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Event Appendix: Ronza Returns - January 2011

On January 12, the Ronza's Travelling Shoppe location was opened.
Unlike previous visits, point requirements no longer prevent you from buying a trap component; however, you can only arm a trap component if you meet its point requirement.

Over there, many new, limited-edition traps are available. The verdicts are subjective "first-judgments"; and of course should be ignored if you're buying the traps merely for collection:

Price: 370,000; Points Needed: 91,000
Power: 2300/Physical
Power bonus: 20%
Attraction bonus: 5%
Luck: 18
Cheese effect: No Effect
Verdict: Mediocre: Slightly better than the NVMRC Forcefield Trap, but rather pricey for its level.

Price: 605,000; Points Needed: 108,900
Power: 2900/Tactical
Power bonus: 15%
Attraction bonus: 5%
Luck: 25
Cheese effect: Fresh
Verdict: Recommended: Get it if you can afford it; its extremely high luck makes it comparable to even the Horrific Venus Mouse Trap!

Price: 1,470,000; Points Needed: 900,000
Power: 3400/Arcane
Power bonus: 8%
Attraction bonus: 0%
Luck: 20
Cheese effect: Insanely Fresh
Verdict: Not Recommended: Extremely pricey; you're probably better off saving the gold and using the ACRONYM.

Price: 70,000; Points Needed: 60,000
Power: 200
Power bonus: 0%
Attraction bonus: 15%
Luck: 0
Cheese effect: Extremely Fresh
Verdict: Mediocre: Its lack of power bonus or luck is a significant downside.

Price: 412,000; Points Needed: 214,380
Power: 300
Power bonus: 0%
Attraction bonus: 8%
Luck: 6
Cheese effect: No Effect/li>
Special effect: +18% Power Bonus if hunting in the Seasonal Garden
Verdict: Average: Useful if hunting in the Seasonal Garden; not so useful elsewhere. The Spellbook Base, if you have it, provides more power.

Price: 580,785; Points Needed: 264,400
Power: 200
Power bonus: 12%
Attraction bonus: 10%
Luck: 5
Cheese effect: No Effect
Special effect: Increased Rune drops in the Forbidden Grove and Acolyte Realm
Verdict: Average: The special effect is useful and not found anywhere else, but it's rather pricey; only get it if you have gold to spare.

Acquire a Tiki Base Blueprints (170,000 gold) from Ronza's general store. Smash a Tribal Base to acquire 3 Tribal Timber.
Craft: 1 Tiki Base Blueprints + 3 Tribal Timber = Tiki Base
Power: 200
Power bonus: 18%
Attraction bonus: 5%
Luck: 0
Cheese effect: Very Fresh
Special effect: +6 Luck in the Elub Shore, Nerg Plains, and Derr Dunes
Verdict: Recommended: Useful if you don't have the Molten Shrapnel or Spellbook Base; this is an improvement to the Tribal Base, even if you're not hunting in the specified locations.

You can also redeem your Ronza Voucher for a Crate of Ultimate Luck Charms. When opened, this provides 20 Ultimate Luck Charms.
Charms are a new trap component. They give bonuses to your trap, but are consumed upon every encounter with a mouse.
To use them you need to buy a Pine Charm Conduit (3,000 gold) from the newly opened Charm Shoppe in the Mountains. There you'll also find a few types of Charms that you can purchase.

Rockstar mice can be found aboard Ronza's ship. To attract them, you need Rockforth cheese, dropped by the other types of mice aboard.
An Arcane or Shadow trap is recommended to catch the types of mice that drop Rockforth cheese; if you don't have one of those, a Physical trap will suffice.
Rockstar mice, and various other mice on Ronza's ship, may drop charms; these do not differ from the charms available from the Charm Shoppe.

Newer hunters with King's Credits left over from the Great Winter Hunt will be pleased to know that there is a new trap that can be purchased from the Prize Shoppe: the Shrink Ray Trap. You can also acquire it by donating $1.00 in cash using the "donate" button:

Price: 45 King's Credits or $1.00; Points Required: 0
Power: 1000/Physical
Power bonus: 5%
Attraction bonus: 2%
Luck: 8
Cheese effect: Fresh
Verdict: Useful for newer hunters; you can skip all weapons up to and including the Swiss Army Mouse Trap, and just save up for the NVMRC Forcefield Trap.

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