Mike and Tifa have kindly donated this Lady Planeswalkers Playmat and Patch for us to giveaway here at Desert Bus for Hope.

Both of these items are highly exclusive. The LPS playmat is used ONLY for teaching and has never been sold in stores. The patch was printed for the volunteers of LPS at PAX 2015 and has never had a second production run.

We are going to be running this as a Donation Drive! Any donations of $9.03 or multiples thereof until 4:30 PM PST will enter you for a chance to win.

Founded in Seattle in 2011 by Tifa Robles, the Lady Planeswalkers Society aims to create welcoming, friendly environments for women (and everyone) to learn Magic: The Gathering. They host events for all genders and skill levels to battle Magic in an alternative space!

With over 50 chapters in the world, the group has been very successful and continues to grow. Outside of running tournaments in stores every week, the group also teaches Magic at many conventions with a large, dedicated staff of experienced teachers. Taking their teaching role a step further at PAX Prime 2015 in Seattle, LPS was the Official Learn to Play MtG teachers for Wizards of the Coast.

We thank Lady Planeswalkers for their continued support of Desert Bus with their multiple MTG-related prizes!

Michael and Tifa Robles will be calling into Desert Bus at 11am PST on Sunday, November 16th.

Mike Robles was the Community Manager for Wizards of the Coast, specializing in Magic: The Gathering for almost three years from 2010 until March 2013. Where he focused on tactics, planning and execution of Social Media updates along with convention planning.

For the last year and a half he has been the Community Coordinator for Microsoft. He has created content for the social media pages for the Age of Empires franchise, Microsoft Flight, Wordament, Team Crossword, and AlphaJax. He is responsible for planning and carrying out some convention activities. As well as writing, editing, and hosting the weekly Youtube show for the Official Wordament channel.

Mike can be found on tumblr, twitter, and doing improv with Unexpected Productions in Seattle.

Tifa Robles was the Assistant Brand Manager for Magic: The Gathering for two years until the end of 2013. Where she managed design and copy processes for products and advertising, helped with promotions and partnerships, and was a co-host of the DailyMTG podcast.

For the last year she’s been the Games Producer for the Xbox Dashboard, creating and managing content for the Games section of the Xbox Dashboard for Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Starting midway in 2011 Tifa organized and founded The Lady Planeswalker Society in Seattle, who meet up at and are supported by Card Kingdom. The Lady Planeswalkers are a group with a focus on creating a welcoming environment for women (and anyone else) who wants to learn and play Magic in a low pressure inclusive environment.

She can be found on twitter and writes about her personal experiences on tumblr.

Together Mike and Tifa make videos for their Youtube channel, Video Time with Mike & Tifa, where they discuss their lives, review games, and talk about all things nerdy.

Have a question for Mike and Tifa? Leave them in the comments below!