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Giveaway: Lady Planeswalkers Society lot
November 18, 2015 at 10:38 PM PST
Posted by Tim

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We’re starting another donation drive! Donate $6.00 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this Lady Planeswalkers Society lot. We’ll run this donation drive until shortly after 12:15 AM PST. Here’s a description of what’s included:

For Lady Gamers, and all who support inclusiveness in gaming, this pack is full of goodies from the ever awesome Lady Planeswalker’s society. Featuring a playmat, a patch, and the ever terrifying Liliana, this pack is an awesome way to show your support for women in the Magic community!

contents:
1 LPS playmat
1 LPS patch
1 Liliana Funko Legacy Figure

Donated by the Lady Planeswalkers Society, a group of devoted Magic fans, who come together to create a fun, welcoming community for women of all skill levels to play (guys welcome too – LPS are a friendly & inclusive bunch)!

Sponsor Thank You: Doctor Geof
November 18, 2015 at 10:30 PM PST
Posted by Kelly

 

 

doctorgeofDoctor Geof is the UK’s foremost alternative history artist, known for his very unique style in his series of portraits, badges and comics. Over the past decade Doctor Geoff has created an extensive portfolio of Steampunk works. Much of his work is based on military history and the Victorian style can be easily seen throughout his various pieces. His work has also been featured in multiple exhibitions throughout the UK.

Doctor Geof contributed many items for our charity run in years past and this year shall be no different. Thank you Doctor Geoff for your continued support.

Challenge Results: The Kraken!
November 18, 2015 at 09:55 PM PST
Posted by Tim

During Liz’s shift, we challenged the community to create their best version of The Kraken Dance. Here’s the winning submission, by Brian:

After the jump, we’ve included a couple of additional honorable mentions from the community:

By Banrik

By Andrew

Giveaway: Rebel X-Wing hat, standing by...
November 18, 2015 at 09:29 PM PST
Posted by Tim

The winner of our next donation drive will be ready to fly X-Wing fighters in style! Donate $11.38 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this The Force Awakens Rebel X-Wing Hat. We’ll run this donation drive until 11:24 PM PST.

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A trip to Dreamland
November 18, 2015 at 07:48 PM PST
Posted by Jordan

0074_01_Gustafsson_TheFountainOfDreams_001This beautiful painting titled The Fountain of Dreams from artist Nicole Gustafson is up next on our giveaway spree.

We will be running this Donation Drive until 9:50 PM PST. Any donations of $6.05 or multiples thereof will enter you for a chance at this beautiful Kirby Painting.

Tally's Amazing Colouring Time
November 18, 2015 at 07:28 PM PST
Posted by Jordan

SkylarAllegroSky Kara - who is 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After an extensive judging process (because the amount of entries and the quality of all of them were insane), we were able to narrow it down to two winners. We split the challenge into an adult, and a kid section due to how many entries from younger viewers we had. On the left we have Skylar (AllegroSky) and on the right we have Kara! Congratulations to both of our winners. We also want to give an honourable mention to Armiyana who made the judging of our Adult portion extremely difficult.

Armiyana

 

The rest of our extensive list of entrants are below!

There were…so many

Sponsor Thank You: Wizards of the Coast
November 18, 2015 at 06:30 PM PST
Posted by Kelly

wizardsWizards of the Coast is a company that hardly needs introduction. They are the force behind titanic fantasy franchises Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons.

We are honored to have Wizards of the Coast as a sponsor this year and we are very excited to see what surprises they have in store for Desert Bus 9

Thanks WotC!

 

SDCC Planeswalkers and More
November 18, 2015 at 05:41 PM PST
Posted by Jordan

0129_02_SDCCPlaneswalkers OpenWe have the fabulous Mike and Tifa Robles calling in at the moment and to coincide with their call we have a set of the SDCC Black-on-Black, Magic: The Gathering Planeswalkers.

We will be running this as a Donation Drive until 7:35 PM PST and any donations of $9.13 or multiples thereof will get you entries.

Get donating Planeswalkers.

 

UPDATE: We are getting this pig sweetened with Three Magic: The Gathering Pinny Arcade Pins – Including the very rare Chandra PAX Australia pin.

Release The Kraken!
November 18, 2015 at 05:36 PM PST
Posted by Jordan

db9_liz_krakendanceYou know it, you love it, it’s the Desert Bus-Famous Kraken Dance! 

Liz wants to see you put your best foo-leg—-dance thing forward and make your own version.

We would like to see your own rendition of the Kraken dance, lasting no more than 12 seconds ideally. Whether it’s youtube, instagram or vine, that part is up to you.

We are going to run this challenge until 10:00 PM PST and ask that a link to your video is emailed to contest@desertbus.org with the subject line, The Kraken. Please include the name you’d like used if you are selected as a winner.

Your prize for this challenge is the massive collection of Pocket Games!

 

Get Dancing!

Driver Profile: Liz
November 18, 2015 at 05:00 PM PST
Posted by Kelly

“Dammit” Liz Smith

Liz Smith

Driving since: 2014
Points: 1
Crashes: 1

Patronus: The Zebra Pegasus

Theme Song: Liz! Dammit Liz! Dammit LIIIIIZ

First Crush: Wesley Crusher

Why “Dammit Liz”?
I angered the gods and this is what they named me.

How she feels about driving for Desert Bus 9:

When not at Desert Bus, she can be found:
I am the Event Design Manager at Wizards of the Coast. Before that I was Queen Producer at Dammit Liz Productions. I guess, technically I am STILL Queen Producer.

I like to create things and produce things.

If I wasn’t bussing today I would be at home playing Assassin’s Creed.