Of the greater than 40 "Final" answers received so far and the various changes to those "Final" answers ( ), I can still state that we do NOT, as of yet, have a contest winner!. Collectively, all of the changes have been spotted and fully described, as well as 3 or 4 non-existent changes have also been spotted!

I will also note that it appears that not everyone is familiar with the Rules, so I would suggest a review. And on the subject of Rules, I've decided that I will award a prize to the top 3 place finishers, as follows:

The 1st Place Finisher will have their choice of the 3 prize chips.
From the remaining 2 chips, the 2nd place finisher will have their choice,
and the 3rd chip will default to the 3rd place finisher!

As before, I have not been responding to email submittals and will not do so until a winning entrant is provided. This of course maintains a level playing field for new participants to join in!!!

This contest will close at 9:00 pm (PST) today!

Just for kicks, this is the original scan of the PhotoShopped chip:

I used this one scan, pasted twice, onto a new canvas, so that I would have identical coloration and dimensions on both of the to-be-altered chips. The intent there was to NOT have answers along the lines of, the blue inserts on A are a different shade than the blue inserts on B. Or, that chip A is bigger than Chip B. Or, the background color of the inlay (white) is darker on chip B than it is on chip A.

So, the above image was used twice to create the side by side image of chip A and chip B. I then altered between 5 and 10 things on chip A and between 5 and 10 different things on chip B, to get the final contest image, below.

For some, seeing the original, un-retouched scan may help in finding the elusive differences, especially for those with "finds" that are closer to 15 than they are to 20. (In my line of work, this would be called an 'obvious clue'. )

As I've stated already, every difference that I made has been observed and described by someone.

The following is a re-print of the original post and contest replies, in accordanace with the Rules, may be posted at this message or at the original post, or at the Wednesday update.

Thank you and have some fun!!!

Jim

The following is a full reprint of the contest:

This is the challenge...
Identify the differences between the PhotoShopped images of the same chip, in accordance with the posted rules.

The Rules:

Do NOT post your answers here! It will disqualify your entry and spoil it for others.

Do post the number of differences spotted. I am not disclosing how many there are.

Do email me the itemized differences between Chip A and Chip B, i.e., 1. Chip A is bigger than Chip B. (It's not.)

Email addy is: Jim@GamingOre.com

I reserve the right to add or modify rules, as may be required, during the course of the Contest.

Winning Entrant:

Most correct answers. No penalty for wrong answers, unless they exceed correct answers.

Ties will be resolved in favor of the first submitted, complete response via email.

Multiple entries are permitted, but last entry will be the one that counts for quantity, correctness and time.

The Prize:

Choice of one of these chips:

This contest will run until we have a winner! Which must be by this Friday at 9:00 pm PST, or sooner!

So far there have been a couple of close calls, but no clear winner!

As a suggestion, I would be clearer between what is on the left (or right) of a chip and what is the bird's left (or right). And nothing is "hidden" behind anything. You either see it or not.

For those who have submitted reply posts, note the time of your reply and the time of this post. If your time is earlier than mine, then your email answers have NOT been correct!

Again, some are close, but so far no kewpie doll!

It would appear that there is still time for additional submissions and changes!

Thanks for playing along!!

Have fun!

Jim