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== News ==
 
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=== MouseHunt Celebrates its Second Birthday! ===
 
''{{date|2|March|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Greetings, MouseHunters!</p>
 
  
<p>It's that time of year again, when spring is just around the corner, and MouseHunt celebrates another birthday! That's right: the magical world of Gnawnia is celebrating its second birthday, and to celebrate, there will be special content releases, one each week for the next four weeks. The first release will be a birthday event that lasts for a limited time, and the other three releases will stay on as permanent additions to the game. </p>
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<p>This week, the Terrible Twos Mouse is wreaking havoc, trashing the town of Gnawnia and creating mayhem wherever it goes. Upon discovering this threat, the King immediately sent word to Digby, telling them to send a fleet of Nannybots, the only weapon known to be able to subdue a rampaging Terrible Twos Mouse. Unfortunately, a group of mice ambushed the Nannybot shipment on their way to Gnawnia! Rumor has it that Nannybot parts have been seen on various mice in the back alleys of the city.</p>
 
 
<p>Once you have collected all three parts of the Nannybot you may assemble them here: [http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/nannybot.php apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/nannybot.php]</p>
 
 
<p>The King's guards managed to push the Terrible Twos Mice out onto the Meadow, but the King needs all the help he can get from skilled hunters to keep the little terrors at bay. The Terrible Twos Mouse is in the Meadow for now, but the guards think that if it can't go back into the city, it may well decide to do some traveling. This could mean serious trouble for the rest of the Kingdom!</p>
 
 
<p>Well, that's all the news for now. Until next time, Happy Hunting!</p>
 
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
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=== MouseHunt's Birthday Celebration Starts Soon! ===
 
''{{date|1|March|2010}}''
 
 
<blockquote>
 
<blockquote>
<p>Hey, MouseHunters!</p>
 
  
<p>It has almost been two years since the battle against mice began and we're getting ready to celebrate the occasion!</p>
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CONTENT OF PARAGRAPH
  
<p>MouseHunt turns two years old on March 7th. As the date approaches, there have been a few rumours floating around Gnawnia about a mischievous Terrible Twos mouse that is on the loose, causing trouble across the kingdom! Although the king's guards have not yet seen these little terrors, we'll be sure to inform you the minute they are spotted so that you can help capture them and restore the peace.</p>
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CONTENT OF PARAGRAPH
  
<p>Though the festivities have not officially started, a few of the mice are already in the mood to celebrate. See if you can spot a which mice are dressed up and ready to party.</p>
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CONTENT OF PARAGRAPH
  
<p>The celebration will officially start when the Terrible Twos mice arrive sometime Tuesday, March 2nd (EST). The official time is unknown, but we'll be sure to announce their arrival via the news section.</p>
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-- {{MHP|POSTER SNUID|POSTER NAME}}
  
<p>Get ready to party MouseHunt! We're turning two years old soon! YEAH!</p>
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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=== Feedback Friday Recap ===
 
''{{date|26|February|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>We've received a few inquiries after this week's Feedback Friday, and so, due to popular demand, we're posting a quick text-recap of the video!</p>
 
 
 
<p>This week's feedback was divided into two segments: "News for Your Face", "Quit Askin' Us!". News for Your Face was some direct answers to current questions floating around the community. Quit Askin' Us was a few of the questions we have been asked week after week. Afterwards we did a quick rapid-fire question-and-answer where hunters asked a variety of questions.</p>
 
 
 
<p>'''News for Your Face:'''</p>
 
 
 
<p>Q: How long do we have to open our Tiger Heart Chests?</p>
 
 
 
:<p>A: The form to open the chests will be available for the next two to three weeks.</p>
 
 
 
<p>Q: What's up with the new Facebook discussion board layout?</p>
 
 
 
:<p>A: The layout was recently changed by Facebook and seems to have introduced a couple of bugs (such as lacking the ability to read beyond the first page of a thread). Love or hate the new layout, we hope the discussion boards are functional again soon. We'll be considering off-site forums further after the release of Longtail.
 
</p>
 
 
 
<p>Q: Some of the times in my journal are not correct.</p>
 
 
 
:<p>A: Facebook obtains your computer's time zone settings upon login. If your time appears incorrect in-game, all we can suggest is logging out of Facebook, clearing your browser's cookies and logging back into Facebook.</p>
 
 
 
<p>Q: How is Longtail coming along?</p>
 
 
 
:<p>A: We've been working hard on Longtail and it has been progressing nicely. We are currently working on implementing tournaments (with a few changes) and migrating over user data. We're planning on some large scale beta testing next week. The storyline of MouseHunt has been somewhat "on pause" while we work on this huge release, making us excited to launch Longtail so we can get back to progressing the story line and creating some new challenges for hunters.</p>
 
 
 
