Here is a video of a collage I made. Plus: Bolted! bonus cards

The Kickstarter campaign for my card game Bolted! is chugging along nicely! We were recently named a Kickstarter “Project We Love,” which is lovely. Thank you, Kickstarter, for loving this project.

There are 11 days left. I’m so excited to get this game into your hands soon!

One of the special tiers I’m offering is a custom collage made out of the prototype game cards. Since that’s a bit hard to visualize, I made a little video demonstrating the process:

Each collage will be unique — assembled from whatever frame and cards I have on hand. I think they’ll turn out pretty cool!

Bonus Cards

I also want to share a little about the 3 bonus cards that are available to backers.

While the game will presumably be available in my online store* next year, these bonus cards won’t be — they’re exclusive to the launch (and subsequent pledge manager).

[*Holiday shipping deadlines are near, please browse the store for fine gift items]

These are all “Patron” cards, meaning, they’re objectives you can meet in the game to earn points. Each Patron has a “pattern” they’re looking for, and they’ll pay you if you can fulfill their request with the creature you’re building.

The Gax card is a bit of a tricky one to claim because there are only 12 blank parts in the entire game (blank parts are customizable parts that can become heads, hands, feet, etc.). For this reason, I downgraded the requirement from 4 parts to 3 after the last round of playtesting.

But Gax, as longtime readers know, is a shapeshifter — so it seems appropriate that he’s most interested in parts that can change their form and type.

The Gax card was a free bonus for the very earliest backers of the first campaign! For everyone else, it’s available à la carte (as an add-on) for a nominal fee.

The Piranhamoose card is the only card that actually changes the shape of your creature when you claim it — because the Piranhamoose actually eats the parts! (As it is well-known to do.)

The Piranhamoose card is a free bonus for all repeat backers — i.e., you’ve backed any of my previous projects on Kickstarter or BackerKit. Just DM me on Kickstarter and say “Hey, it’s me again!” and I’ll add it to your order! (OG repeat backers who backed the spring campaign are already logged.)

If you aren’t a repeat backer, no worries, this card is also available as an add-on. (And you’ll be a repeat backer on the next project!)

The Norbert card also has some unique qualities. Norbert, of course, is from the classic “sick elephant” saga.

As you know if you’ve read that storyline, Norbert is not obscenely wealthy. So his reward can be as little as 1 single point. He also does not carry one of the Royal Keys that bring you closer to the end of the game.

But he allows for big bonuses because his condition has no upper limit. You can bankrupt that elephant!

The Norbert card is available free to everyone on any paid Patreon tier. You still have to DM me (either Kickstarter or Patreon works) to claim it. This card is not available as an add-on — only via Patreon. Whether you backed the game on BackerKit or now on Kickstarter, if you’re also on Patreon, I’d like to send you this free card!

Note: This card is also available to people on Patreon who don’t even back the game. Why would you want just one card but no game? That is a question for you to contemplate on your own.

Once this game project is done, I’m anticipating a big refocus on new comics and more Patreon bonuses next year, so consider this a nudge to join at any paid tier! (Patreon members already get to see every new comic early.)

[ Here’s another link to the Kickstarter for your convenience]

Updated livestream schedule

One of the MOST fun things I’ve been doing with this game is streaming the game live with my friends! Such as this session with Sara McHenry, Tom McHenry, Jess Fink, and Eric Colossal:

Here is an updated schedule of more upcoming streams:

• Tue Dec 9 • 6pm Pacific • Audio Heroes Block
  🪕 Molly Lewis (Mollylele)
  🎹 Seth Boyer (Skulltenders)
  🎤 Jordan Morris (Jordan Jesse Go, Youth Group)
   
• Wed Dec 10 • 1:15pm Pacific • Atlantic Coast Block 
  🤖 Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content)
  🦒 Colleen AF Venable (Kiss Number 8, Katie the Catsitter)
  🐐 Jon Rosenberg (Goats, Scenes From a Multiverse)
   
• Thu Dec 11 • 12:15pm Pacific • Super Stylish Block
  👑 Dylan Meconis (Queen of the Sea)
  👻 Kaylee Rowena (Haunts)
  🏞️ Kendra P. (Fairmeadow)
   
• Fri Dec 12 • 1:15pm Pacific • Rad Artists Block
  🤼 Scott C. (Great Showdowns, Cabin Head and Tree Head)
  🪓 Shing Yin Khor (The Legend of Auntie Po)
  🐻 Cat Farris (My Boyfriend is a Bear)
   
• Sun Dec 14 • 4:15pm Pacific • Autodidact Block
  🥣 Zach Weinersmith (SMBC)
  🦾 Senna Diaz (Dresden Codak)
  🦜 Kevin McShane (Kevin Comics, Buzzfeed)
   
• Mon Dec 15 • 2pm Pacific • Creator Plays Solo Mode
  🎩 David Malki ! (The creator of this game)
  Assisted & observed by 🐾 Sam Logan (Sam & Fuzzy)

All livestreams will be at: twitch.tv/davidmalki

Thanks friends!!