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Mouse Difficulties Theory

The Mice page contains a value for the difficulty of catching each mouse, this changes as the hunter changes their trap setup.

Going through and recording these values I noticed that there is a relationship between the different difficulty ratings.

Using the following formula: Trap Power / (Trap Power + number at which mouse difficulty becomes challenging); I've come up with the following boundaries.

Difficulty Rating Min Max
Near Impossible 0.32% 0.36%
Overpowering 7.89% 8.19%
Very Difficult 34.88% 35.30%
Challenging 50.00% 50.00%
Moderate 64.84% 65.31%
Easy 89.78% 90.25%
Effortless 94.80% 95.20%

Following on from this, and after testing the numbers I believe that the difficulties represent the probability of catching the mouse (excluding the effect of hunter's title and the luck of the trap, so this is purely based on power).

Difficulty Rating Probability
Overawing 0% to 1/3%
Near Impossible 1/3% to 8%
Overpowering 8% to 35%
Very Difficult 35% to 50%
Challenging 50% to 65%
Moderate 65% to 90%
Easy 90% to 95%
Effortless 95% to 100%

The results of my work can be found easily here: http://mousehunt.thetoxiczone.com/mousehunt_difficulty_generator.html

Trap Effectiveness

Based purely on the mouse difficulties there may be a linear relationship between the power types of traps compared to the power types of mice.

By comparing the upper and lower boundaries for the start of the "Challenging" difficulty rating for mice that have different effectiveness for different power types some upper and lower boundaries can be calculated.

Against Forgotten mice:

Arcane traps are between 162% and 214% more effective than Shadow Traps (predicted 200%). Physical and Tactical traps rely only on luck.

Against Shadow mice:

Shadow traps are between 755% and 872% more effective than Physical traps (predicted 800%). Shadow traps are between 708% and 901% more effective than Tactical traps (physical and tactical could be the same against shadow mice) (predicted 800%). Shadow traps are between 194% and 208% more effective than Arcane traps (predicted 200%). Exceptions: Physical traps rely only on luck against Ghost mice.

Against Tactical mice:

Tactical traps are between 169% and 179% more effective than Physical traps. However, this completely falls over when you take into account students and masters, where tactical traps are much more effective (predicted 175%). Arcane and Shadow traps rely only on luck. Exceptions: Physical traps are either useless, or as good as against Assassin and Master of the Dojo mice.

Because of the problems with the Tactical traps, these figures may be completely wrong, or it might just be that students and masters are a special case, but I hope it's of some use as a rough guide.

MH Analytics Survey Numbers

Table showing distribution of results received to the MH Analytics survey. Updated as at 01-Jun-09.

# of Hunts received Cheddar Marble Swiss Brie White Cheddar Radioactive Blue Moon Gnarled Maki Combat / Glutter / Susheese Rumble Ancient Runic SUPER Brie+
Town of Gnawnia 246 1,753 1,140 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Meadow 368 464 24 135 231 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harbour 150 1,509 8,954 613 2,231 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Mountain 0 287 8,776 1,278 216 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
Calm Clearing 3 288 7,312 2,713 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 292
Great Gnarled Tree 0 15 3,422 5,055 30 0 0 63 75 0 0 0 0 1,258
Lagoon 0 0 0 55 0 32 0 1,929 0 0 0 0 0 39
Laboratory 69 4,335 14,684 5,206 78 998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town of Digby 0 2,961 5,593 919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 334
Mousoleum 0 0 14 0 0 23,712 75 0 79 0 0 27 0 0
Bazaar 0 0 64 3,084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450
Training Grounds 0 0 1,607 2,291 0 220 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 115
Dojo 16 61 10,565 22,419 0 88 0 0 2,460 0 0 0 0 375
Meditation Room 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 838 0 0 0 0
Pinnacle Chamber 0 0 71 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0
Catacombs 149 0 0 0 72 44,421 0 0 0 0 0 1,018 0 284
Forbidden Grove 0 0 0 0 1 111 27 0 0 0 0 2,988 7 6
Acolyte Realm 322 22 0 0 13 287 0 0 0 0 0 389 4,777 29
Ronza's Traveling Shoppe 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Which mice are attracted to which cheese

Table showing whether mice have been attracted to various cheeses from the result of the MH Analytics survey.