:<p>If you're wondering what Longtail is, you can read a little more about it here: [http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/updatepost.php?upid=328 apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/updatepost.php?upid=328]</p>
 
 
 
<p>Q: What's planned for MouseHunt's second birthday?</p>
 
 
 
:<p>A: Our birthday is March 7th! The first week of March we'll be kicking off an event where a mischievous little mouse is wrecking havoc on the Town of Gnawnia. Player's will have to build a special trap to catch the pest and help restore order to the Kingdom. As with any birthday, there's sure to be plenty of tasty cake!</p>
 
 
 
:<p>In addition to the event for the first week, we're planning on doing three content releases during March -- one each week. These three releases will be permanent additions to the game.</p>
 
 
 
<p>'''Quit Askin' Us:'''</p>
 
  
<p>Q: What's this I hear about an Onyx Mallet Trap?</p>
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'''Start sending golems to collect loot'''
  
:<p>A: As hinted at in the description of the Costumed Tiger Mouse, there are plans to release an Onyx Mallet Trap. The stats of the trap and origin of the blueprints are not being released ahead of time but look for this new trap to come out sometime during March.</p>
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Visit the Great Winter Taiga and Confront the Frost King once again
  
<p>Q: Will there ever be a new shadow trap?</p>
 
 
:<p>A: A new shadow trap is in the works, but not planned for release in the immediate future.</p>
 
 
<p>Q: When is the iPhone app coming out?</p>
 
 
:<p>A: The iPhone app is still being worked on and is progressing nicely. Look for it after the release of Longtail.</p>
 
 
<p>Q: When's Ronza coming next?</p>
 
 
:<p>A: Ronza is off in far and distant lands taking a much-needed vacation (no doubt spending all the gold she made selling wares in Gnawnia!). She will most likely not be returning anytime soon.</p>
 
 
<p>That's it! You can view the recorded Feedback Friday session here: [http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5022500 ustream.tv/recorded/5022500]</p>
 
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
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=== Heart of the Tiger Party Ends ===
 
''{{date|22|February|2010}}''
 
 
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<blockquote>
<p>The Heart of the Tiger Party has been going strong for more than two weeks, but the time has come for the the music to turn off and to start cleaning up!</p>
 
  
<p>The magic seal on Tiger Heart chests has now faded and hunters who were able to find both the Heart and Tiger key will now be able to open their chest.</p>
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==== The Frost King's Latest Attack ====
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The return of wintry weather has once again allowed the Frost King to construct his massive Ice Fortress. Hunters will need to smash their way through the Frost King's protective ice shield in order to end his plan to plunge Gnawnia into perpetual winter.
  
:'''If you have a chest and two keys, open your chest here:'''
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Visit the Great Winter Taiga to find magical snow golems that are perfect for collecting all sorts of resources! Along with useful hunting supplies, your golems can collect powerful Hailstones to smash through the Ice Fortress' shield.
:[http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/hotpclaim.php apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/hotpclaim.php]
 
  
<p>The party may be over, but the delicious creations of the Dumpling Chef mouse were so popular that the chef decided to take up permanent residence in Furoma. If you're in still the mood for dumplings head over to the training grounds!</p>
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<p>We hope everyone enjoyed the party! Happy Hunting MouseHunters!</p>
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''25 Festive Jingle Bells'''<br>Instantly return a golem!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Magical Holiday Hat'''<br>+3 loot to ANY level golem!
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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<div style="text-align: center;">Collect the Frost King's Magical Holiday Scarf to construct an especially rewarding golem!</div>
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=== Horn Problems Resolved ===
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==== Uncork Festive Spirit ====
''{{date|19|February|2010}}''
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When all the warm and fuzzy feelings from the holiday season are condensed and coalesced by a crisp north wind it produces this truly miraculous vapour that is believed to be the physical manifestation of joy itself.
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<p>We have some good news for the players that were having trouble sounding their horn! Since the pesky, noise-loving Glitchpaw Mice have been tracked down, the unsuspecting hunters that lost their horns should now be able to start hunts normally.</p>
 
  
<p>A few of the Glitchpaw Mice are still on the loose, in various locations across the Kingdom. They are most densely populated in the Gnawnia and Burroughs regions, including the Heart of the Tiger Party. Help end their destructive rampage by tracking them down and catching a few! Despite their nasty behavior, Glitchpaws dislike confrontation-- expect them to slip back into hiding within 24 hours.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em">Double Compressed Cinnamon anytime a mouse drops it!
  
<p>The Heart of the Tiger party is also slowly starting to wind down. The party will end on Monday, so if you're looking to catch some of the unique mice there, head over to the party sooner rather than later.</p>
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+1 progress to all active forges in the Golem Workshop!
  
