Gooooooood basically-afternoooooooon!!!!!

We finally announced the winner of the Dawn Guard intros!

And we had a nice stretch…

And we continued a Jenga tradition of Liz v James!

And a whole bunch more singing!!

Of course, we had to have our third and final round of FAAAAAMILY FEEEUUUUUD!

We brought it down with a Feelings with Liz time, whom we love very much and WE GIVE YOU ALL THE HUGS LIZ! ALL OF THEM!!!!

And a beautiful concert from the Doubleclicks again!!

And…THE COFFEE PONG FINAL!

And Ashton sang us a wonderful song <3

And we had a…”beard compliment” off

AND TO FINISH IT ALL OUT!!!

WE

GOT

A

POOOOOINT!!!!!!

We’re happy we had you with us here. This was an amazing week as always, and you were such a huge part of it. You, reading this. You see this? I’m talking about you. Thanks <3

We want to say a hearty thank you to one of our sponsors, Take This. They are an amazing advocate and have been giving giveaways to Desert Bus for years.

One-in-two people will be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their lifetime. Especially in the video game community, the idea that “no one will miss me if I’m gone’ is a pervasive one. Take This was founded to let people know how wrong that is, that there’s help for people with mental health challenges who are also passionate about making games.

Do you play Magic? Do you love cool rare cards?!
Then check out this giveaway!

Donate $5.15 or multiples thereof by 11:45am PST to get a chance to win!

The last From the Vault set produced by Wizards of the Coast, From the Vault: Transform is a limited edition set containing fifteen premium double-faced cards, including three with new art. Including format defining cards like Delver of Secrets and Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy, From the Vault: Transform is a great addition to any Magic collection.

The drinks may be pixelated, but these VA-11 HALL-A goodies (and maybe the nanomachines?) are powerfully real.

Donate $6.11 or multiples thereof by 10am PST for a chance to win!

What’s in this prize lot? A lot of prizes from our friends at Ysbryd Games! Could we be more specific? Sure! This lot includes: Four (4) official Pinny Arcade lapel pins, featuring characters Stella, Sam, Jill, and Dana, respectively; two (2) official plushes (cuddly Dana and snuggly Jill); and, naturally, the VA-11 HALL-A Collector’s Edition for PS4. The Collector’s Edition itself is a prize lot within a prize lot (prize-lot-ception, if you will), wrapped up in an exclusive Collector’s Edition art box and containing a physical copy of the game, a reversible 18″x24″ poster, the official artbook, the official soundtrack, and a Dorothy enamel magnet. Promise you’ll join us for a round of Moonblasts once you’re off the clock.

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted your intros! We had such a hard time picking. Every single one of these are a banger.

Here is your winning entry….

from Ivan Rosin!

CONGRATULATIONS IVAN! And your lovely human who played with you (I assume), you’re both great! Congratulations on winning your Desert Bus 2020 shirt!

But don’t fear, I am linking the rest of them. So you can all listen to Dawn Guard on repeat forever

and ever

and ever…

We have come to the end of (at least as of right now) our final Zeta of Desert Bus. I know, it makes me sad too. But as Captain Picard said, All Good Things… Did you miss what we got up to? Never fear, the wrap-up is here!

Beejum Ipsum strikes again!

Alex joined Zeta with what can be considered ‘Existential Crisis Tarot’

The Kindness War… The Kindness War never changes

We got another special guest call in!

WEEB TALK

We learn a lot about each other. Maybe more than needed.

All week long, Zeta has been part of a Sleep Dep Cognitive Decline study. It has come to its end.

Creatures were Intersected, and pipes were cleaned

Steeee-rech for time

Wyatt Mason. Wyatt Mason Wyatt Mason. Wyatt. Mason.

Molly and Beej perform a duet!

And as is tradition, Beej performed “When I Fall”, by The Barenaked Ladies

Molly treated us all to a performance of “Horizons Anew”

And as Zeta closes out our final shift, we would like to thank you all so much. You all have made this week amazing.

Just because we have reached the end of Zeta, that doesn’t mean we have reached the end of Desert Bus! Right now, we have 18 hours left in the run. Want us to bus longer? Donate!

We here at Desert Bus would like to thank a new prize sponsor for this year: SpecialKolin!

SpecialKolin is a Florida-based photographer (and an esteemed member of our comms team this year!). He picked up his first “real” camera in 2007, has been in the photography business for the past decade, and can’t see himself doing anything else. His primary specialty is photojournalistic wedding and event photography, but he also enjoys automotive and commercial photography.

Thank you, SpecialKolin, for your support of Desert Bus For Hope!

From our friends at Channel Fireball, comes this MagicFest in a Box!

Physical Distancing got you down? Missing out on the energy of big Magic events? Looking for a little slice of the MtG experience to share with your bubble? Well we have you covered with this amazing MagicFest in a Box lot from Channel Fireball. Featuring everything you need to host your very own mini-MagicFest in the comfort and safety of your own home. Sure you might not have to brave the gauntlet of vendors, but just think how much easier it will be to find a cup of coffee (or other beverage of your choice) without the convention hall lineups? You even get to poop in your own toilet!

This lot includes:
1 Sol Ring Foil Promo
1 Sol Ring Non-Foil Promo
2 Path to Exile Foil Promo
4 Path to Exile Non-Foil Promo
4 Lightning Bolt Non-Foil Promo
1 Mutavault Foil Promo
10 Basic Land Foil Promos
1 Ultra Pro Commander Deck Box + Sleeves (100ct)
1 Ultra Pro MagicFest PlayMat (Mystery)

If you’d like to get in on this super spicy giveaway, donate $10.03 or positve multiple integers thereof from now until 5:40am PST for a chance to win! As always, please make sure that your donor account is set up, and ready to go, so that we can shout you out on the stream!

New silent auctions just popped off! And they are soft, fuzzy, and AMAZING.

First is an Animal Crossing Amigurumi Set
Current high bid is $555.00

Next is a Planeswalker Stained Glass Quilt
Current high bid is $578.23

To bid on either of these prizes, you’ll need an active up-to-date donor account, so no better time than the present to sign up! Both of these auctions run until 10am PST, so keep watch if you want to win!

Imagine the look on your players’ faces when you peer over the DM screen, and grin as you tell them, “And that’s when you all went to hell.” Maybe you want to bring some Magic flavour into your D&D campaign, or just really like playing with hydras and Greek inspired mythology? We’ve got you covered with this fantastic lot of D&D books including Mythic Odysseys of Theros, and Descent Into Avernus, both featuring the alternate cover art for extra pizazz. Just imagine the places you will go and monsters you will slay once you have your hands on this prize lot, generously donated by Wizards of the Coast.

To enter this giveaway, donate $8.76, or positive multiple integers thereof, from now until 3am PST for a chance to win! As always, please make sure that your donor account is set up, and ready to go, so that we can shout you out on the stream!