The 2009 Pumpkin Carving Contest is Here!

It all began with a pumpkin... or so the legend says...

For the past two years, Allakhazam has hosted a pumpkin carving contest, beginning as a small, spur of the moment event that ballooned in 2008 when Square Enix offered a Wings of the Goddess PC as a grand prize. Now, in 2009, the contest has gone global and reached the shores of Vana'diel!

This year's Pumpkin Carving Contest will be open to players around the world and everyone will be eligible for all prizes. The grand prize this year is the ominous and intimidating Shadow Lord Statue, provided by Square Enix. Second, third, and fourth place winners will receive Star Onion and Piano Collection CDs. However, being in the top four will not be the only way contestants can win prizes!

Venture into Hyboria - Win a Gaming Computer

According to our current poll on ZAM.com, more than 50 percent of our readers play two or more games at a time. Well, what if your character from one MMO decided to explore the world of another game? That's exactly what we're asking you to envision in our "Venture into Hyboria" Age of Conan contest, which kicks off today and runs throughout the week.

To enter, all we're asking you to do is visit this forum thread and write a short back story explaining how your MMO avatar made it to Hyboria. It can be serious, funny, or silly.  If you want to write a novel, go for it!  If you want to make it short, that's ok too! For example, maybe your Tarutaru in Final Fantasy XI conjured a portal in Windurst that led to Conan's realm, whether on purpose or by accident. Or perhaps your warrior in World of Warcraft felt the urge to go on an epic journey to find others like him who are well-versed in the art of war. You can be as creative and in-depth as you'd like with your story, as long as it tells the tale of your character's arrival in Hyboria.

Our prize list is huge and will include:

  • 14 copies of Age of Conan
  • 41 free subscriptions ranging from 30 days to 1 year

GameRigs custom desktop gaming PC with the following specs:

  • Intel Core i7 940 2.93GHz LGA1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
  • Intel X58-based SLI/Crossfire supported ATX Motherboard
  • 3GB DDR3-1333 Triple-channel Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ 512MB PCI-E Video Card (x2) SLI
  • 1000GB SATA Hard Drive
  • DVD +/- RW Drive
  • Onboard Hi-def Audio, 10/100/1000 Network LAN
  • 1000W Power Supply
  • Gaming Keyboard and Mouse
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed

So, no matter which MMOs you play, send your character on a Hyborian adventure and you may get the chance to go on one yourself by winning a copy of the Age of Conan game or free play time. Or maybe you'll be the one playing all your games on a new GameRigs computer! You can read the official rules for the contest after the jump.

10th Anniversary Grand Prize Winner 4.03.09

I am more than happy to announce our winner of a brand new spanking laptop from Dell!

StrahaIronscale is now the owner of THIS!

The winners from this past week are listed after the jump! Congratulations everyone!!!

 

10th Anniversary Daily Winner 4.02.09

Today's Daily Prize Winner is ImmortalAlchemist from the FFXI forums!

ImmortalAlchemist will be allowed his/her choice of one of the following prizes:

Reminder: Tomorrow is the laptop giveaway!!!!  See contest rules for information about the laptop!!!

10th Anniversary Daily Winner 4.01.09

rosewhispers is today's Daily Prize Winner, which one of the following prizes do you think he/she will pick:

You are earned an entry each time you post, you can earn more by editing our wiki. Please see contest rules for more information and links to our other prizes!

10th Anniversary Daily Winner 3.31.09

Jinte is today's Daily Prize Winner, congratulations!!!

You earn an entry each time you post, you can earn more by editing our wiki. We check them for spam and nonsense too! Please see contest rules for more information and links to our other prizes! We give away the laptop in three days.

10th Anniversary Daily Winner 3.30.09

Aizm is today's Daily Prize Winner, I bet I know which one of the following prizes he/she will pick:

You are earned an entry each time you post, you can earn more by editing our wiki. Please see contest rules for more information and links to our other prizes!

10th Anniversary Daily Winner 3.29.09

Today's Daily Prize Winner is devioususer from the WoW forums!

devioususer will be allowed his/her choice of one of the following prizes:

Reminder: Be sure and verify your email address in the system because that is how we contact you.

See contest rules for more information and other great prizes we are giving away.

10th Anniversary Daily Winner 3.28.09

Good afternoon! I have another daily prize winner to announce!

Today's Daily Prize Winner is EvilAlice and he/she will be allowed his/her choice of one of the following prizes:


Remember if you want to be entered all you have to do is post or edit the wiki! See contest rules for more information.

10th Anniversary Weekly Wiinner 3.27.09

Today some lucky winner will be the recipient of the Nintendo Wii console!

Who will it be? /drumroll...... Laxedrane, come on down!

Be sure and stop by daily to see who the next winner is... it could be YOU! See Contest Rules for more information.

The winners from this past week are listed after the jump! Congratulations everyone!!!