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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+1 shield damage when '''any''' cannon is fired (for a possible max of four)
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=== Tiger and Heart Keys ===
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Conjures 1 Throwable Snowball each and every hunt!
''{{date|14|February|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>The Heart of the Tiger Party has reached its peak of excitement as both mice and hunters celebrate the new Lunar New Year while handing out candygrams and valentines at an alarming rate!</p>
 
  
<p>The Year of the Tiger is upon us and it seems to have brought Tiger mice to the party who have managed to find one of the keys to open the Tiger Heart Chest -- a Tiger Key.</p>
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Double loot drops of a wide variety of festive-themed items at the Taiga!</div>
  
<p>Cupid Mice have been also been diligently searching for a way to open the chest and have found the Heart Key.</p>
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You can obtain Festive Spirit by hunting with standard cheese, completing Naughty Maps, opening doors on your Advent Calendar, and by purchasing it from the Premium Shop.
  
<p>It seems however that the chest is sealed by more than just two locks. The magic of the party has sealed the chest until the Heart of the Tiger Party has come to an end. The stash of SUPER|brie+ that the chest contains is the perfect party favor to remember all the fun times had at the Heart of the Tiger!</p>
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'''Quick Summary:'''
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 115%;">Festive Spirit '''will double''' the following items dropped by mice in the Great Winter Taiga:</div>
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Pecan Pecorino
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | All types of Snowball Charms
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | Festive Ultimate series charms
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* Red Envelope mice are dropping a Tiger Heart Chest that contains a stash of the always delicious SUPER|brie+.
 
* Tiger mice have arrived at the Heart of the Tiger Party who are dropping the Tiger Key required to open the Tiger Heart Chest.
 
* Cupid mice are dropping the other key required to open the Tiger Heart Chest -- The Heart Key.
 
* The two keys and a little patience will be required to open the Tiger Heart Chest -- The chest is magically sealed until the end of the Heart of the Tiger Party.
 
  
<p>Good luck hunting down your keys. See you at the party MouseHunters!</p>
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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'''Golem Parts'''
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=== New Mouse and Tiger Heart Chests ===
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'''Magical Holiday Hat'''
''{{date|12|February|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Hello MouseHunters!</p>
 
  
<p>Due to all the excitement surrounding the Heart of the Tiger party, a few details have slipped through the cracks, leaving some hunters confused. This week during Feedback Friday, we asked hunters if they would like some clarification about the Heart of the Tiger and the response was an overwhelming yes.</p>
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'''Magical Holiday Scarf'''
  
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'''Festive Spirit itself'''</div>
  
<p>Here's a quick run-down of who's at the party (including one new mouse) and what goodies they've brought with them.</p>
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==== New Festive Rewards ====
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Each time you claim a golem reward, you'll progress a reward track to earn bonus rewards including two new pieces of Limited Edition hunting equipment.
  
<p>[[Romeo Mouse]]:<br />
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Always the life of the party, this mouse brought DLU+ heart shaped candies to charm the lady mice with.</p>
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'''''(NEW)''  Storm Condenser Base'''
  
<p>[[Romeno Mouse]]:<br />
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<div style="text-align: centre; padding-left: 0.416em">'''Limited Edition'''</div>
The other mice seem to keep their distance from the Romeno mouse. Between strike-outs with the ladies, he is also snacking on DHU- heart shaped candies.</p>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">While armed at Moussu Picchu, prevents the weather from intensifying!</div>
  
<p>[[Cupid Mouse]]:<br />
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'''Claimed from the Reward Track'''
Cupid mice have made a return and are randomly firing their arrows at partygoers. They leave behind a trail of heart shaped candy with the words "Attraction Bonus" written on them.</p>
 
  
<p>[[Costumed Tiger Mouse]]:<br />
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This costumed mouse is dancing wildly at the party, celebrating the Lunar New Year. The Costumed Tigers have brought plenty of spare Tiger Masks to help get everyone in a celebratory mood!</p>
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'''''(NEW)''  Steam AugerBot 3000'''
  
<p>[[Dumpling Chef Mouse]]:<br />
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<div style="text-align: centre; padding-left: 0.416em">'''Limited Edition'''</div>
What's a party without good food? In addition to catering the party, these mice have brought fun Ox Masks to celebrate with.</p>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">While hunting at the Iceberg, has a chance of doubling your forward progress!</div>
  
<p>Dressed Up Mice:<br />
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'''Claimed from the Reward Track'''
Many mice from other regions have traveled to the Heart of the Tiger Party to celebrate! The White Mouse, Dwarf Mouse, Archer Mouse, Student of the Cheese Belt and Master of the Cheese Claw have arrived and are dressed up, ready to celebrate! The Master of the Cheese Claw has brought a third mask to complete the set -- The Rabbit Mask.</p>
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'''''(NEW)''  Cozy Chalet Journal Theme'''
  
