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November 16, 2020, 1:37 am
Posted by: Matthews

We are very pleased to welcome back Fangamer as a sponsor this year at Desert Bus for Hope. Once again they are our production partners for the Official Desert Bus for Hope T-shirt.

Launched in 2008, Fangamer specializes in creating unique accessories, apparel, figurines, and other merchandise based on your favourite games and geek fandoms. They have made it their mission to do more than just sell wares, they want to build a better community. Through their attendance at conventions and their support of charity events like Desert Bus, they strive to celebrate the art of gaming.

Many thanks to Fangamer for their continued support of us here at Desert Bus for Hope.

And check out this year’s AMAZING shirt right here!

November 16, 2020, 12:47 am
Posted by: Matthews

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We here on Zeta are all about serious business. As such, this is a serious giveaway for our business-casual Desert Bus for Hope t-shirt, designed for us by Fangamer.

To enter, donate $5.00 (that’s right, all about business, no weird change amount), or positive multiples thereof, from right now until 3:15am PST for your chance to win! As always, make sure your donor account is set up, and up to date, so if you win, we can announce you as employee of the month.

November 16, 2020, 12:01 am
Posted by: Nina

We at Desert Bus would like to thank everyone for their submissions to our Shrine To Belopa Art Challenge! This was one of the toughest art challenges to judge yet, we loved all your entries.

Our winner: Drawn Binary!

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Runner-up: SymphonicLolita!

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Honourable mention: SchalaKitty!

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

November 15, 2020, 11:58 pm
Posted by: Nina

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

The daily dose of Nightwatch News:

 

A spicy live auction!

Heavy are the hands that drive the bus:

Jordan screams:

This or That: Graham or Ben edition!

 

Dump Truck Peanut Edition!

We continue to be Trapped In The Sea Kingdom:

We fiddled around with Max!

We broke $300K!

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

 

November 15, 2020, 11:54 pm
Posted by: Nina

There is still a chance to win this intricate mosaic of “Elspeth Conquers Death”, made from 5,622 glass tiles on acrylic sheeting backing, currently going for $3000!

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This auction ends at 02:00AM PST tonight!

November 15, 2020, 10:42 pm
Posted by: Nina

Do you wish to elegantly display your love of Magic while ALSO showing off your Big Deck Energy? Then do we have the giveaway for you!

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A set of five suede-lined leather deckboxes, dyed and hand-carved with designs wrapping over the lid, themed after the five colours of Magic, and fastened with a metal clasp.

To be in with a chance of winning, donate $8.44 or multiples thereof (e.g. $16.88, $25.32, $33.76 etc.) until 11:40PM PST!

November 15, 2020, 10:13 pm
Posted by: Nina

Should our brave adventurers head West? Or South?

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Donate $5.15 for West!

Donate $5.28 for South!

This drive will run until 10:30PM PST!

November 15, 2020, 8:31 pm
Posted by: Nina

We at Desert Bus would like to thank a returning prize sponsor this year: Codename Entertainment!

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An award-winning game design studio located right here in Victoria, BC, Codename Entertainment makes games because they love games. Their titles include Egg Breaker, Bush Whacker, Crusaders of the Lost Idols (which consistently features in the top 2% of most played Steam games, and has been played more than 35 million times across multiple platforms), and Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (which has racked up over 3 million cumulative plays and remained in the top 20 free-to-play Steam games since its 2017 release).

Thank you, Codename Entertainment, for your continued support of Desert Bus!

November 15, 2020, 8:03 pm
Posted by: Nina

We have raised $300,000 this year for Child’s Play Charity!

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

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November 15, 2020, 7:58 pm
Posted by: Nina

Dice on dice on dice on dice on dice on dice on dice!

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A Desert Bus classic, seven pounds of dice stuffed into a GIANT embroidered Crown Royale bag!

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This year’s edition includes:

A Lucky Duck d20, which is a clear d20 with a cute duck inside. No further explanation is needed.

A set of drowned dice containing skulls & seaweed. Again: No further explanation is needed.

A set of 5 necro d6’s with skulls for pips!

A d20 of holding: a portable die caddy that can both hold a whole polyhedral set AND looks like a d20 for when you need to take dice on the go!

A brace of nonstandard shaped dice including a padlock d20, potion bottle d6s, Arrow d8s and more.

Gemstone d20s in Amethyst, Fluorite, and Obsidian!

And last but not least, a whole set made of green fluorite with the DBH pinetree for the high face and the numbers in the DBH font! No exaggeration, this set is truly one-of-a-kind!

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To be in with a chance of winning, donate $8.94 (or multiples thereof e.g. $17.88, $26.82, $35.76 etc.) until 8:45PM PST!