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===Toxic Spill Cleanup Crew===
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===Great Winter Hunt: Extreme Toboggan Challenge===
''{{date|04|November|2015}}''
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''{{date|15|December|2015}}''
  
 
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''Working with the Scientists of Digby, the King has assembled a new cleanup team dedicated to monitoring and cleaning up any Toxic Spills which occur when the Laboratory filtration systems fail due to mouse activity!''
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:''An extreme tobogganing challenge awaits hunters during this year's Great Winter Hunt!''
 +
====Great Winter Hunt Begins====
 +
With each year comes a new icy ball of snow hurtling from outer space towards Gnawnia. Cheerfully referred to as the Festive Comet, this yearly tradition has smashed into the Kingdom and created an absolutely perfect tobogganing site!
  
====New Toxic Spill Cleanup Crew====
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Hunters and mice alike have taken to the slopes, however, a few of the mice have outfitted their toboggans with extreme upgrades! These pesky rodents have been flaunting their superior tobogganing skills and putting the pride of hunters to shame. The quickest mouse of them all, the Rainbow Racer Mouse, has challenged all of Gnawnia to an extreme tobogganing challenge! Not to be outdone by a mouse, the King has accepted the challenge and tasked hunters with constructing their own extreme toboggans and defeating the mouse champions on the slopes.
  
The new cleanup crew assembled by the King will cleanup the Toxic Spill at a much more predictable pace, however, they still need the help of hunters to provide protection from the dangerous mice at the Toxic Spill! While hunting powerful mice during a spill and protecting the cleanup crew you'll still find all the same loot items as before, including Crude Pollutinum.
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====Completing a Toboggan Course====
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There are a variety of different tobogganing courses divided into different lengths and levels of difficulty. You'll start on smaller hills with few hazards and obstacles, however, as you become more experienced you'll be able to take on more challenging courses to earn the biggest rewards!
  
Each phase of a Toxic Spill will now be cleaned up at a steady, predictable rate ranging from 18 to 32 hours. Upon the completion of a phase's cleanup, the pollution level will lower, making it safer for the the next rank of hunters to venture in.
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To get to the bottom of the hill you'll need to hunt your way past all sorts of festive mice that are there to sabotage your progress. Each hunt you take on the hill will move you forward by your current speed. Successfully capturing a mouse will increase your speed, meaning you'll move further on your next hunt. Failing to attract or capture a mouse will reduce your speed. Finally, on each hill there are various hazards and obstacles that can also reduce your speed by various amounts or give you sweet speed bonuses and loot! The harder the course, the more hazards there are and the more challenging the hazards become!
  
'''Cleanup Times by Pollution Level:'''<br/>
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====Controlling your Toboggan====
This new cleanup crew has studied each of the mutated mice and trained well to clean each stage of the spill efficiently.<br/>
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*Each hunt moves you forward by the current speed of your toboggan
The following is how long they take to mop up the mess for each level of the spill:<br/>
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*Capturing a mouse increases your speed, moving you further on your next hunt
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*Failing to attract or capture a mouse will decrease your speed
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*Various hazards and obstacles can also reduce your speed
  
*Archduke/Archduchess: 32 hours
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====Defeating Your Rival====
*Grand Duke/Duchess: 24 hours
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Each course you start will pit you against a mouse rival in a head-to-head race. It's up to you to defend the honour of the Kingdom and beat the pesky rodent to the bottom of the hill and win the race! Completing a course will earn you a variety of rewards whether you win the race or not, however, winning the race will grant the best rewards! To beat your rival, you'll want to make sure you're well prepared. Luckily, Larry has some quick tips on how to maximize your speed and chance for success.
*Duke/Duchess: 24 hours
 
*Count/Countess: 24 hours
 
*Baron/Baroness: 20 hours
 
*Lord/Lady: 20 hours
 
*Knight: 18 hours
 
*Hero: 18 hours
 
  
The cleanup time for all eight phases adds up to seven and a half days, meaning, a Toxic Spill that starts at Archduke/Archduchess level will take seven and a half days to be cleaned up. A spill that is classified at a lower rank will take less time to clean up.
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*'''Use Arctic Asiago'''
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:The icy surface of Arctic Asiago greatly reduces friction. While armed, this cheese will give your toboggan a +1 speed bonus! The best way to collect Arctic Asiago is by using any regular bait while not on a course. SUPER|brie+ as well as various "festive" themed bait will attract a couple special mice that drop multiple pieces at once!
  
