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November 18, 2020, 12:43 am
Posted by: Matthews

MTG SDCC

Straight from our friends at Wizards of the Coast, comes this Magic: The Gathering SDCC 2019 Exclusive! The MtG San Diego Comic Con exclusives are always a treat, but this one absolutely takes the cake. Not only does it take the cake, but it eats it in front of you, and absolutely makes you watch. Featuring stunning alternate art cards of the four gods brought by Nicol Bolas to Ravnica in War of the Spark, along with the Dragon God himself, this set combines beautiful art by Adam Paquette with the perfect, cinemativ frame to complement. Hang this on your wall, and watch the plane tremble in fear.

To enter this giveaway, donate $8.77, or positive multiple integers thereof, from now until 2:30am PST for a chance to enter! As always, make sure your donor account is set up and up to date so we can scream your name into the night if you win!

November 18, 2020, 12:32 am
Posted by: Matthews

We’ve been inspired by bread this fine Zeta shift. And we hope you’ve gotten inspired too, because our art challenge this evening is to take classic works of art, and update them with bread! Whether it be Persistence of Memory with melting loaves, or The Son of Man with a hotdog bun instead of an apple, we want to see your creations!

If you would like to enter, here’s the fine print:
– Make sure to include bread in some way, but get as wild as you want with it!
– All entries should be in .jpg format for images, or a youtube link if you’ve made a video
– Please send entries to [email protected], or [email protected]
– Make sure your subject line is “Zeta Judge The Bread”. We want to make sure that we can find your entries in our inbox!
– Make sure that in your entry, you include a name you would like to be called on screen. If your entry gets chosen, we want to shout you out!

But now you’re asking yourself what’s in it for you. Well, not just the fuzzy and warm feeling of a job well done, but also a Desert Bus 2020 t-shirt!
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Last but not yeast, you will also receive a Desert Bus 2020 Dbloon!

These cannot be purchased, and are only available to prize and contest winners.

These cannot be purchased, and are only available to prize and contest winners.

This contest will run until 5:00am PST, so we’re giving you some time to do your best work. Get those ideas baking, we can’t wait to see them!

November 17, 2020, 11:59 pm
Posted by: Nina

Alright Bus fans, here’s what you missed on Night Watch!

The daily dose of Night Watch News!

Filter shenanigans ensue!

This or That: Star Wars character or European Politician?

The Dump Truck brings a surprise Night Watch cocktail hour!

Return of The Ham Father!

We continue to be Trapped In The Sea Kingdom:

WE RAISED $500K!


 

Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DB2020 happenings around the web…

November 17, 2020, 11:58 pm
Posted by: Nina

WOW.

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This may have been the most difficult decision we’ve made yet, y’all are SO TALENTED! Thank you for your submissions!

Congratulations to our winner, Kara Downs!

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Runner-up: Mush McGee!

MushMcGee (Mascot Name_ Night Watch Owlman)

Runner-up: FoxLee!

Created by Fox Lee with GIMP

Created by Fox Lee

Honourable mention: epocalypse!

epocalypse (Mascot Name_ Nitty The Nightwatch Gritman)

Thank you everyone for your entries, they were all wonderful!

November 17, 2020, 11:31 pm
Posted by: Nina

Time is ticking for these silent auctions, check them out before they’re gone!

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On a quiet night, if you are lucky, you can find Celeste wandering your island and watching the stars. Now, if you wish upon a star (and bid!), you might be able to take her home with this one-of-a-kind quilt, currently going for $2000!

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The is a one of a kind, never to be reproduced, mosaic of the Black Lotus, featuring the original 1993 artwork for perhaps the most iconic Magic: The Gathering card to date. Professionally set in a custom built frame, but designed for easy reframing (because hey, we won’t tell you how to decorate), this piece is sitting at $2996!
Size of framed artwork: 26×29.5 inches
Number of tiles used: 48,000

These auctions end at 02:00AM PST tonight!

November 17, 2020, 10:42 pm
Posted by: Nina

The Apocrypha Adventure Card Game is designer Mike Selinker and the Lone Shark team’s epic horror card game and roleplaying game set in the modern day – that is, literally on the day you play it. Apocrypha is a world of plagues, killer drones, monsters, and nightmares – basically everything 2020, but fun! This Apocrypha bundle is signed by Mike and contains the super-rare Master’s Edition and an impossible-to-find book called the Book of Omens.

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To be in with a chance of winning, donate $7.77, or multiples thereof (e.g. $15.54, $23.31, $31.08 etc.) until 11:40PM PST!

November 17, 2020, 10:05 pm
Posted by: Nina

Should our heroes make for the surface? Or perhaps test their gills and dive deep?

planet earth fish GIF by BBC America

Donate $5.91 to choose the surface.

Donate $5.28 to dive deep.

Donate until 10:30PM PST!

November 17, 2020, 8:54 pm
Posted by: Nina

We at Desert Bus would like to thank a returning prize sponsor this year: Legacy Books Press!

Legacy Books Press

Legacy Books Press is a publisher based in Kingston, Ontario, specializing in non-fiction about history and Classics. They are dedicated to exploring those interesting corners of history (both modern and ancient) that tend to be overlooked, but still shaped the world as we know it today.

Thank you, Legacy Books Press, for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope!

November 17, 2020, 8:51 pm
Posted by: Nina

We have raised $500K this year for Child’s Play Charity!

HUGE Desert Bus thank you to everyone for watching and continuing to support us as you are able! We love you!

Pop Tv Thank You GIF by Schitt's Creek

November 17, 2020, 8:04 pm
Posted by: Nina

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Hush for the silent auctions!

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On a quiet night, if you are lucky, you can find Celeste wandering your island and watching the stars. Now, if you wish upon a star (and bid!), you might be able to take her home with this one-of-a-kind quilt!

fnke

The is a one of a kind, never to be reproduced, mosaic of the Black Lotus, featuring the original 1993 artwork for perhaps the most iconic Magic: The Gathering card to date. Professionally set in a custom built frame, but designed for easy reframing (because hey, we won’t tell you how to decorate).
Size of framed artwork: 26×29.5 inches
Number of tiles used: 48,000

 

These auctions end at 02:00AM PST tonight!