MouseHunt is a Facebook game where you set traps to catch various weird and wacky mice. Over the years it has developed into a content-rich game, with many paths and possible strategies. It is fun to explore, but there are certain areas where new players might get lost in, not knowing what to do next. That's what this guide is here for. :) The following information is the result of experience and the study of the MouseHunting community.
Section I: Gnawnia
Chapter 1: Town of Gnawnia/Meadow (Novice)
- If you're just starting the game, pick the Tacky Glue Trap. It is slightly less powerful, but attracts a lot more mice. If you already have the High Tension Spring, use that instead.
- Buy all the Cheddar you can afford, except for 25 gold, and travel to the Meadow.
- If you run out of cheese, go back to the Town of Gnawnia, buy more Cheddar, and return.
- Continue until you can afford the Wooden Base With Target (cost: 1,225 gold) from the Town of Gnawnia trapsmith. Be sure to leave some spare change for cheese and travel expenses. You can sell back the Wooden Base to the trapsmith if you desire.
- It's up to you whether you want to sell back traps. Some hunters like to keep a collection of their old traps, for sentimental or experimentation purposes. The gold may be helpful toward the purchase of your next trap, but then again it isn't that much, so it's up to you really.
- Continue hunting in the Meadow until you can afford the 500 Pound Spiked Crusher (cost: 3,450 gold, remember to leave some spare change) from the Town of Gnawnia trapsmith. If you already have the Mouse Mary O'Nette, use that instead. Sell back the Tacky Glue Trap or High Tension Spring, if you like.
- Avoid the Stone Base; while it has increased power, it attracts a lot less mice.
- Now hunt in the Town of Gnawnia.
- Continue until you can afford the Mouse Trebuchet (cost: 15,850 gold + spare change). If you already have the Mouse Rocketine, use that instead. Sell back the 500 Pound Spiked Crusher or Mouse Mary O'Nette if you like.
- This is the first item that you may find yourself taking some time to save up for. Take heart that it's pretty much like this from here on out; you'll pretty much be constantly saving gold for traps and other expenses you'll be needing. This is probably a good time to read the Gold and SUPER|Brie+ appendix for some ideas.
- There are certain groups of kind MouseHunters, who are willing to help new players out, with competitions, trap funding programs, or advice programs. A list can be found in the Links appendix of this guide. The NVMRC in particular has a program specifically to help new players buy the Trebuchet.
- Once you have about 1,000 gold, switch to Marble cheese.
- Continue hunting until you reach Apprentice.
Chapter 2: Harbour (Apprentice)
- Buy all the Marble you can afford, and travel to the Harbour, using the Mouse Rocketine or Mouse Trebuchet, with the Wooden Base with Target.
- Note that mice can steal gold, extra pieces of cheese, and points ("crippling your courage"), in the Harbour and most subsequent areas. Do not be overwhelmed by this; your trap is strong enough.
- Hunt in the Harbour until you can afford the Swiss Army Mouse Trap (70,300 gold) from the Town of Gnawnia trapsmith. Once you do, upgrade to Swiss cheese (nice mnemonic huh?). Sell back Mouse Trebuchet if you like; but if you happen to have gotten the Mouse Rocketine instead, keep it.
- If you can afford it, buy and use the Explosive Base (29,775 gold) during one of your stops in the Town of Gnawnia. Do not sell back the Wooden Base with Target; it is useful if you want to attract as many mice as possible.
- Catch a Granite Mouse with a Whisker Woods Clearing Map Piece (note that not all granite mice will drop a map).
- Continue hunting until you reach Journeyman.
- Before leaving the Harbour, buy the following from the General Store:
- 1 Dehydration Base Blueprints
- 213 Salt
- If you can't afford these, don't worry; you can come back for them later.
Chapter 3: Mountain/Calm Clearing (Journeyman)
- Buy all the Swiss you can afford from the Town of Gnawnia, and travel to the Mountain, using the Swiss Army Mouse Trap, with the Explosive Base.
- You can sometimes save gold in travelling by making detours. Use the Travel Planner to find them.
- Hunt until you catch a Ninja Mouse with a Burroughs Laboratory Map Piece. You must have this map piece to continue in the game.
- If you have the Whisker Woods Clearing Map Piece, you may go to the Calm Clearing. If you don't have it, go back to the Harbour to find it.
- Now go to the Calm Clearing, catch a Cyclops Mouse with a Gnarled Tree Map Piece.
- Avoid buying the NVMRC Forcefield Trap or the Mouse Deathbot. These traps are powerful, but mice in many later areas are resistant to "physical" traps. The gold is best saved for the special traps needed to catch these mice.
- If you have a lot of gold from gifts from a friend (please do not beg), winning a competition, or from donating and selling SUPER|Brie+, the NVMRC Forcefield Trap is preferred over the Mouse Deathbot.
- Exception: If you had acquired a limited-edition Party Hat from either Ronza or a gift from a Birthday Mouse:
- Buy the Mouse Deathbot (256,400 gold).
- Unequip the Mouse Deathbot (by equipping another weapon).
- Go to Inventory → Crafting.
- NOTE: If you're reading ahead and are still Apprentice, do not follow the instructions below! Note that you have one white box and one red box in the crafting panel. This means that you can't safely combine the Party Hat with the Deathbot. Should you attempt to do so you have a chance of failure, losing your expensive Deathbot and the irreplaceable Party Hat! If you wait till you're a Journeyman, you'll gain another white box, allowing you to safely craft it.
- Click the green arrow to the right of the Hunter's Hammer.
- Smash the Mouse Deathbot! You'll acquire Deathbot Parts.
- Craft the Party Hat with the Deathbot Parts to create the PartyBot!
- Try to collect 4 pieces of Splintered Wood. Don't worry if you don't get them, you get to buy these later.
- Continue hunting until you reach Master.