====New Uses for Refined Pollutinum====
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*'''Avoid the Free Skiing Mouse'''
Extensive research about the spill and Pollutinum has not only allowed for a more predictable cleanup process, but has also found new uses for Refined Pollutinum!
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:The most sinister and least festive mouse on the slopes is the Free Skiing Mouse. This terror of a snow mouse is resistant to all known traps, making it incredibly difficult to capture. To keep your speed as high as possible, avoiding this powerful mouse is key! Fortunately, the Free Skiing Mouse's hatred for all things festive means it will stay clear of your trap if you have any type of festive bait armed.
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:'''To avoid the Free Skier, arm Arctic Asiago, Festive Feta, Snowball Bocconcini, Gingerbread, Seasoned Gouda, or Nutmeg Cheese.'''
  
'''Refined Pollutinum Base'''<br/>
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*'''Use Nitro for a +4 Speed Boost'''
The Refined Pollutinum Base is a refined, upgraded version of the Polluted Base that has increased strength and durability. The Refined Pollutinum Base has 500 Power, 12% Power Bonus, 5% Attraction Bonus, and 10 Luck. Additionally, when paired with any type of Polluted Charm, the base's Luck is amplified, sending it to new heights of Luck and Power! When paired with an Ultimate Polluted Charm, this base achieves a staggering +25 Luck!
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:Toboggan Nitro will give your sled an instant +4 speed bonus, super-charging your toboggan, bringing it beyond its maximum speed! Nitro can be activated from the heads-up display while on a toboggan course. Each hunt you take with nitro active will use one nitro canister. You'll find nitro inside special crates on some courses, as a reward from the Snowball Showdown, and inside some supply kits and gift baskets!
  
'''Toxic Brie and Toxic SUPER|brie+'''<br/>
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*'''Upgrade Your Toboggan'''
Imbued with the power of Pollutinum, these two noxious types of cheese weaken mice and amplify the power of your trap! Toxic Brie and Toxic SUPER|brie+ contain the same mouse-attracting power as their regular counterparts with an added 20% Power Bonus!
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:Each time you finish a course you'll earn a variety of parts that you can use to upgrade your toboggan, increasing its speed, power, and loot-gathering abilities! You'll earn these parts whether you beat your rival or not, so make sure to use the parts and ensure victory in your next race!
  
:'''These two types of cheese are effective anywhere regular Brie Cheese and SUPER|brie+ are used -- They do not work at the Toxic Spill itself.'''
 
  
'''Super Scum Scrubber'''
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:*15 Arctic Asiago -- Provides a speed bonus!
Apply this upgrade to your Scum Scrubber to improve your Crude Pollutinum harvesting ability. With this trap equipped, you'll always find Crude Pollutinum when a mouse is caught.
 
  
'''Noxious School of Sharks Skin'''
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:*15 Toboggan Nitro -- Gives a massive speed boost!
This totally sludgy, grimy, and polluted skin for the School of Sharks may intimidate both mouse and hunter with its mean and grungy look.
 
  
'''Pollutinum Wealth Chest'''
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:*Tobogganer's Big Box -- 300 Asiago and 300 Nitro
Looking to cash in your Refined Pollutinum for sweet, sweet gold? These opulent chests are made of Refined Pollutinum and gilded with the finest gold. An eccentric scientist that refused to leave the Laboratory upon it becoming infested with mice now supplies the General Store at the Laboratory with these chests. Being that the scientist has no interest in leaving the Lab to visit the spill, they're willing to offer hunters these quirky chests of wealth in exchange for a handful of Refined Pollutinum. Inside each chest is 100,000 gold along with another random treasure from the Toxic Spill.
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::Includes bonus ultimate charms!
  
