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''{{date|DAY|MONTH|YEAR}}''
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<p>Paragraph 1</p>
 
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-- {{MHP|ID_OF_POSTER|Name of the Poster}}
 
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== News ==
 
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===New Year's Toboggan Course Now Open!===
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NEWSPOST OPENING LINE(S)
''{{date|29|December|2015}}''
 
  
 
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:''The New Year's Mouse has joined the Extreme Toboggan Challenge as a new rival!''
 
  
====New Year's Tobogganing Course====
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==== PARAGRAPH HEADER 1 ====
A new Orange Rectangle Course is now available against a new, high-speed rival: The New Year's Mouse. On this special course, you'll find a new hazard and a couple of new bonuses to send your toboggan into high speed!
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CONTENT OF PARAGRAPH
  
'''Firecracker Hazards'''<br/>
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==== PARAGRAPH HEADER 2 ====
These explosives have been not so subtly hidden in the snow and can slow down your toboggan by a fair margin. Luckily, your trusty reinforced hull will provide a chance to resist the blast and maintain speed.
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'''Rocket Pad'''<br/>
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==== PARAGRAPH HEADER 3 ====
Not all explosives are dangerous. When used properly, they can provide impressive thrust! These rocket-powered speed pads will dramatically increase your toboggan speed and shoot you further down the course!
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'''Bubbleh Nitro Tower'''<br/>
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-- {{MHP|POSTER SNUID|POSTER NAME}}
With a complete lack of consideration for safety, some partying mice have carefully filled crystal glasses with Toboggan Nitro and arranged them in elaborate towers. Smashing through this impressive display will miraculously leave you and your toboggan unscathed, and you'll be able to collect some of that powerful nitro to fuel your toboggan! The faster you go, the more glasses you'll smash and the more nitro you'll collect!
 
  
====New Year's Rival Rewards====
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Defeating the rival mouse can earn you a variety of bonus items!
 
  
'''New Year's Victory Badge'''<br/>
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Each time you defeat the New Year's Rival Mouse, you'll earn a special badge as a reward for your triumphant victory! The shopkeepers at the toboggan challenge recognize these badges as elite status symbols and have stocked their shops with exclusive rewards for victorious hunters.<br/>
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The more badges you earn, the more unique items you'll be able to purchase!
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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=808 The Great Winter Hunt is Coming to an End!] ===
'''2016 Charms (Limited Edition)'''<br/>
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''{{date|9|January|2024}}''
Ring in the new year with these powerful charms! They're limited edition and available for a limited time only. The charms celebrate the new year with a whopping 2,016 power! You'll find them in supply crates as you race down the New Year's Course and you'll also be given plenty for defeating the New Year's rival mouse.
 
 
 
'''Cheese, Points, Gold, King's Credits, and more!'''<br/>
 
You'll also be awarded a variety of other items for defeating the New Year's rival that may include Points, Gold, King's Credits, Throwable Snowballs, and more!
 
 
 
====Limited Edition Bases====
 
 
 
'''Tribal Kaboom Base (Limited Edition)'''<br/>
 
A base made of tribal party crackers packed full of Tribal Isles loot. Those tribal mice can't resist this New Year's party tradition, literally jumping into your base to pop these poppers<br/>
 
With this base equipped you'll find more Seashells, Savoury Vegetables, Delicious Stones and all types of seeds in the Tribal Isles!
 
 
 
'''Depth Charge Base (Limited Edition)'''<br/>
 
An old, antique depth charge found washed ashore and repurposed as a trap base. Perfectly safe while on land but activates as soon as you go below sea level.<br/>
 
This base receives an additional 1,000 Power when diving at the Sunken City!
 
 
 
'''New Year's Trap Skins'''<br/>
 
The 2016 celebrations have come with another New Year's themed skin! You can visit the Trapsmith to pick up these skins, or purchase them from the King's Premium Shop.
 
 
 
'''Endless Labyrinth Skin'''<br/>
 
A brand new skin for the Endless Labyrinth Trap that turns the trap's many twists and turns into an explosive party!
 
 
 
'''New Year's Dimensional Chest Skin'''<br/>
 
Fills the Dimensional Chest Trap with fireworks and prepares it for a party!
 
 
 
'''New Year's Party Portal Skin'''<br/>
 
Turns the clockwork portal into an intense droid dance party!
 
 
 
====New Year's Supplies and Kits====
 
 
 
'''2016 Charms'''<br/>
 
Stock up before they're gone!
 
 
 
'''2016 Party Pack'''<br/>
 
300 SUPER|brie+<br/>
 
100 new 2016 Charms
 
 
 
'''New Year's Party Ball'''<br/>
 
A fun gift of 200 SUPER|brie+
 
 
 
'''Endless Labyrinth Skin'''<br/>
 
New Skin for the Endless Labyrinth Trap
 
 
 
'''Dimensional Chest Skin'''<br/>
 
Fun skin for the Dimensional Chest Trap
 
  
'''Party Portal Skin'''<br/>
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'''The Taiga is thawing'''
Turn the Clockwork Portal into a party!
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Fire your final hailstones and send out your final golems!
 
