This gargantuan diamond ring PopCap gave to a Bejeweled fan for her wedding may be a fake. That doesnât mean we canât make it faker. âShoppers, quick, to the GIMP poles!
Sothebyâs appraises this at around a 7 for exploitability, meaning it falls short of the âShops itselfâ standard but still supplies a high degree of lustrous funny. Given the lack of other objects here, youâll probably have to use your imagination, like that other ring-wielding superhero likely to see at least one entry below.
I have confidence you can find a new setting for this gem that makes both it and its wearer look radiantly ridiculous.
Source Image: PopCapâs Bejeweled Novelty Ring. (Original story, with more pictures, is here.)
You know the rules: The 20 best will get rounded up and published at the end of next Saturday. Meantime, I and the rest of the starred commentariat will approve and promote as many as we can so folks can see them and pass judgment.
This is your no-frills step-by-step procedure to participation in the Kotaku âShop Contest.
1. Create your âShop.
2. Upload it to a free image hosting service. I suggest imgur. Itâs stupid simple. No account is necessary.
3. This is very important: You must use the URL of the image itself. In imgur, this is the second URL it gives you after you upload the image. Itâs under âDirect Link (email & IM)â
4. At the beginning of the comments roll, click âStart a New Threadâ
5. To the right of your name, select âImage.â
6. Paste the imgur URL in the image URL field. Itâs the field that says âImage URL.â
7. You can add editorial commentary if you want, but then just hit submit and your image will load. If it doesnât, paste the image URL as a comment.
8. This is important: Keep your image size under 1 MB. It will not upload to comments if it is over that size. Whatâs more, weâre getting reports that if your âShop is more than 1000px tall (vertical), it wonât upload. If youâre getting the broken-image icon, try resizing to a smaller dimension.
Alright? All good? Great. Gentlemen, start your âshopping!
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