<p>[[Red Envelope Mouse]]:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">A new journal theme to keep keep your Hunter's Journal cozy and warm!</div>
This swift little mouse has been pillaging the pockets of MouseHunters to stuff red envelopes full of gold! If you're lucky enough to catch one, they may just drop one of their envelopes. The Red Envelope mice have also managed to get their hands on some special Tiger Heart Chests containing SUPER|brie+. The chests are locked tight, so if you recover one you'll need to find the right set of keys to open them up. Hopefully the keys will turn up sometime before the end of the party.</p>
 
  
<p>All of the candies, gifts and masks are fun collectibles to help everyone celebrate, and make hunting more fun!</p>
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'''Adventure Reward'''
  
<p>Happy Heart of the Tiger everyone, and we’ll see you on the dance floor!</p>
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'''''(NEW)''  Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box'''
  
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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<div style="text-align: centre; padding-left: 0.416em">'''Winter Aura Reward'''</div>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">Hunters ranked Viceroy and up will occasionally receive a Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box from their Winter Aura instead of the regular Orange Gift Box!</div>
  
=== Heart of the Tiger Party ===
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'''Viceroy+ Loot Drop'''
''{{date|9|February|2010}}''
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<blockquote>
 
<p>Hello MouseHunters!</p>
 
  
<p>The mighty pool of water that was once the Festive Comet has recently been acquired by the King and turned into a party venue! If you're the type who can't get enough of a good party then you're in luck. The King (who seems to be blaming Larry) has accidentally double-booked the party venue for both a Valentine's Day party and Lunar New Year party! Twice the party, twice the fun! Party!</p>
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold">New Festive Trap Skins in the Premium Shop</div>
  
<p>So slap on your party hats and head over to the Heart of the Tiger Party where there are a few party mice who are ready to party. The mice at the party have also showed up with a few party favours so keep your party eyes open for some party collectible loot drops. Party!</p>
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The Premium Shop is stocked with four new festive trap skins! Visit the Premium Shop to see the new skins as well as a convenient bundle that includes all of them along with some bonus items.
  
<p>The Gift Shoppe has reopened with a few fun party collectible items that are sure to spice up the Heart of the Tiger Party. The Gift Shoppe is expecting to keep the party going with a few more items that shall arrive in a few days for the party. Check back from time to time during the party to spot when the new party items are available.</p>
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<p>Although the addition of collectible items has been welcomed by most everyone, it has led to a little disorganization within the inventory. With the launch of Longtail we are planning to organize these collectible items better within the inventory as well as give players the ability to showcase their collectibles on their hunter profile. Party!</p>
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==== Festive Activities ====
  
<p>Let the party begin and watch out for those Romeno mice seen crashing the party... They're an easy catch but do not make good company.</p>
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The Great Winter Hunt is one of the biggest events of the year and there's so much more than golems. Hunt with friends to complete Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps, reveal loot and prizes in the Snowball Showdown, leave something special under a friend's profile tree, and so much more! To help keep tabs on when things are happening, a calendar can be viewed via the heads-up display at the Great Winter Taiga.
  
<p>Have you been counting how many times I said the word "party"? Well... in case it wasn't enough... party Party PARTY!!!</p>
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold">Reminder: Each Gnawnian Day begins at midnight UTC</div>
  
<p>Happy Party Hunting! Get out there and hug a tiger!</p>
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'''Stuck Snowball Sundays'''
  
<p>[http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t350/techdawg668/heartoftiger_poster.jpg Heart of the Tiger Event poster image]</p>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Stuck Snowball mice will drop a quantity of Throwable Snowballs or Super Snowball Charms equal to the number of Stuck Snowball mice you've captured during this year's event.</div>
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'''Animated Snow Storm'''
  
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">During the 48 hour storm, all mice in the taiga will drop Animated Snow with the Snowflake, Glazy, and Joy mice dropping the most.</div>
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=== Sneak Peek at MH Longtail ===
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'''Grand Gift Opening Ceremony'''
''{{date|6|February|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Hello MouseHunters!</p>
 
  
<p>For the past couple of weeks we have been making mention of an update we're working on that we have code-named "Longtail". Longtail will update many of the interfaces within the game, as well as make MouseHunt faster and more robust, allowing us to develop content (mice, areas, traps, etc) quicker and easier.
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Players can leave gifts under profile trees up until the ceremony on December 18. Once the ceremony is held, gifts can be opened but no longer sent.</div>
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'''New Year's Celebration'''
  
<p>Enthusiasm seems to be high within the community and so we thought we would share a couple of screenshots of the progress being made on this update to give everyone an idea about what's going on behind the scenes.</p>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Keep an eye out for an update on '''December 30 at approximately 4:00pm UTC''' to start the New Year's celebration! There will be a map to complete and new rewards to earn!</div>
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'''Naughty and Nice Lists'''
  