 
====New Year's Rival Mouse!====
 
*Take on a new Orange Rectangle course
 
*Defeat the New Year's Rival Mouse
 
*Earn 2016 Charms and new Limited Edition Bases!
 
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===Great Winter Hunt: Extreme Toboggan Challenge===
 
''{{date|15|December|2015}}''
 
  
 
<blockquote>
 
<blockquote>
:''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.
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==== The Great Winter Hunt is Coming to an End ====
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Congratulations MouseHunters, thanks to your valiant efforts, the Frost King's forces are retreating!
  
====Completing a Toboggan Course====
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After the relentless barrage of Hailstones from the brave hunters of Gnawnia, the Frost King's icy powers are waning and the Great Winter Taiga is beginning to thaw.
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!
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Soon all the snow will be gone and the Frost King and his forces will go into hiding for another year.
  
====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====
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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 has entered the shutdown phase'''</div>
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'''
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The following changes have happened in the Taiga:
: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!
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*Mice are no longer dropping Golem Parts or Pecan Pecorino
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*Mice in Cinnamon Hill are no longer dropping Compressed Cinnamon
  
*'''Avoid the Free Skiing Mouse'''
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The following things will remain the same '''until January 16''' when the event shuts down completely:
: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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*Golems can still be built and sent out
:'''To avoid the Free Skier, arm Arctic Asiago, Festive Feta, Snowball Bocconcini, Gingerbread, Seasoned Gouda, or Nutmeg Cheese.'''
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*Cinnamon can still power the Forges in the Golem Part Workshop
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*Hailstones can still be fired at the Ice Fortress</div>
  
*'''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'''
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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 16, 2024'''</div>
: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!
 
  
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Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.
  
:*15 Arctic Asiago -- Provides a speed bonus!
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After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be '''removed from your inventory''':
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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
  
:*15 Toboggan Nitro -- Gives a massive speed boost!
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<div style="text-align: center;>'''Make sure to use up all of these resources before January 16!'''</div></div>
  
:*Tobogganer's Big Box -- 300 Asiago and 300 Nitro
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==== Last Chance for Limited Time Bundles ====
::Includes bonus ultimate charms!
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These limited time bundles will be gone from the Premium Shop on Tuesday, January 16 so pick them up while you still can!
  
====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'''
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:Remember: You'll always earn toboggan upgrade parts, even if you don't win the race. Upgrade often!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Golem Body Builder Bundle'''<br>Get huge gains with one entire golem! (Limit 1)
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Animated Snowball Starter Bundle'''<br>Arm yourself with snowballs! (Limit 3)
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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" | '''Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle'''<br>Skins, Throwable Snowballs, Showdown Dust!
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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" | '''New Year's Party Bundle'''<br>Includes a Scroll Case! (Limit 3)
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====Wintery Rewards====
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==== The Year of the Dragon is Coming Soon! ====
There are lots of goodies to earn by racing rival mice to sweet victory!
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Prepare to celebrate the year of the dragon by using all of that golem loot in combination with Lunar Lantern Candles to DOUBLE or TRIPLE your rewards!
  
*'''Winter Aura'''
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<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; font-size: 125%;">'''The Lunar New Year Event will begin on Tuesday, February 6, 2024!'''</div>
: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'''
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
: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'''
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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.
 
  
*'''Winter Hunt Gift Boxes'''
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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.
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*'''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'''
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::300 Arctic Asiago
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::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!
 
 
 
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Revision as of 14:35, 14 January 2024

For older updates, visit the Archive.

The Great Winter Hunt is Coming to an End!

9 January 2024

The Taiga is thawing Fire your final hailstones and send out your final golems!

The Great Winter Hunt is Coming to an End

Congratulations MouseHunters, thanks to your valiant efforts, the Frost King's forces are retreating!

After the relentless barrage of Hailstones from the brave hunters of Gnawnia, the Frost King's icy powers are waning and the Great Winter Taiga is beginning to thaw.

Soon all the snow will be gone and the Frost King and his forces will go into hiding for another year.


The Great Winter Hunt has entered the shutdown phase

The following changes have happened in the Taiga:

  • Mice are no longer dropping Golem Parts or Pecan Pecorino
  • Mice in Cinnamon Hill are no longer dropping Compressed Cinnamon

The following things will remain the same until January 16 when the event shuts down completely:

  • Golems can still be built and sent out
  • Cinnamon can still power the Forges in the Golem Part Workshop
  • Hailstones can still be fired at the Ice Fortress


The Great Winter Hunt will end completely on
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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 16!

Last Chance for Limited Time Bundles

These limited time bundles will be gone from the Premium Shop on Tuesday, January 16 so pick them up while you still can!


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)
Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle
Skins, Throwable Snowballs, Showdown Dust!
500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese
Gather Golem Parts!
500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino
Unique event mice!
New Year's Party Bundle
Includes a Scroll Case! (Limit 3)

The Year of the Dragon is Coming Soon!

Prepare to celebrate the year of the dragon by using all of that golem loot in combination with Lunar Lantern Candles to DOUBLE or TRIPLE your rewards!

The Lunar New Year Event will begin on Tuesday, February 6, 2024!

-- Dave Vanderburg