#1023; The Counsel of the Expert (Part 3)

Comic Transcripts

[[Otto greets a small business owner warmly.]]
Otto: Listen, Darren. I’m so impressed with your own success.
Otto: The way you’ve turned your passion for badminton into a flourishing Etsy business!
Otto: Merged with your keen eye for 1930s near-Eastern kitsch, you’ve really isolated a NICHE MARKET for ataturk-adorned racquets and sweatbands!
Otto: Who knew?

Darren: Well, it’s a HOBBY, really
Otto: NONSENSE. You have to start VALUING yourself.
Otto: I’m charging $500 a head for a seminar on ‘starting your dream home business’. I’d love if you could come share your story! Really PULL BACK THE CURTAIN and EXPLAIN the SECRET RECIPE!
Darren: uh

[[Darren stands before a large crowd, looking somewhat uncertain.]]
Darren: I
Darren: uh

[[Darren is speechless.]]

Darren: W-work hard

#1023; The Counsel of the Expert (Part 3) transcribed by in

[[Darren stands before a large crowd, looking somewhat uncertain.]]
Darren: I
Darren: uh

[[Darren is speechless.]]

Darren: W-work hard

#1023; The Counsel of the Expert (Part 3) transcribed by in

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!