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November 15, 2015, 2:13 pm
Posted by: Jordan

0075_01_DBCatanReskinDo you enjoy a rousing game of Settlers of Catan from time to time? Do you enjoy Desert Bus? Well do we have the Donation Drive for you! It’s Desert Bus: The Home Game!

This beautiful re-skin of the extremely popular board game has been DBified. Donate $11.11 or multiples thereof for your chance to win! We will be running this until 2:45 PM PST.

 

November 15, 2015, 12:05 pm
Posted by: Mike

Enter to win before they’re decimated!

Donation Drive $13.37 x N until 12:45pm Pacific

We’ve just launched a new Donation Drive! At stake is this Magic: The Gathering Funko Pop set! Featuring the likeness of 12 of your favourite Planeswalkers!

To enter, donate $13.37 or multiples thereof until 12:45pm Pacific Time!! Enter early, enter often! These Funko Pops are very hard to come by!

November 15, 2015, 11:04 am
Posted by: Mike

We’ve got a new art contest for you, courtesy of Kate, aka Billzmom! This morning, Kate shared introduced us to “Denim Man,” a short film she directed for a class at Santa Fe Community College!

Your challenge is to create an image to illustrate where Denim Man went next! Where do you think he might have ventured off to on his motorcycle? What lies in store for our copper-riveted protagonist?

To enter, email your submission to [email protected] and use the subject line “Denim Man Art Contest”! We’re going to run this contest until 1pm Pacific Time! You’ve got until then to show us your stuff!

The top entry wins this adorable Blinkbyte Gentleman Dino Plush!

Based on the Gentleman Dinosaur character from Blinkbyte Games, and made by Tally Heilke in collaboration with Blinkbyte, he’s the picture of civility, with a well groomed moustache, top hat and monocle. Along with the plush comes a set of 5 Blinkbyte buttons, depicting this suave fellow and his dino friends.

EDIT: all the entries we received!!

People all over the world, join in, start a Food Train

People all over the world, join in, start a Food Train

November 15, 2015, 10:31 am
Posted by: Mike

Donation Drive!

$10.25 x n … for 20 minutes!

 

Look lively, troopers! Billzmom has taken over the driver’s chair and wasted no time in launching the first Donation Drive of her shift!

Fans of the Halo Universe, feast your eyes on this! We’re giving away this lavishly illustrated Halo Encyclopedia to the winner of this Donation Drive! Get in those donations of $10.25 (or multiples thereof)! It’s only going for about 20 minutes so hurry up and get those donations in!

Are you looking for the perfect addition to your coffee table or Halo gaming space? How about the entirety of the Halo universe at your fingertips? Look no further than the Halo Encyclopedia! There will always be something new to learn in the over 350 pages of detailed information about characters, vehicles, locations, weapons, and much more! It includes a foreword written by Frank O’Connor, the Halo franchise director.

November 15, 2015, 10:18 am
Posted by: Mike

 

 

Droid contest winners!

We have a winner in the Desert Bus Star Wars Droid contest! Our first place winner was Chiropteraboy with this outstanding design!

chiropteraboy

Chiropteraboy

As winner, Chiropteraboy will receive an Official Desert Bus 9 T-Shirt!

We also had four runners up!

 

And the rest of the wonderful entries!

November 15, 2015, 10:00 am
Posted by: Kelly

Kate “Billzmom, Planeswalker, Matron of Giants” Watt

Kate Watt

Driving since: 2007
Points: 18
Crashes: 14

Patronus: Alaskan Tundra Wolf

Theme Song: Back in Black by AC/DC

First Crush: Harrison Ford

Why “Billzmom, Planeswalker, Matron of Giants”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJc3QTvWHcA

How she feels about driving for Desert Bus 9:

When not at Desert Bus, she can be found:
Being awesome.

November 15, 2015, 9:30 am
Posted by: Kelly

Tara is the Geeky Hostess; she created the site in 2010. The Geeky Hostess is dedicated to incorporating geekiness into everyday life through parties, gift ideas, home decor, recipes, etiquette, fashion, and more.

This is Tara’s second year on the bus and we’re glad to have her with us again. She survived last year and came back for more! Thank you Tara for supporting and being with us on this crazy journey and helping people find out more about Desert Bus through your PR skills.

 

November 15, 2015, 9:11 am
Posted by: Mike

$5.55 x n until 9:50am

We’re sending off Andy’s first full driving shift with a Donation Drive! Up for grabs is a package of
very rare and unique Dungeons & Dragons items! This D&D pack includes several items never available for sale, including a leather Rage of Dragons notebook case, a Tiamat Pinny Arcade pin, a selection of 5e D&D sourcebooks, all SIGNED BY THE D&D PRODUCTION TEAM, and more!!!

D&D fanatic? Newbie looking to get into the game? Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for a D&D player for this holiday season? If any of the above describes you, you’re going to want to get your hands on this!

Until 9:50am, donate $5.55 or multiples thereof for a chance to win this pack! That’s it! As always, donate multiple times for multiple entries!

 

November 15, 2015, 9:00 am
Posted by: Jordan

AshlyBurch

Ashly Burch will be calling in at 11am PST on Sunday, November 15th.

Ashly Burch is best known for creating Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? alongside her brother Anthony Burch. HAWP is an absurdist comedy series focused on video games and industry trends.

Along with her role as Tiny Tina in the Borderlands franchise, Ashley has lent her vocal talent to numerous projects within both the game and animation industries. Whether it’s Adventure Time or Attack on Titan, Ashly can be heard in a wide variety of roles.

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

November 15, 2015, 7:04 am
Posted by: Tim

We’re on a Star Wars theme with our giveaways right now, so how about a Star Wars themed art challenge?

Andy wants to you to create a Desert Bus-themed Star Wars-themed droid. Up for grabs is an official Desert Bus 9 T-Shirt!

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Send your submissions to [email protected] with “Desert bus droid” in the subject line. Be sure to include the name or handle by which you’d like to be announced on air should your submission win. We’ll be taking submissions until 9:50 AM PST.