2010 FFXI Pumpkin Carving Contest

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Announcement
The Prizes
How to Enter
Entry Confirmation
The Rules
Entries

Top 25
All Other Entries
Media Entries

Announcement

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Halloween is just around the corner and the MHMU has likely already begun their preparations for the spookiest and creepiest time of year. In order to do our part to get everyone into the spirit of things, the ZAM Pumpkin Carving Contest is back for its fourth year! Get your knives and scrapers ready in what should be a fun and exciting chance to display both your creativity and love for Vana'diel!

The Prizes

Grand Prize: Shadow Lord Statue, 3 months ZAM premium membership

First Place: Piyo Piyo Chocobo Chick, 1 month ZAM premium membership

Second place: Nation Keychain, 1 month ZAM premium membership

We are very happy to announce that the development and operations team will be offering the top 25 finalists a choice between:

Large in-game pumpkin (exclusive to ZAM Pumpkin Carving Contest)
Mandragora Belt
Rabbit Belt
Worm Belt

How to Enter

Entries should be emailed to ffxiteam@allakhazam.com. LIMIT ONE APPROVED ENTRY PER PERSON. For tips on photographing your pumpkin, visit Pumpkin Carving 101. Please include all of the following:

Full Name
Character Name
ZAM Username (if applicable)
E-mail address
Server Name
Country of Residence
At least one photo of pumpkin in light
At least one photo of pumpkin lit in the dark

Images can and will be re-sized for contest display. Please do not submit cropped and re-sized images.

Entry Confirmation

Contestants that submit entries approved for the contest will receive an entry number. Contestants that have their entries rejected may submit another entry for consideration. If confirmation is not received within 24 hours, please email to inquire about your entry.

Please note that the character information provided with the entry will be the recipient of the in-game item unless otherwise specified by the contestant.

The Rules

Please read the official rules of the contest.

All pumpkin entries must be carved by the entrant and must have been carved in October 2010.
No offensive or pornographic entries will be accepted. All entries must be "Safe for Work".
Entries must be Final Fantasy XI related.
Entries must be submitted between October 11 and October 29, 2010. The cutoff time for submission is 6 PM EST.
Limit of ONE full-sized pumpkin per entry. Up to two miniature pumpkins may be used as needed for additional creative effort.
Limit one entry per person.

Have fun!

This year, the ZAM team will be choosing 25 finalists from all pumpkins submitted to move on to a final judging phase where ZAM staff will determine the winning entries.

The 25 finalists will be posted on October 30th to showcase the talent of our community. The winner will be announced on October 31, 2010.

ZAM.com reserves the right to disqualify any entry based on photographic quality, pumpkin theme, or any other reason that may deem the entry as offensive or unacceptable. Winner(s) may be asked to provide additional photographs of the winning pumpkin(s) for verification purposes.

Carving an FFXI Pumpkin by Pikko