<p>First up, the camp page gets an overhaul. Hunters will be able to switch their base, weapon or cheese via controls available under the image of their trap all without needing to reload a page.</p>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Visit a Cartographer anywhere in the taiga to start one of these festive maps!</div>
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'''Snowball Showdown'''
  
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Reveal festive rewards including golem parts, charms, and more in this classic game!</div>
| valign="top" | <div style="font-size:100%"><p>Clicking a thumbnail below the trap image brings up the menu to select a new component</p>
 
<p>Component menu paginates, scrolling thumnails left/right</p>
 
<p>Clicking a thumbnail arms that component, without reloading the page</p>
 
[http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t350/techdawg668/trapselector.jpg Trap Selector image]</div><br/>
 
 
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<p>Second is a reorganization to the mice page. As the number of mice grew so did the lack of organization on the mouse page. We have grouped together the mice in a variety of ways to better organize them based on similar weaknesses as well as location.</p>
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==== Festive Supplies, Gift Baskets, Kits, and Skins! ====
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The King has assembled a variety of supply kits and baskets to give you a jump start on the Great Winter Hunt!
  
{| style="margin:0 auto; padding:10px; background-color:#eee; border:1px solid #999; width:100%;"
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
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<p>Mice are grouped together by power-type weaknesses</p>
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Golem Body Builder Bundle'''<br>Get huge gains with one entire golem! (Limit 1)
<p>Still a work-in-progress is a sortable stats tab to quickly see what mouse you have caught the most of, etc.</p>
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Animated Snowball Starter Bundle'''<br>Arm yourself with snowballs! (Limit 3)
[http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t350/techdawg668/micepage.jpg Mice Page image]</div><br/>
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Golem Gang Bundle'''<br>Golems, Pecorino, Charms, and more! (Limit 3)
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''100 Festive Spirit'''<br>Super charge the Taiga!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese'''<br>Gather Golem Parts!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino'''<br>Unique event mice!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''3 Magical Holiday Hat'''<br>Enhanced Golem rewards!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''25 Festive Jingle Bells'''<br>Speed up your golems!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Snowball Showdown Dust'''<br>Amp up showdown rewards
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Gift Basket'''<br>Great gift!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit'''<br>Jump start festivities!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Large Supply Kit'''<br>Stock up!
 
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<p>Longtail is still a work in progress but its development is something we want to include the community in. As progress is made on Longtail we'll be reaching out for feedback via Feedback Friday sessions as well as videos on the application page.</p>
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<div style="text-align: left; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em"><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 115%;">'''The Great Winter Hunt will enter shutdown phase on'''<br>'''Tuesday, January 6, 2026'''</div>
  
<p>That's all for now hunters, happy hunting!</p>
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On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Great Winter Hunt event will enter its shutdown phase. At this time, Pecan Pecorino and Golem Parts will no longer be found as loot drops. Forges will still work at the Golem Workshop and Cannons can still be fired at the Ice Fortress but Compressed Cinnamon will no longer drop in Cinnamon Hill.</div>
  
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
</blockquote>
 
  
=== Protect Your Personal Info ===
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<div style="text-align: left; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em"><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 115%;">'''The Great Winter Hunt will end completely on'''<br>'''Tuesday, January 13, 2026'''</div>
''{{date|3|February|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Hey Hunters,</p>
 
  
<p>Just a heads up that we have recently seen a large increase in reports of account hijacking.</p>
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Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.
  
<p>Remember to keep your Facebook login details secure and never share them with anyone.</p>
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After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be removed from your inventory:
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*Golem Parts
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*Animated Snow
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*Reinforced Ice Shards
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*Compressed Cinnamon
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*Hailstones
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*Firework Sugar Cookies
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*Magical Holiday Scarf
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*Golem Gift Box
  
<p>Please take extreme caution when downloading anything MouseHunt or Facebook related. We have seen several programs circulating recently that claim to help you in MouseHunt but actually steal your user name and password.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">'''Make sure to use up all of these resources before January 13!'''</div></div>
  
<p>Remember to always think twice before downloading, installing or using any third party software or website. If you're not sure if something is safe, it is probably best to avoid it.</p>
 
  
<p>Stay safe out there MouseHunters!</p>
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<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; font-size: 125%;">'''Travel to the Great Winter Taiga!'''</div>
  
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
</blockquote>
 
  
=== Forums and Safari Issues Resolved ===
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''{{date|29|January|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Hey Hunters!</p>
 
 
 
<p>Just a quick update to let everyone know that the problems with the discussion boards have been resolved. New threads are showing at the top once again.</p>
 
 
 
<p>Players who access the game via Safari on their iPhone or iPods will be delighted to know that the strange "white page" error is now gone and you'll be able to view Facebook applications on your iPhone/iPod normally once again. I know I was getting a little antsy not being able to sound my horn on the go!</p>
 
