting mice in each section of the Snow Fortress you'll progress though each specific section, making your way closer to the Throne Room where the Mad Elf Mouse will be waiting. Take note hunter, the mice here are only attracted to Festive Feta.

Be warned MouseHunter, upon entering the Throne Room the Mad Elf's anti-trap electromagnetic pulse will disable all traps not made from toy technology. In order to effectively hunt in the final stage of the Snow Fortress you'll need to find a trap capable of maintaining power.

Good luck against the Mad Elf Mouse, hunter, the fate of the Great Winter Hunt now rests on your brave shoulders!

Links

• Banner image
• HUD upon arrival (with Festive Feta)
• HUD upon arrival (without Festive Feta)
• HUD upon completing Gateway
• HUD upon completing Courtyard
• HUD upon completing Keep
• HUD upon building Nutcracker