New Year's Mouse

New Year's Mouse
Mouse Group: Event Mice
Mouse Statistics
Points:	2,200	Gold:	200
Location & Attraction Info
Required Power Types:	All types except Parental	Other Requirements:
Cheese:		Charm:
Locations:	Year of the Dragon Festival	Loot:	Dragon Breath Potion King's Reserve Bubbleh Nitropop Potion Firecracker Charms
Links
Larry's Loot Lexicon:	MouseHunt Info Page	Image:	Image Link
This mouse is determined to ring in the New Year with a bang. After attending all of the parties it could find, it has emerged with someone else's oversized shirt, a tie that should be outlawed, and sixty pounds of fireworks which have been outlawed in most cities. The New Year's mouse intends to put on a light show so amazing that it lights up the sky for the rest of the year-- the only problem is that it hasn't really thought about how it's going to get off the ground.
			Mouse ID#: 141

The New Years Mouse is a breed of mouse found in the Year of the Dragon Festival and Year of the Snake Festival locations where they are known to drop Dragon Breath Potions, King's Reserve Bubbleh, Nitropop Potions, and Firecracker Charms as loot.

Preferred Cheese

New Years mice have no specific preference for any kind of cheese. However in 2010, there were some reports that hunters were successful attracting this mouse after switching to SUPER|brie+ cheese. In 2011, New Years mice were found to be especially attracted to Festive Feta cheese, to the point that any other kind of cheese simply would not suffice. In 2013, New Years mice were attracted to all cheese, and available in all stages.

Hunting Strategy

In 2010 and 2011, Firecracker Charms or Nitropop Charms had to be armed in order to attract this mouse. In 2013, they were available using any charm.

History and Trivia

• New Years mice were released on 30 December 2009 for the first time and were found in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe during The Great Winter Hunt '09 event where they managed to intercept the shipment of rockets and firecrackers.
• Due to a typographical error, this mouse was originally released as the "New Year's Mouse Mouse." This was later corrected to New Year's Mouse, which was changed to its current form with the release of MouseHunt Version 3.0.
• On 30 December 2010, New Years Mice were re-released into the Festive Comet during the Great Winter Hunt 2010, with the image updated to have the firecracker state 2011. They were known to drop King's Reserve Bubbleh and Satchel of Gold, worth 2,011 gold, as loot.
• It was revealed During the Feedback Friday on 31 December 2010 that the Bubbleh loot drop was extremely low; only an approximate 6,000 New Years Mice had the loot item.
• On 30 December 2011, New Years Mice were re-released in the Festive Comet and across the kingdom during the Great Winter Hunt 2011, but the image remained unchanged with the firecracker still stating 2011. They developed a preference for Festive Feta as bait and were known to drop Firecracker Charms, King's Reserve Bubbleh and regional gifts, such as the Gnawnia Winter Gift, as loot.
• New Years Mice were re-released in the Dragon Festival location on 23 January 2012 as part of the Year of the Dragon Festival, where they were found to drop Dragon Breath Potions, King's Reserve Bubbleh, and Nitropop Potions as loot. It was during this event that the use of Firecracker and Nitropop Charms to attract them was introduced. The image was updated with the year no longer showing on the firecracker.
• New Years Mice were re-released again on February 11, 2013 for the Year of the Snake Festival, where they were found to drop Firecracker Charms and King's Reserve Bubbleh as loot.

Images

• Original Great Winter Hunt '09 version (showing year 2010)
• Great Winter Hunt 2010 and Great Winter Hunt 2011 version (showing year 2011)
• Year of the Dragon Festival version (showing no year)