 
 
<p>Good luck in the hunt everyone!</p>
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
</blockquote>
 
 
 
=== Couple of Problems ===
 
''{{date|27|January|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Hey Hunters!</p>
 
 
 
<p>We have been getting quite a bit of mail asking about a couple of Facebook issues that are currently affecting MouseHunt as well as many other Facebook applications.</p>
 
  
<p>The FB discussion boards are currently acting up. When new threads are made they are not appearing as new threads on the forums page. You can get around this and check for new threads by clicking the "See All" link to directly view the discussion board. We'll be investigating if there is anything we can do to fix this problem from our end.</p>
 
 
<p>For those of you who access MouseHunt via Safari on your iPod or iPhone it seems that *gasp* the page will not load. This issue appears to be affecting all Facebook applications.</p>
 
 
<p>We hope to see both this issues resolved soon. Thanks for your patience and happy hunting!</p>
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
 
</blockquote>
 
</blockquote>
 
=== Hope for Haiti - Update from Haiti ===
 
''{{date|19|January|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>Hi MouseHunters,</p>
 
 
<p>We've just received some news from the van der Marks in Haiti (the family we support there). We felt since the outpouring of support from MHers has been so great, that it was our responsibility to share some of that message with you. We won't place the whole email here... but here's an excerpt.</p>
 
 
<p>'''***Some of this post is graphic and may not be suitable for young ones.'''</p>
 
 
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<p>"My mind thought, "that is strange", then my mind thought, "what is that?". In a matter of seconds the house came alive and I was at the end of my kitchen table. The shaking was incredible. I remember seeing the concrete walls moving violently in a wave like at a wave pool. One to my right, one to my left and then one in front of me moving in a different direction. I also remember the ceiling was moving in a wave above me. The floor beneath my feet did not feel attached to me.</p>
 
 
<p>Grayden ran to me screaming. Hysterical screams and I clung him tight to me and instinctively semi crouched. All of this may have only taken a few seconds..i don't know. The next thing I remember was Laurens running in the house yelling "get out, get out, get out...RUN" As he grabbed my arm, I went into full action. Still clinging to Grayden, I ran to the door grabbing as many of my children as I could. Yelling myself, "RUN, RUN, RUN, GO, GO". We reached the steps to the garden and I remember how difficult it was to run down them as the concrete steps were moving. I remember running through the front drive with the land still moving. Laurens was still yelling to run further to get away from the building. The dog followed us all. When I got to the end of the driveway, I looked around and counted kids, I could not see Bridgely. I turned back to the building and screamed "BRIDGELY, BRIDGELY, BRIDGELY" as I thought he was still on the upper level at our neighbours. Then there he was in front of me. He had been holding my hand the whole time.</p>
 
 
<p>Somewhere between the driveway and the road, the movement stopped. For a moment..... then it started again, smaller but almost as big as the first and long as well. I gathered the kids and instructed them to sit and we huddled until it stopped. Then it started again.......Finally the earth rested for a while.</p>
 
 
<p>Then I stood up and turned around......From our rural hill not far from Port au Prince, we have a few of the whole city. As I looked out towards the city and the ocean, that is when I realized what had just happened. The entire city went up in dust. One huge even dust cloud arose from the entire massive city. It was like a bomb had gone off and it was the smoke rising. I looked to the right and saw a similar smaller cloud over our local village Source Matlas. I looked to the left and saw a large cloud of dust and smoke from the flour factory. I was speechless regarding what all this may have meant.</p>
 
 
<p>That may have been enough to deal with except that we realized that we had a team of 53 Canadian's visiting on a short term mission trip. We went into leader mode. Laurens went to check on a few things and I gathered the team. Grant went to get the ambulance and I gathered the visiting nurses and doc. We jumped into the ambulance and headed down to the clinic. Grant took the team in and I rushed to the front gate of our mission. By the time I got there, the injured started arriving. They came in tap tap (pick up truck taxi) after tap tap. Children, woman and men.</p>
 
 
<p>Their arms and legs were crushed, their bones sticking out of their bodies, their heads gashed open. Some crying in pain, some barely alive. 5, 6, 7, people per truck.</p>
 
 
<p>After a few minutes I left the gate and security took over letting them all in and I rushed back to the hospital. For the next 33 hours straight we worked on the traumatic cases that lie before us. It looked like war. We did not know the integrity of the clinic yet so we could not go inside. The aftershocks started to come and were frequent but less in intensity. We had to get supplies in side but ran back out every aftershock we got. The injured were lying all over our outside walk way. Grant, our visiting nurses and myself worked on triaging the worst patients. We are not a full service hospital, we are just a clinic.....we started to get reports that the biggest hospital in PAP, General hospital had crashed down, Doctors without Borders had crashed (the only 2 main ER's in the entire city!). We got further reports that other hospitals were down. We started to realize, that we were all there was for miles and miles and miles... "</p>
 
