Harvest Festival Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners!
After a week of voting in what was without a doubt our most competitive pumpkin carving contest yet, the votes have been counted and examined and we now have our list of winners!
Before we get to that, Allakhazam is very happy to announce that the development team and the community team looked over the entries and provided us with the following excerpt for the winners:
"The entries this year are really impressive! We’re particularly amazed at how many people know how to carve into a pumpkin without going all the way through to create different shades and levels of depth. We loved how so many different entries this year focused on recent additions and changes to the game.
The winners this year are far and away the most amazing pumpkins we’ve ever seen. It is clear the artists paid great attention to detail. The winning entries are so imaginative too! Each winner took interesting concepts and made them their own by thinking in very creative ways.
Congratulations to all the winners!"
-- Final Fantasy XI Development Team and Community Team
See the full story for the list of winners.
Grand Prize:
Good vs Evil received 172 votes, making it the Grand Prize winning entry. The Grand Prize winner will receive a gaming PC from Square Enix with Wings of the Goddess artwork displayed on the casing! Congratulations to Lahurah of Seraph on winning the top prize! Lahurah began carving her entry on October 30th and stayed up carving until 2 am, resuming in the morning and finally finishing the entry at 1 am on November 1st! We can all see the incredible amount of work that went into it!
First Place:
Bomb King was carved by Arketa of Garuda and received 155 votes, making it our First Place winner. The First Place winner will receive a Tidal Talisman with game code to get the in-game Tidal Talisman and a month of free premium. To create Bomb King, Arketa skinned almost her entire pumpkin, utilizing pieces of another pumpkin to create his crown and securing them with toothpicks. He looks very intimidating and realistic. Congratulations Arketa!
Second Place:
Black Mage was carved by Hollah on Garuda. Black Mage received 93 votes, making it our Second Place winner! Admired for its fine detail and realistic feel, this Tarutaru Black Mage surely makes many players in the community think of their own characters. The Second Place winner will receive one month of premium membership on Allakhazam. Congratulations Hollah!
Third Place:
Lycopumpkin was carved by Mooshywooshy of Carbuncle, receiving 46 votes and earning Third Place. Using several pumpkins to create Lycopumpkin, Mooshywooshy was able to not only make an incredibly detailed Lycopodium, but also infused that air of confusing innocence these creatures tend to approach us with in-game. The Third Place winner will receive a month of premium membership on Allakhazam. Congratulations Mooshywooshy!
The staff at Allakhazam would like to thank every participant for making this our biggest and greatest pumpkin carving contest! Everyone put together such a great effort in their pumpkins and we are honored to feature your work and your love for Final Fantasy XI on our site. You've all helped make this one of the best Harvest Festivals ever!
