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November 13, 2016, 10:00 am
Posted by: Kara

Matt Wiggins & Tally Heilke

Driving: Sunday, Nov 13 10am – 10pm

Matt Wiggins

Driving since: 2012
Points: 3
Crashes: 7

Matt was enrolled early in an experimental super-human program meant to train participants to the limits of human endurance. He emerged as the prime physical specimen you see today: able to do barely one unassisted chin up, and a top 50% finisher in his age group at the annual Sun Run.

It’s Desert Bus’ 10th year:

His first memory of Desert Bus:
Paul and James talking about doing a charity fund raiser for Child’s Play, like, a year before we actually did one.

Favourite DB gif:

 

Tally Heilke

Driving since: 2012
Points: 2
Crashes: 5

She was a mild-mannered, all-Canadian girl… until the day she saw her family crushed in front of her by a crate of glitter tumbling from a speeding Michael’s truck. Through rainbow coloured tears she vowed to teach people to craft WITHOUT glitter, so such tragedy would never occur again.

It’s Desert Bus’ 10th year:

Her first memory of Desert Bus:
Me, to Jeremy, “Sorry, I don’t quite follow. You’re going to do /what/ exactly all weekend with your friends? Desert what? That game sounds terrible.”

Favourite DB gif:

November 13, 2016, 9:51 am
Posted by: Mike

Football2We’re not even 24 hours into Desert Bus X and we’re already at the point where not only do I not know what day it is, but I’ve mostly forgotten how weeks work.

Those more grounded in reality tell us today is Sunday, aka NFL gameday! There are 13 games taking place today so, as is tradition, we’re attempting to predict the winners and margins of victory… however, we know nothing about football so we’re making our prognostications based solely on the team names!

  • Chiefs v Panthers Panthers scratch out a 3-point win 
  • Broncos v Saints Saints march to victory by 6 
  • Rams v Jets Jets soar to a 20 point win 
  • Packers v Titans The only Ten-I-see is Titans winning by 10 
  • Falcons v Eagles Eagles win the battle of the birds of prey by 14 
  • Vikings v Washington Vikings maraud to a 9-point win 
  • Texans v Jaguars Texans win a close one by 1
  • Bears v Buccaneers Bears maul Bucs by 14 
  • Dolphins v Chargers Dolphins flip an 8-point victory
  • 49ers v Cardinals Niners by 9
  • Cowboys v Steelers Stillers win a couch-burner by 4
  • Seahawks v Patriots Seahawks see victory by 6
  • Bengals v Giants Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals? The Giants will, by 12

 

Looks like a solid set of picks to me! Now let’s get out there and gridiron!

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November 13, 2016, 9:00 am
Posted by: Kara

Ashly Burch will be calling in at
11am PST on Sunday, November 13th.

Ashly Burch is an American actress, voice actress, singer, and writer known for her role as the voice of Tiny Tina in the video game Borderlands 2, the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’?, and Mayuri Shiina from Steins;Gate among others.

She is a storyline writer on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time and voiced Chloe in the video game Life Is Strange, for which she won the Golden Joystick Award for Best Performance. She is also the host of Geek & Sundry’s Unplugged series.

Have a question for Ashly Burch? Leave it in the comments below.

November 13, 2016, 8:35 am
Posted by: Mike

The 1-hour game cavalcade continues! Jer’s next three options are some of his all-time favourites, but it’s up to YOU to choose which it is!

Until 9am Pacific, donate as follows to seal Jer’s destiny!

  • Donate $10.01 or multiples to make Jer play Mega Man X
  • Donate $10.02 or multiples to make Jer play TMNT: Turtles in Time
  • Donate $10.03 or multiples to make Jer play Castlevania

EVERY donation (even if your game doesn’t win!) is entered to win a Magic: the Gathering Eternal Masters Box! 

November 13, 2016, 8:00 am
Posted by: Jordan

jagasilkWe welcome back JagaSilk as a sponsor for Desert Bus 10.

JagaSilk was created in 2005 by Miyuki and Jared Nyberg whose goal is to act as nodes of knowledge for the maccha world outside of Japan. These specialty importers of maccha green tea and its tools are based in Victoria,BC. Last year they provided us with tea concentrate and kombucha to aid in our never ending quest for caffeine.