  
 
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<p>Feel free to read the whole post here: www.vdmcrew.blogspot.com</p>
 
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<p>To MouseHunters outside of Canada you can go direct to the Mission of Hope site by clicking this link http://www.missionofhopehaiti.org. If you are in Canada you can give to the Mission of Hope through FTC http://www.ftccanada.ca/moh, as the Canadian Government will likely match your donation on top of the usual benefits associated with donating to charities.</p>
 
-- {{MHP|501178290|Joel Auge}}
 
</blockquote>
 
 
=== Hope for Haiti - $10,000 to Help ===
 
''{{date|14|January|2010}}''
 
<blockquote>
 
<p>The recent earth quake in Haiti has resulted in a massive human tragedy. With this in mind we here at HitGrab have decided to try make a little difference in our own way. We will be releasing a Hope Mouse to bring awareness to the catastrophic events unfolding in Haiti. For the first 200,000 of these mice caught we will donate five cents to the Mission of Hope in Haiti. We strongly encourage our players to get involved and consider giving to the Mission of Hope or one of the countless charities operating in Haiti.</p>
 
 
<p>We chose the Mission of Hope as we have been supporting them for several months and know that they are currently in dire need.</p>
 
  
<p>To MouseHunters outside of Canada you can go direct to the Mission of Hope site by clicking this link missionofhopehaiti.org. If you are in Canada you can give to the Mission of Hope through FTC ftccanada.ca/moh, as the Canadian Government will likely match your donation on top of the usual benefits associated with donating to charities.</p>
 
 
<p>All the best,</p>
 
 
<p>HitGrab</p>
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
 
</blockquote>
 
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=== Great Winter Hunt '09 Comes to an End ===
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<blockquote>
 
<p>As the last flake of snow at the Festive Comet melted, the Great Winter Hunt has been called to an end. The King hopes everyone enjoyed this first festive celebration!</p>
 
 
 
<p>You may still exchange your 12 Days 'til Christmas items with Larry by clicking the link that is currently being displayed at the top of every page. The Festive Gift Shoppe will officially close within the next few hours (approximately 12am EST).</p>
 
 
 
<p>The issue preventing some hunters from collecting a second set of gingerbread blueprints after failing to craft a gingerbread item has now been resolved. Some remaining Christmas Tree Mice have been reported to be running around the Harbour in an attempt to spread festive cheer. These Christmas Tree mice are also carrying gingerbread blueprints. If you're looking to collect a set of blueprints, head to the Harbour.</p>
 
 
 
<p>Ronza was feeling so welcomed by MouseHunters she wanted to keep her New Year's celebration going even longer! She stocked up on the King's Reserve Bubbleh and plans to keep her party going until Monday, January 4th. If you need to do any last minute shopping, visit her shoppe now before she leaves.</p>
 
 
 
<p>This has been one of the most fun events ever held. A big thanks to each and every MouseHunter for making the Great Winter Hunt such a fun time here in Gnawnia!</p>
 
 
 
<p>One last time, happy holiday hunting MouseHunt!</p>
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
</blockquote>
 

Latest revision as of 21:11, 10 December 2025

For older updates, visit the Archive.

The Great Winter Hunt Returns!

9 December 2025

Start sending golems to collect loot

Visit the Great Winter Taiga and Confront the Frost King once again

The Frost King's Latest Attack

The return of wintry weather has once again allowed the Frost King to construct his massive Ice Fortress. Hunters will need to smash their way through the Frost King's protective ice shield in order to end his plan to plunge Gnawnia into perpetual winter.

Visit the Great Winter Taiga to find magical snow golems that are perfect for collecting all sorts of resources! Along with useful hunting supplies, your golems can collect powerful Hailstones to smash through the Ice Fortress' shield.

Collect Pecan Pecorino to loot Golem Parts Forge more Golem Parts at the Workshop
Send Golems out to collect loot and Hailstones Fire Hailstones at the fortress to stop the Frost King
25 Festive Jingle Bells
Instantly return a golem!
Magical Holiday Hat
+3 loot to ANY level golem!
Collect the Frost King's Magical Holiday Scarf to construct an especially rewarding golem!

Uncork Festive Spirit

When all the warm and fuzzy feelings from the holiday season are condensed and coalesced by a crisp north wind it produces this truly miraculous vapour that is believed to be the physical manifestation of joy itself.

Double Compressed Cinnamon anytime a mouse drops it!

+1 progress to all active forges in the Golem Workshop!

+1 shield damage when any cannon is fired (for a possible max of four)

Conjures 1 Throwable Snowball each and every hunt!