Ancient Brie Cheddar Gnarled Maki Marble Combat / Glutter / Susheese Moon Radioactive Blue Rumble Brie+ Swiss White Cheddar
Abominable Snow ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes
Acolyte ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Archer ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Assassin ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Bat ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Bear ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Bionic ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Birthday ? Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Black Widow ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Brown ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Burglar ? Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Centaur ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Chameleon ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Cupid ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Cyclops ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Diamond ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Dwarf ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Eagle Owl ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Elf ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ?
Elven Princess ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Fairy ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Foxy ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Frog ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Gargoyle Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gate Guardian Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ghost Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Glitchpaw ? Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Goblin ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gold ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Golem Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Gorgon Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Granite ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Grey ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Hapless ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Harpy ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Hollowhead ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
iTunes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Keeper Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Keeper's Assistant Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Kung Fu ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Leprechaun ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ?
Lich ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Lycan Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
Master Burglar ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Master of the Cheese Belt ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ?
Master of the Cheese Claw ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ?
Master of the Cheese Fang ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ?
Master of the Dojo ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ?
Mobster ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Mole ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Monk ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Monster ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Moosker ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Mummy Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
Mutated Grey ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Mutated White ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Nibbler ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Ninja ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Nomad ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Ooze Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Pirate ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Ravenous Zombie Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
Reaper Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Samurai ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ?
Scavenger Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Shaman ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Skeleton Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Spectre Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Spider Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Steel ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Student of the Cheese Belt ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Student of the Cheese Claw ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Student of the Cheese Fang ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Sylvan ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Tiger ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Treant ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Troll ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Vampire Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Water Nymph ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
White ? Yes Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Wicked Witch of the Whisker Woods ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Wiggler ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes
Wight ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Worker ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Zombie ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes

Mouse Populations

Using the results from the survey and pulling out the populations to display how commonly certain mice are encountered in certain areas with certain cheeses.

Sorry about the size.