'''Hydro Charm'''
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====Upgrading Your Toboggan====
Raw Pollutinum is constantly bubbling and flowing. Once refined, this flowing power is tightly concentrated within the Refined Pollutinum crystalline structure. Hydro Charms utilize this powerful liquid reaction to change any trap into a Hydro one for a single hunt!
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Upon finishing a toboggan course you'll always earn various toboggan parts that are used to add upgrades to your toboggan. Upgrades can increase your toboggan's speed, your trap's power, as well as provide other special bonuses. Upgrades also add a chance of not being slowed down by hazards while on a course!
  
====Toxic Spill Treasure Maps and Chests====
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:'''Click the upgrade button on the heads-up display to view various toboggan upgrades'''
The Cartographer at the Toxic Spill is also carrying a new Toxic Spill Treasure Map Scroll Case that will lead you on treasure hunts to capture several mice at the Toxic Spill. This scroll case is a bit unique in that the types of mice you'll find on the Treasure Map depend on the current pollution level of the spill. Upon opening a map, you'll want to quickly target the highest tier mice on the map before that phase of the spill comes to an end, sending the mice back into hiding.
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:Remember: You'll always earn toboggan upgrade parts, even if you don't win the race. Upgrade often!
  
If you miss a mouse from a pollution level, fear not: When the pollution level at the spill lowers the map owner will be able to claim a consolation prize for each mouse that was caught on the map. Each person in the group receives the same consolation prize and whomever dusted the map will have their Rare Map Dust returned. The more mice caught, the larger the consolation prize, so keep hunting the mice you can!
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====Wintery Rewards====
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There are lots of goodies to earn by racing rival mice to sweet victory!
  
'''The map found inside is determined by the current spill level:'''
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*'''Winter Aura'''
*Archduke/Archduchess: Elite Toxic Spill Map
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:There's a new festive adventure available in the Adventure Book with a rather unique reward: The Winter Aura! Once claimed, this Trap Aura will imbue your trap with a variety of bonuses including +5 Luck, as well as bonus loot drops from mice. The aura will continue to glow even after the Great Winter Hunt has come to an end and will be active throughout the entire Kingdom, lasting until '''January 31, 2016!'''
*Grand Duke/Duchess: Arduous Toxic Spill Map
 
*Duke/Duchess: Elaborate Toxic Spill Map
 
*Count/Countess: Hard Toxic Spill Map
 
*Baron/Baroness: Medium Toxic Spill Map
 
*Lord/Lady: Easy Toxic Spill Map
 
*Knight: Easy Toxic Spill Map
 
*Hero: Easy Toxic Spill Map
 
  
====Cleanup Supplies and Kits====
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*'''Course Rewards'''
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:Should you defeat the rival mouse on a course, you'll earn extra items! These items vary wildly, however, they'll be themed to the course you completed. For example: Oxygen Canisters from the Sunken City course, Runes from Bristle Woods, Lantern Oil from Hollow Heights, and more! Speed down the hill and defeat the rival mouse to earn these special bonus items!
  
'''15 Rancid Radioactive Blue'''
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*'''Advent Chocolates'''
:Hunt Polluted Mice!
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:Make sure to open your Advent Calendar and keep your eye open for extra Advent Chocolates because you can cash them in at the Trapsmith for a variety of festive-themed trap skins and a few other goodies.
  
'''15 Soap Charms'''
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*'''Winter Hunt Gift Boxes'''
:Weaken mice!
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:The Elf Mouse is on the loose on toboggan courses and is carrying special Winter Hunt Gift Boxes. The type of gift box you find depends on your Hunter's Title. Each hunter will find some rank-appropriate supplies to help in their day-to-day hunting and, if lucky, they may also find a King's Credit.
  
