Coming up at 2pm today is our first Live Auction of Desert Bus for Hope 2020. And what a prize it is… the winner of this auction will receive a custom crafted “Guardians of the Bus” Battle Chess Set!

This set includes 32 metal and resin scale miniatures, each modified and painted as a different cast member or Desert Bus lore item. Play as the Tech Army – equipped with boom mic scythes, Minecraft picks, and Random Dance Party robots. Or, challenge them with Team Spoop – wielding song, spell, and Creepy Doll. 12 additional bonus minis are included, usable for prop, display, or extremely strange game of fairy chess.

At 28mm scale (~1:56), each piece doubles as a miniature for tabletop games. The wood box, made of laser-cut walnut, white poplar, and purple heart, measures 11″x11″x2″ when closed. All 32 main chess pieces fit snugly into custom-sized cavities, and the magnetized lid can be fully removed for use as a massive tabletop dungeon tile.

Since this is our first Live Auction, let’s cover how this works. Live Auctions are conducted in our Twitch channel chat at twitch.tv/desertbus. Make sure you’re logged in to Twitch and that your Twitch ID is linked to your Donor Account. Remember… chat is usually ahead of the stream by a few seconds, so watch chat for the latest updates during the auction.