Acolyte Realm / Runic Bazaar / Brie Bazaar / SUPER Brie+ Calm Clearing / Brie Catacombs / Ancient Catacombs / Radioactive Blue Dojo / Brie Dojo / Maki Dojo / SUPER Brie+ Forbidden Grove / Ancient Great Gnarled Tree / Brie Great Gnarled Tree / SUPER Brie+ Harbour / Brie Harbour / SUPER Brie+ Laboratory / Brie Laboratory / Radioactive Blue Lagoon / Gnarled Meadow / Brie Meditation Room / Brie Meditation Room / Combat / Glutter / Susheese Mountain / Brie Mousoleum / Radioactive Blue Pinnacle Chamber / Brie Pinnacle Chamber / Rumble Town of Digby / Brie Town of Digby / SUPER Brie+ Town of Gnawnia / Brie Town of Gnawnia / SUPER Brie+ Training Grounds / Brie Training Grounds / SUPER Brie+
Abominable Snow 0.50%
Acolyte 1.65%
Archer 10.55% 8.68% 8.20% 23.82% 22.94%
Assassin 1.47% 0.78% 1.37% 0.71% 3.67%
Bat 0.86% 0.60% 1.23% 12.23% 0.58% 0.31%
Bear 13.54% 8.38% 8.75%
Bionic 22.15% 22.09% 6.19% 5.38% 24.10% 22.22% 2.48% 11.76% 22.98% 22.46% 5.95% 6.06%
Black Widow 0.40% 0.73% 0.17% 0.10% 0.23% 0.15% 0.27% 0.22% 0.82% 0.29% 1.08% 0.31% 0.28% 0.83% 0.17% 0.09% 0.43% 0.62% 0.36%
Brown 11.80% 16.13% 21.49% 4.71% 16.67% 12.12%
Burglar 4.36% 6.07% 1.18% 2.15% 1.28% 0.11%
Centaur 3.87% 2.29% 9.44%
Chameleon 12.30% 8.84% 10.30%
Cyclops 1.59% 4.46%
Diamond 5.58% 4.81% 4.92% 4.42% 3.23% 7.90% 4.48% 2.77% 2.38% 9.09% 4.53% 0.92%
Dwarf 3.67% 3.88% 6.43% 2.26% 2.04% 16.81% 20.43% 2.21% 0.22% 1.41% 14.05% 21.51% 25.00% 23.38% 19.05% 12.12% 12.67% 11.93%
Eagle Owl 0.60% 16.49% 16.60% 6.38%
Elven Princess 3.73% 7.78% 7.03% 4.75%
Fairy 0.98% 0.90% 2.20%
Foxy 0.69% 1.01% 1.39%
Frog 16.20% 8.26% 8.91%
Gargoyle 21.65%
Gate Guardian 3.35%
Ghost 11.41% 12.75% 14.89% 17.16%
Goblin 6.72%
Gold 9.15% 7.65% 8.74% 3.83% 1.08% 2.48% 6.55% 6.07% 4.62% 4.78% 6.42%
Golem 33.44% 3.88% 4.19% 5.01%
Gorgon 26.66% 2.34%
Granite 25.19% 23.30% 11.50% 11.83% 23.64% 18.88% 1.65% 12.10% 16.76% 21.85% 14.29% 21.21%
Grey 11.21% 10.75% 18.18% 6.22% 17.86% 12.12%
Hapless 3.03% 3.14% 2.19% 100.00% 1.04% 100.00%
Harpy 5.14%
Keeper 1.88% 2.64%
Keeper's Assistant 4.71% 3.99%
Kung Fu 12.10% 11.97% 11.75% 10.53% 4.59%
Lich 2.35%
Lycan 2.82% 4.30% 1.88% 7.48%
Master of the Cheese Belt 30.52%
Master of the Cheese Claw 32.59%
Master of the Cheese Fang 35.85%
Master of the Dojo 100.00%
Mole 1.88% 1.54%
Monk 7.44% 7.26% 5.19% 6.77% 11.01%
Monster 1.76% 9.82% 1.43%
Moosker 8.48% 6.36% 6.87% 4.35%
Mummy 9.88% 12.00% 13.32%
Mutated Grey 7.80% 6.80% 7.57% 9.06% 12.05%
Mutated White 9.12% 9.71% 10.47% 11.00% 9.09%
Nibbler 2.21% 2.46% 2.75%
Ninja 12.45% 9.27% 11.75% 0.29% 0.83% 3.03% 10.23% 7.34%
Nomad 1.13% 0.65% 2.94%
Ooze 18.35% 14.67%
Pirate 7.67% 6.45% 2.48% 1.19% 2.24% 1.83%
Ravenous Zombie 4.00% 4.65% 2.90% 10.69%
Reaper 2.71%
Samurai 12.03% 9.56% 12.30% 11.15% 11.93%
Scavenger 9.29% 9.22% 12.22%
Shaman 8.23% 5.88% 6.21% 4.69%
Skeleton 8.24% 6.21%
Spectre 31.04% 5.38%
Spider 17.41% 16.19% 17.83%
Steel 24.04% 23.54% 10.91% 7.53% 24.39% 22.22% 9.09% 16.30% 20.81% 19.38% 4.76% 15.15%
Student of the Cheese Belt 8.28% 11.53% 7.38%
Student of the Cheese Claw 8.67% 13.24% 11.75%
Student of the Cheese Fang 8.55% 11.72% 9.02%
Sylvan 12.43% 11.45% 10.87% 7.91%
Tiger 2.18% 1.47% 4.24%
Treant 6.94% 5.40% 4.58% 4.29%
Troll 1.98%
Vampire 8.12% 0.01% 9.83% 3.90%
Water Nymph 21.98%
White 13.86% 13.98% 26.45% 7.90% 17.86% 12.12% 11.30% 7.34%
Wicked Witch of the Whisker Woods 2.50% 1.14% 1.58%
Wiggler 8.70% 6.41% 5.72% 5.25%
Wight 4.86%
Worker 0.46% 0.25% 5.19% 0.92% 7.34%
Zombie 3.27% 3.88% 6.41% 6.02% 6.47% 1.34% 12.56% 1.01% 0.62%
Sample Size 4,426 1,743 412 2,334 850 31,903 18,214 2,039 366 2,176 4,165 1,223 339 93 4,533 927 1,770 121 35 675 595 20,740 8 142 692 325 84 33 1,968 109