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[[MIDGERIE eyes a piece of paper that SHMORACE has discarded in a basket.]]

MIDGERIE: You’re throwing this away?

SHMORACE: Why would I need a perfect attendance certificate from my elementary school?

[[Midgerie extracts the certificate.]]

MIDGERIE:  It has that gold filigree around the edges. That makes it seem IMPORTANT

MIDGERIE: Would anyone ever want to see it?

SHMORACE: Not a chance.

MIDGERIE: Doesn’t it remind you of more carefree times?

SHMORACE: Sure–

SHMORACE: But I don’t need it.  If I EVER needed it, I no longer do.  NO ONE needs it.  It will benefit more lives recycled into a milk carton.

SHMORACE: Perfect attendance doesn’t matter to me now because TODAY, I can express that SAME conscientious impulse by confidently deciding that I don’t need this decades-old piece of paper.

[[Shmorace punctuates the declaration by dropping the certificate back in the basket.]]

MIDGERIE:  At least take a picture

[[Shmorace takes a picture of it with his cell phone]]

SFX: click

MIDGERIE: If you were in my class, I’d have thrown you out on the last day of school just to PREVENT you from getting that certificate.

SHMORACE: That could have spared us this ENTIRE DISCUSSION

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#1252; In which War is waged, Part 1 transcribed by in

[[MIDGERIE eyes a piece of paper that SHMORACE has discarded in a basket.]]

MIDGERIE: You're throwing this away?

SHMORACE: Why would I need a perfect attendance certificate from my elementary school?

[[Midgerie extracts the certificate.]]

MIDGERIE:  It has that gold filigree around the edges. That makes it seem IMPORTANT

MIDGERIE: Would anyone ever want to see it?

SHMORACE: Not a chance.

MIDGERIE: Doesn't it remind you of more carefree times?

SHMORACE: Sure--

SHMORACE: But I don't need it.  If I EVER needed it, I no longer do.  NO ONE needs it.  It will benefit more lives recycled into a milk carton.

SHMORACE: Perfect attendance doesn't matter to me now because TODAY, I can express that SAME conscientious impulse by confidently deciding that I don't need this decades-old piece of paper.

[[Shmorace punctuates the declaration by dropping the certificate back in the basket.]]

MIDGERIE:  At least take a picture

[[Shmorace takes a picture of it with his cell phone]]

SFX: click

MIDGERIE: If you were in my class, I'd have thrown you out on the last day of school just to PREVENT you from getting that certificate.

SHMORACE: That could have spared us this ENTIRE DISCUSSION

{{header: a thorough review of WONDERMARK.COM}}

We have been using a LOT of gunpowder so WHEREVER they're hiding, they have DEFINITELY heard the shots.

#1252; In which War is waged, Part 1

  — September 13th, 2016

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!


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