'''Hazmat Cleanup Kit'''
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*'''Daily Gifts and Collectibles'''
:200 Rancid Radioactive Blue
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:Spread holiday cheer with a wide range of holiday items and collectibles that can be sent as gifts to friends. Satisfy their sweet tooth with chocolate treats, give someone a romantic hunt with mistletoe, or let someone know they've been a bit too friendly with a Festive Restraining Order!
:15 Soap Charms
 
  
'''Super Sudsy Cleanup Kit *NEW*'''
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*Daily Loyalty Chests
:300 Rancid Radioactive Blue
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:During the Great Winter Hunt you'll find Arctic Asiago, Throwable Snowballs, and Winter Charms in your Daily Loyalty Chests! The Winter Charms will occasionally attract the Snowflake Mouse, who drops Toboggan Nitro when captured!
:150 Super Soap Charms
 
:150 Super Rotten Charms
 
  
====Toxic Spill Updates!====
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====Snowball Showdown====
*Each phase of the spill now lasts for a set amount of time
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The Snowball Showdown is back! You'll find Throwable Snowballs in your Daily Loyalty Chests that can be tossed in the Snowball Showdown to reveal festive shapes and win prizes! You can open the Snowball Showdown by clicking the button in the heads-up display, viewing Throwable Snowballs in the "Special" section of your inventory, or clicking the banner when viewing your Daily Loyalty Chest rewards.
*Lots of new uses and rewards for Refined Pollutinum
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*New Toxic Spill Treasure Maps
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:*'''Throwable Snowball Booster Pack''' -- 15 SUPER|brie+ and 5 Throwable Snowballs!
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====Naughty and Nice Lists====
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Available from the event Cartographer, the Sealed Nice List and Sealed Naughty List will start a treasure hunt for festive mice! The Nice List contains easier mice that are found on Green Circle and Blue Square courses. The Naughty List contains some of the tougher mice from Black Diamond and Double Black Diamond courses. If you're an avid treasure hunter, make sure to pick the map that suits your skill level and toboggan equipment.
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:*'''Rare Map Dust'''
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::Doubles map Gold, Points
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::Doubles map Ancient Charms
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::Provides more treasure map loot items!
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====Winter Supplies, Kits, and Baskets====
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To get hunters ready for the high-speed festive challenges ahead, the King has assembled a variety of supplies, kits, and baskets to equip hunters on their toboggans.
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 +
:*'''100 Arctic Asiago''' -- Speed down the hill!
 +
 
 +
:*'''100 Toboggan Nitro -- Full speed ahead!
 +
 
 +
:*'''300 Nitro''' -- Gotta go fast!
 +
 
 +
:*'''Asiago Gift Basket'''
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::30 Asiago and Winter Charms
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::20 Throwable Snowballs
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:*'''Tobogganer's Big Box'''
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::300 Arctic Asiago
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::300 Nitro
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::10 Festive Ultimate Luck and Power Charms
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:*'''Ultimate Festive Kit'''
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::700 Asiago and Nitro
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::700 Winter Charms
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::25 Festive Ultimate Luck and Power Charms
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====Extreme Toboggan Challenge!====
 +
*Collect Arctic Asiago
 +
*Choose a Toboggan Course
 +
*Race the rival mouse to the bottom of the hill
 +
*Earn rewards for each course completed
 +
*Upgrade your toboggan and challenge the Rainbow Racer Mouse!
 +
*Claim your exclusive Winter Aura and enjoy bonus luck and loot throughout the Kingdom!
  
 
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Great Winter Hunt: Extreme Toboggan Challenge

15 December 2015

An extreme tobogganing challenge awaits hunters during this year's Great Winter Hunt!

Great Winter Hunt Begins

With each year comes a new icy ball of snow hurtling from outer space towards Gnawnia. Cheerfully referred to as the Festive Comet, this yearly tradition has smashed into the Kingdom and created an absolutely perfect tobogganing site!