Double loot drops of a wide variety of festive-themed items at the Taiga!

You can obtain Festive Spirit by hunting with standard cheese, completing Naughty Maps, opening doors on your Advent Calendar, and by purchasing it from the Premium Shop.

25 Festive Spirit
More loot!
100 Festive Spirit
Storm the Ice Fortress!
Festive Spirit will double the following items dropped by mice in the Great Winter Taiga:
Animated Snow Compressed Cinnamon Pecan Pecorino Reinforced Ice Shards Winter Hunt Gift Boxes Throwable Snowballs
Festive Jingle Bells Gift Wrapped Charms All types of Snowball Charms Festive Ultimate series charms Ultimate Charms


Festive Spirit will not double the following items dropped by mice:

Golem Parts

Magical Holiday Hat

Magical Holiday Scarf

Festive Spirit itself

New Festive Rewards

Each time you claim a golem reward, you'll progress a reward track to earn bonus rewards including two new pieces of Limited Edition hunting equipment.

(NEW) Storm Condenser Base

Limited Edition
While armed at Moussu Picchu, prevents the weather from intensifying!

Claimed from the Reward Track

(NEW) Steam AugerBot 3000

Limited Edition
While hunting at the Iceberg, has a chance of doubling your forward progress!

Claimed from the Reward Track

(NEW) Cozy Chalet Journal Theme

A new journal theme to keep keep your Hunter's Journal cozy and warm!

Adventure Reward

(NEW) Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box

Winter Aura Reward
Hunters ranked Viceroy and up will occasionally receive a Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box from their Winter Aura instead of the regular Orange Gift Box!

Viceroy+ Loot Drop

New Festive Trap Skins in the Premium Shop

The Premium Shop is stocked with four new festive trap skins! Visit the Premium Shop to see the new skins as well as a convenient bundle that includes all of them along with some bonus items.

Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle
Skins, Throwable Snowballs, Showdown Dust!

Festive Activities

The Great Winter Hunt is one of the biggest events of the year and there's so much more than golems. Hunt with friends to complete Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps, reveal loot and prizes in the Snowball Showdown, leave something special under a friend's profile tree, and so much more! To help keep tabs on when things are happening, a calendar can be viewed via the heads-up display at the Great Winter Taiga.

Reminder: Each Gnawnian Day begins at midnight UTC

Stuck Snowball Sundays

Stuck Snowball mice will drop a quantity of Throwable Snowballs or Super Snowball Charms equal to the number of Stuck Snowball mice you've captured during this year's event.

Animated Snow Storm

During the 48 hour storm, all mice in the taiga will drop Animated Snow with the Snowflake, Glazy, and Joy mice dropping the most.

Grand Gift Opening Ceremony

Players can leave gifts under profile trees up until the ceremony on December 18. Once the ceremony is held, gifts can be opened but no longer sent.

New Year's Celebration

Keep an eye out for an update on December 30 at approximately 4:00pm UTC to start the New Year's celebration! There will be a map to complete and new rewards to earn!

Naughty and Nice Lists

Visit a Cartographer anywhere in the taiga to start one of these festive maps!

Snowball Showdown

Reveal festive rewards including golem parts, charms, and more in this classic game!

Festive Supplies, Gift Baskets, Kits, and Skins!

The King has assembled a variety of supply kits and baskets to give you a jump start on the Great Winter Hunt!

Golem Body Builder Bundle
Get huge gains with one entire golem! (Limit 1)
Animated Snowball Starter Bundle
Arm yourself with snowballs! (Limit 3)
Golem Gang Bundle
Golems, Pecorino, Charms, and more! (Limit 3)
100 Festive Spirit
Super charge the Taiga!
500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese
Gather Golem Parts!
500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino
Unique event mice!
3 Magical Holiday Hat
Enhanced Golem rewards!
25 Festive Jingle Bells
Speed up your golems!
Snowball Showdown Dust
Amp up showdown rewards
Winter Taiga Gift Basket
Great gift!
Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit
Jump start festivities!
Winter Taiga Large Supply Kit
Stock up!
The Great Winter Hunt will enter shutdown phase on
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Great Winter Hunt event will enter its shutdown phase. At this time, Pecan Pecorino and Golem Parts will no longer be found as loot drops. Forges will still work at the Golem Workshop and Cannons can still be fired at the Ice Fortress but Compressed Cinnamon will no longer drop in Cinnamon Hill.


The Great Winter Hunt will end completely on
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.

After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be removed from your inventory:

  • Golem Parts
  • Animated Snow
  • Reinforced Ice Shards
  • Compressed Cinnamon
  • Hailstones
  • Firework Sugar Cookies
  • Magical Holiday Scarf
  • Golem Gift Box
Make sure to use up all of these resources before January 13!


Travel to the Great Winter Taiga!

-- Dave Vanderburg