This year they’ve provided us (and you!) with a promo code as well – type in DesertBus2016 at checkout for 15% off everything in their online store.

Thank you JagaSilk for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope.

 

November 13, 2016, 7:28 am
Posted by: Mike

Next up in our cavalcade of game genres is PUZZLE GAMES!

Until 8am Pacific, donate the following amounts to select Jer’s fate!

  • Donate $5.33 or multiples to make Jer play Threes
  • Donate $5.34 or multiples to make Jer play Tetris
  • Donate $5.35 or multiples to make Jer play Antichamber

 

One lucky donor in this donation drive will win a prize delicious and personalized in equal measure: the Custom Cookie Prize from Rocky Mountain Cookies!

Rocky Mountain Cookies

November 13, 2016, 6:39 am
Posted by: Mike

Shakespeare wrote: “This above all: to thine own self be true.” But sometimes you wanna play as someone else! This morning, Jer is inclined towards the latter, so we’re running a DONATION DRIVE to help select what Role Playing Game he’ll play!

Until 7am, make your donations to cast your vote!

  • Donate $5.23 or multiples to make Jer play Baldur’s Gate
  • Donate $7.87 or multiples to make Jer play Diablo II
  • Donate $9.31 or multiples to make Jer play Final Fantasy II

NOT ONLY THAT! EVERYONE who enters our donation drive will be entered to win the BIG BAG o’ DICE, surely the most incredible assortment of RNGs ever put together!

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November 13, 2016, 5:59 am
Posted by: Tim

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Dawn rises on our second day of DBX, and as we of the Zeta Shift head to sleep, here’s a quick update to catch you up on what’s been happening overnight….

Jer’s shift started and, because keeping the bus on the road isn’t enough of a challenge, he’s playing other games from the driver seat, as voted on by the community. Every hour for the rest of Jer’s shift, we’re running donation drives to pick the next game. Check the blog for the latest donation drive.

We’re also still running a creative challenge, where we’re looking for your sticker submissions to add to the Desert Bus iOS app, up until just before Jer’s shift ends. Check out the blog post for more info.

We auctioned a Desert Bus Cat Cube, for $1250!

We made shadow puppets. Or tried, at least.

LET’S GET READY TO ZEEEETTTTAAAAAAAAAA~~~

Team Desert Bus sings about pineapples and pens.

The Adventures of Tintin… the abridged version.

Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DesertBusX happenings around the web…

November 13, 2016, 5:06 am
Posted by: Tim

NES_Super_Mario_BrosHey, you gotta respect the classics. And for this next hour in the ongoing Jer Tries Not to Crash While Playing Games That Are Not Desert Bus, we take things back to the most classic of all video gaming franchises… Mario Games!

A reminder of how this works… donate one of the amounts below (or multiples thereof) to help Jer pick the game he’ll play for the next hour. Here’s your options…

Donate $6.65 for Super Mario Bros 3
Donate $6.66 for Super Mario World
Donate $6.67 for Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins

The game that gets the most donations will be the game Jer will play next hour. And, as an added bonus, every donation towards one of these amounts counts as a chance to win the ultra-suave and ever fashionable Desert Bus 10 T-Shirt from Fangamer! We’ll run this donation drive until 6:00am PST.

November 13, 2016, 4:08 am
Posted by: Tim

0126_001_EnergyTankBankIndie games… a category with so many options we couldn’t pick between that we’re doing it again! Jer’s night of games, games, and more games continues with Indie Games.

Here’s your choices…

Donate $5.06 to vote for Sword and Sorcery EP
Donate $5.07 to vote for Bastion
Donate $5.08 to vote for Enter the Gungeon

Donations of the amounts above (or multiples thereof) votes for that game, and the game with the most votes will be the game Jer plays (while playing Desert Bus, mind you) in the next hour. Regardless of what option you vote for, all donations to this donation drive gets you a chance to win a Lego Megaman Energy Tank Coin Bank, perfect for destroying robots and storing spare change.

We’ll run this donation drive until 5:00am PST.