Hunters and mice alike have taken to the slopes, however, a few of the mice have outfitted their toboggans with extreme upgrades! These pesky rodents have been flaunting their superior tobogganing skills and putting the pride of hunters to shame. The quickest mouse of them all, the Rainbow Racer Mouse, has challenged all of Gnawnia to an extreme tobogganing challenge! Not to be outdone by a mouse, the King has accepted the challenge and tasked hunters with constructing their own extreme toboggans and defeating the mouse champions on the slopes.

Completing a Toboggan Course

There are a variety of different tobogganing courses divided into different lengths and levels of difficulty. You'll start on smaller hills with few hazards and obstacles, however, as you become more experienced you'll be able to take on more challenging courses to earn the biggest rewards!

To get to the bottom of the hill you'll need to hunt your way past all sorts of festive mice that are there to sabotage your progress. Each hunt you take on the hill will move you forward by your current speed. Successfully capturing a mouse will increase your speed, meaning you'll move further on your next hunt. Failing to attract or capture a mouse will reduce your speed. Finally, on each hill there are various hazards and obstacles that can also reduce your speed by various amounts or give you sweet speed bonuses and loot! The harder the course, the more hazards there are and the more challenging the hazards become!

Controlling your Toboggan

  • Each hunt moves you forward by the current speed of your toboggan
  • Capturing a mouse increases your speed, moving you further on your next hunt
  • Failing to attract or capture a mouse will decrease your speed
  • Various hazards and obstacles can also reduce your speed

Defeating Your Rival

Each course you start will pit you against a mouse rival in a head-to-head race. It's up to you to defend the honour of the Kingdom and beat the pesky rodent to the bottom of the hill and win the race! Completing a course will earn you a variety of rewards whether you win the race or not, however, winning the race will grant the best rewards! To beat your rival, you'll want to make sure you're well prepared. Luckily, Larry has some quick tips on how to maximize your speed and chance for success.

  • Use Arctic Asiago
The icy surface of Arctic Asiago greatly reduces friction. While armed, this cheese will give your toboggan a +1 speed bonus! The best way to collect Arctic Asiago is by using any regular bait while not on a course. SUPER|brie+ as well as various "festive" themed bait will attract a couple special mice that drop multiple pieces at once!
  • Avoid the Free Skiing Mouse
The most sinister and least festive mouse on the slopes is the Free Skiing Mouse. This terror of a snow mouse is resistant to all known traps, making it incredibly difficult to capture. To keep your speed as high as possible, avoiding this powerful mouse is key! Fortunately, the Free Skiing Mouse's hatred for all things festive means it will stay clear of your trap if you have any type of festive bait armed.
To avoid the Free Skier, arm Arctic Asiago, Festive Feta, Snowball Bocconcini, Gingerbread, Seasoned Gouda, or Nutmeg Cheese.
  • Use Nitro for a +4 Speed Boost
Toboggan Nitro will give your sled an instant +4 speed bonus, super-charging your toboggan, bringing it beyond its maximum speed! Nitro can be activated from the heads-up display while on a toboggan course. Each hunt you take with nitro active will use one nitro canister. You'll find nitro inside special crates on some courses, as a reward from the Snowball Showdown, and inside some supply kits and gift baskets!
  • Upgrade Your Toboggan
Each time you finish a course you'll earn a variety of parts that you can use to upgrade your toboggan, increasing its speed, power, and loot-gathering abilities! You'll earn these parts whether you beat your rival or not, so make sure to use the parts and ensure victory in your next race!


  • 15 Arctic Asiago -- Provides a speed bonus!
  • 15 Toboggan Nitro -- Gives a massive speed boost!
  • Tobogganer's Big Box -- 300 Asiago and 300 Nitro
Includes bonus ultimate charms!

Upgrading Your Toboggan

Upon finishing a toboggan course you'll always earn various toboggan parts that are used to add upgrades to your toboggan. Upgrades can increase your toboggan's speed, your trap's power, as well as provide other special bonuses. Upgrades also add a chance of not being slowed down by hazards while on a course!

Click the upgrade button on the heads-up display to view various toboggan upgrades
Remember: You'll always earn toboggan upgrade parts, even if you don't win the race. Upgrade often!

