... And we're back! It’s time for the annual Spiral Knights Pumpkin Carving Contest! Carve a Spiral Knights themed pumpkin and enter it per the instructions below. You'll notice one large change, the deadline is now the end of Halloween rather than several days before. That's so you can also use your pumpkin to scare neighborhood kids.

Deadline: October 31 11:59 PM Game Time

Entry Thread: http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/116343

Prizes: We’ll pick multiple winners. These winners will each be able to pick one prize from the following list:

• Ghostly Aura
• Shadow cat tail
• Mewkat Monster Pocket
• Jack o' Bombhead Mask
• Gatecrasher Helm
• Hallow Devious Horns

The Rules:

1. Obtain a real pumpkin. If pumpkins are not available where you live, you can try any type of gourd, squash, etc. If you aren't in the right area of the world for pumpkins, use a watermelon!
2. Create a Spiral Knights design for your pumpkin. This can be anything Spiral Knights--a monster, an NPC, your knight, etc.
3. Carve the design onto your pumpkin.
4. Create a card (or slip of paper) that includes your knight name and the year (2016).
5. Take at least two "creation" pictures while you are carving your pumpkin, to prove it's your own work. Include a card with your knight's name and the year in EACH photo (no photoshopping).
6. Take at least one lit and one unlit photo of your pumpkin, again including your knight's name on a card to show it's your own handiwork.
7. Host your images on Imgur. You don't need to make an account--just upload them
8. Submit your entry with a minimum of four photos per entry (two creation, one lit, and one unlit) in the entry thread in the Treasure Vault along with your knight's name and your prize preference.
9. Double check your entry to make sure you have four working links to each entry, and that it follows the template below.
10. Winning entries will be posted on social media. If you'd like to have us @ you in the post, please include your Twitter name in your entry.

Entry Template:

Knight Name:
Twitter Handle: (Optional)
Creation Link:
Creation Link:
Unlit Link:
Lit Link:
Prize preference:

Judging Criteria:

Judging will be based upon the creativity and cleverness of design, the quality and detail of carving, and the overall effect of the lit pumpkin. Remember, the LIT pumpkin is the photo being used for judging. Take care with regard to shadows, flash, focus, and detail.

Extra Stuff:

You can enter more than once, but only one entry per person can be awarded a prize.

Questions? Ask them here in this thread. Thanks, and good luck to everyone!

For examples, you can check the contest thread for 2015 located here.