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Art Challenge Time! Can you make James (and any other Dawn Guard crew if you want) into a KPop star? Show us for the chance to win a #DB2026 shirt! All the details can be found on the blog! #db20

First Giveaway of the shift! Do you like the RPG Daggerheart? Do you enjoy Critical Role? Then get in your donations for your chance to win a SIGNED copy of the Daggerheart Core Rule Book $6.56/multiples thereof for the next 42 minutes! #db20 #db2026 desertbus.org/donate

Want to remember this amazing run and the fact the bus has been going for twenty (20!!) years? Check out the store for two (2!!) different shirts, pins, keychain, photo book, poster and DBloon! Part of the proceeds go to Child's Play! #db20 #db2026 store.desertbus.org

Good Morning Desert Bus! Dawn Guard reporting for duty! We have Matcha pong courtesy of Jared from JagaSilk, Family Feud, amazing giveaways and an art challenge! Come hang out! twitch.tv/desertbus #db20 #db2026

It’s bed time for this photographer. This is also your reminder to see all the latest photos from @desertbus.org at photos.desertbus.org

Zeta would like you to accessorize your ttrpg setup with these gorgeous woodturned pieces. This giveaway includes a matching pen and mechanical pencil, a canarywood dice tray, and a dice tube fashioned from flaming box elder! Donate $7.44 before 5:30am to enter! desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

Zeta is giving away 6 awesome board games provided by Pegasus Games. Included is a quick reference sheet to help you decide which box to break out first at game night. Entries are $6.80 or multiples thereof until 4am! desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

Long time Sponsor @pegasusgames.bsky.social is supporting the bus from Wisconsin! If you're in the Madison area stop on by to get yourself some tabletop games or collectibles and let them know we are eternally grateful for their support!

Strike the earth! This Dwarf Fortress Secret Layer giveaway includes some exceptionally worked pins and masterfully designed stickers. Our broker has appraised entries for this giveaway at $8.08 but the Trade Depot will only remain open until 2:45am desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

Let's start Zeta with a paper diorama of Hornet's Bellhome from Hollow Knight Silksong as a giveaway. All these lovely details were hand cut and assembled to bring the scene from screen to real. Donate $7.30 before 1:30am PT to bring it to your walls. desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

Did you ever want to build a pillow fort, built out of mana blocks? Now you can with this collection of five covers for your own cushions styled after the primary mana symbols from Magic the Gathering. Donate $6.52 or a multiple thereof before 11:15pm PDT.

Our Sponsor Fangamer has been with us for so long, and thanks to them we've been able to have amazing shirts for many years. We here at Desert Bus For Hope always appreciate their help, and their money drops ❤️ So make sure to check out their site (and buy a shirt while you're there if you can!)

Another giveaway is up, and this time we have this amazing sculpture of Skarrsinger Karmelita from Hollow Knight: Silksong, made entirely of needled felt. Donate $9.04 or multiples thereof by 10pm PT for a chance to win! desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

The hour has switched over, and we've got new Silent Auctions to look at! We've got two going right now: A pair of painted Castlevania Goblets and a hand-crafted quilt based on the Magic the Gathering Sol RIng card. Go check these out on the site, they end at 4am PT! desertbus.org/2026/prizes/...

Hey everyone this is your last chance warning that we have a live auction coming up! Make sure you get in chat and check your donor account. We'll see you in there

Next up a giveaway! And it's more Magic cards! This is three sets of Secret Lairs: Avatar the Last Airbender, Marvel, and Dungeons and Dragons. If you'd like a chance to win, then go donate $8.13pm PT by 7:40pm PT.

Are you ready for an encounter with cozyness? This handmade 42" x 55" quilt is perfect to curl up in for your next Star Trek first watch, rewatch or judgement by sardonic paracosmic Entity. Every donation of $9.87 or multiples thereof gives you entries to win! Go to desertbus.org to donate!

Could it be time for the third Alpha Flight? IT COULD! We'll Bracket the Brackets! We'll Punch the Bits! We'll find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea! BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! We're adding SO. MUCH. VALUE. With Ken "20,000+ Nicknames" Steacy! ACQUIRE VALUE at desertbus.org!

Look at all this Magic! Get in your donations for a chance to win the MtG prize pack that is packed full of boosters, decks, cards and value! $7.77/multiples thereof for the next 32 minutes! desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

And don't forget that there are still two silent auctions running until 12pm PST! The Desert Bus Shift Dragon Scale Bag and the Shift-themed Bookmark Set could be yours! desertbus.org/2026/prizes/silent #db20 #db2026

Let It Ripppppppppp! Beyblades are spinning their way onto Dawn Guard in about 30 minutes! twitch.tv/desertbus #db20 #db2026

Giveaway time! Indulge in an nostalgic soundscape as the music of Wrath of the Lich King reminds you of frozen Northrend or Diablo 2 and the The Siege of Mount Arreat These vinyl box sets could be yours for $8.29/multiples thereof for the next 40 minutes desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

The reason we bus is for Child's Play Charity. @childsplaycharity.bsky.social donates video games, toys, and books to children's hospitals and domestic abuse shelters worldwide This year they donated an epic pile of Avatar MTG Collector packs! Find them at childsplaycharity.org #db20 #db2026

Live Auction in mere minutes! Gotta Catch'em All with this fabulous and intricately detailed Illustrated Map of Kanto Place your bids at twitch.tv/desertbus #db20 #db2026

So many food crimes... But it is all for a great cause!

Giveaway Time! Check out the gorgeous double kint scarf with Esquie and his power runes from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and wrap yourself in his warm embrace $6.33/multiples thereof for the next 50 minutes desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

GOOD MORNING DESERT BUS! We are percolating and brewing up a great shift today, including celebrating BIRTH...day of James. Yup, totally normal Come check out the shenanigans including a coffee pong, fashion fest, a live auction, and Nelson will be visiting desertbus.org #DB20 #DB2026

Zeta's final giveaway is a collection of shiny DBloons from 2018-2025 from the family of Todd Williams. In memory of Chimera8990, we're asking for donations of $8.99. This giveaway is runnning until 5:20am desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

Collect Earth's Spiciest Heroes in the form of this MtG Secret Lair Marvel Superdrop. There are 6 non-foil hero drops plus a foil "Earth's Mightiest Emblem" Arcane Signet. And Deadpool is there too! Donate $7.39 or multiples thereof until 3:40am to enter the giveaway! desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

Keep your torches lit while we brave heroes venture in the dark. Tonight we give away these five 8.5/11 inch Darkest Dungeon Ink & Watercolour portraits. Acquire these artifacts with an entry of $8.20 before 2am PT desertbus.org/2026/prize/1...

The 90s are back in the Zeta Zone and first off we have an art challenge! Render the Desert Bus for Hope Logo in a 1990s style and send it to us by 5am. Hip and cool and radical and not generated by AI. Check desertbus.org for details!

The train is stopping at Silent Station! Tonight we have two auctions going, both of which end at 4am PT. Check these out and keep an eye on those bids! desertbus.org/2026/prizes/...

We've got an extra soft and squishy giveaway starting! Perfect for the lover of Hades or even just little creatures. Look at their cute faces!! These crocheted little friends are ready to join you in your home, just donate $6.66 or multiples thereof until 9pm PT.

Night Watch has our first art challenge of the run, the prize? A 2026 Desert Bus for Hope Tshirt! Your task tonight: Create a Night Watch transit map, because we here love trains. What kind of stops would we take? What routes would we have? Check out the blog for all the info! It ends at 10pm PT