Wintery Rewards

There are lots of goodies to earn by racing rival mice to sweet victory!

  • Winter Aura
There's a new festive adventure available in the Adventure Book with a rather unique reward: The Winter Aura! Once claimed, this Trap Aura will imbue your trap with a variety of bonuses including +5 Luck, as well as bonus loot drops from mice. The aura will continue to glow even after the Great Winter Hunt has come to an end and will be active throughout the entire Kingdom, lasting until January 31, 2016!
  • Course Rewards
Should you defeat the rival mouse on a course, you'll earn extra items! These items vary wildly, however, they'll be themed to the course you completed. For example: Oxygen Canisters from the Sunken City course, Runes from Bristle Woods, Lantern Oil from Hollow Heights, and more! Speed down the hill and defeat the rival mouse to earn these special bonus items!
  • Advent Chocolates
Make sure to open your Advent Calendar and keep your eye open for extra Advent Chocolates because you can cash them in at the Trapsmith for a variety of festive-themed trap skins and a few other goodies.
  • Winter Hunt Gift Boxes
The Elf Mouse is on the loose on toboggan courses and is carrying special Winter Hunt Gift Boxes. The type of gift box you find depends on your Hunter's Title. Each hunter will find some rank-appropriate supplies to help in their day-to-day hunting and, if lucky, they may also find a King's Credit.
  • Daily Gifts and Collectibles
Spread holiday cheer with a wide range of holiday items and collectibles that can be sent as gifts to friends. Satisfy their sweet tooth with chocolate treats, give someone a romantic hunt with mistletoe, or let someone know they've been a bit too friendly with a Festive Restraining Order!
  • Daily Loyalty Chests
During the Great Winter Hunt you'll find Arctic Asiago, Throwable Snowballs, and Winter Charms in your Daily Loyalty Chests! The Winter Charms will occasionally attract the Snowflake Mouse, who drops Toboggan Nitro when captured!

Snowball Showdown

The Snowball Showdown is back! You'll find Throwable Snowballs in your Daily Loyalty Chests that can be tossed in the Snowball Showdown to reveal festive shapes and win prizes! You can open the Snowball Showdown by clicking the button in the heads-up display, viewing Throwable Snowballs in the "Special" section of your inventory, or clicking the banner when viewing your Daily Loyalty Chest rewards.

  • Throwable Snowball Booster Pack -- 15 SUPER|brie+ and 5 Throwable Snowballs!

Naughty and Nice Lists

Available from the event Cartographer, the Sealed Nice List and Sealed Naughty List will start a treasure hunt for festive mice! The Nice List contains easier mice that are found on Green Circle and Blue Square courses. The Naughty List contains some of the tougher mice from Black Diamond and Double Black Diamond courses. If you're an avid treasure hunter, make sure to pick the map that suits your skill level and toboggan equipment.

  • Rare Map Dust
Doubles map Gold, Points
Doubles map Ancient Charms
Provides more treasure map loot items!

Winter Supplies, Kits, and Baskets

To get hunters ready for the high-speed festive challenges ahead, the King has assembled a variety of supplies, kits, and baskets to equip hunters on their toboggans.

  • 100 Arctic Asiago -- Speed down the hill!
  • 100 Toboggan Nitro -- Full speed ahead!
  • 300 Nitro -- Gotta go fast!
  • Asiago Gift Basket
30 Asiago and Winter Charms
20 Throwable Snowballs
  • Tobogganer's Big Box
300 Arctic Asiago
300 Nitro
10 Festive Ultimate Luck and Power Charms
  • Ultimate Festive Kit
700 Asiago and Nitro
700 Winter Charms
25 Festive Ultimate Luck and Power Charms

Extreme Toboggan Challenge!

  • Collect Arctic Asiago
  • Choose a Toboggan Course
  • Race the rival mouse to the bottom of the hill
  • Earn rewards for each course completed
  • Upgrade your toboggan and challenge the Rainbow Racer Mouse!
  • Claim your exclusive Winter Aura and enjoy bonus luck and loot throughout the Kingdom!