[Each day, Worlds in Motion will be taking a closer look at individual virtual worlds. We'll start with a nuts-and-bolts overview, then move on to an in-depth tour, to be followed up with a conclusion-- all with the aim of bringing you all the essential info and details on each world in the rapidly-developing virtual landscape.]

This week, our Online World Atlas charts a course for the high seas with Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, the successful MMO-slash-puzzle game from Three Rings Design. Let's hit the deck for an overview!

[Each day, Worlds in Motion will be taking a closer look at individual virtual worlds. We'll start with a nuts-and-bolts overview, then move on to an in-depth tour, to be followed up with a conclusion-- all with the aim of bringing you all the essential info and details on each world in the rapidly-developing virtual landscape.]

We're swordfighting, carousing and bilging with Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, the MMO-slash-puzzle game from Three Rings Design. Let's hit the deck for an overview!

[Each day, Worlds in Motion will be taking a closer look at individual virtual worlds. We'll start with a nuts-and-bolts overview, then move on to an in-depth tour, to be followed up with a conclusion-- all with the aim of bringing you all the essential info and details on each world in the rapidly-developing virtual landscape.]

We've spent a few days living the pirate's life in Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, the MMO-slash-puzzle game from Three Rings Design. So what's the conclusion?

Casual MMO developer Three Rings has announced the winners of their contest, "Design Your Whirled"—run in association with deviantART.

The contest asked deviantART members to create the best individual or multiple rooms for Three Rings’ new player-created virtual world and Flash game development platform, Whirled. Winners included user Pareia, awarded a Macbook Pro; Omer, awarded a Wacom drawing tablet; five honorable mentions received Whirled t-shirts and stickers.

In Whirled, players can design their own rooms with items of their own creation or those bought from the Whirled shop. Based on the popularity of the first contest, Three Rings is now accepting entries for the second “Design Your Whirled” contest.

“We received so many amazing entries for the ‘Design Your Whirled’ contest that it made judging very difficult,” said Daniel James, CEO, Three Rings. “Due to these incredible results, we will repeat the contest every month; look out for more great prizes in December!”