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WENDY: Honey, look! A gift shop! Can we take a peek? Just for a minute?

JULIO: Yes, on one condition: before you go in, as yourself what needs you have in life. Conceptualize all your distinct, legitimate voids. Keep them in mind. Any object in the gift shop must fulfill an existing need in order to come home with us. Hold fast to this standard, and we won’t fill the house with crap to throw away later.

WENDY: I don’t throw that stuff away!
JULIO: Yes. Yes, I know.
WENDY: Are you done being a souvenir grump? Can I look around now, your Highness?
JULIO: Hold to the standard! Only distinct needs!

[[EIGHT MONTHS LATER]]
QUENTIN: Somebody, help! I think she’s having a stroke!
KATE: Quick! We need to find a novelty snow-globe of the Gateway Arch!
WENDY: SEE

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#633; In which the Mantel is getting cluttered transcribed by in

WENDY: Honey, look! A gift shop! Can we take a peek? Just for a minute?

JULIO: Yes, on one condition: before you go in, as yourself what needs you have in life. Conceptualize all your distinct, legitimate voids. Keep them in mind. Any object in the gift shop must fulfill an existing need in order to come home with us. Hold fast to this standard, and we won’t fill the house with crap to throw away later.

WENDY: I don’t throw that stuff away!
JULIO: Yes. Yes, I know.
WENDY: Are you done being a souvenir grump? Can I look around now, your Highness?
JULIO: Hold to the standard! Only distinct needs!

[[EIGHT MONTHS LATER]]
QUENTIN: Somebody, help! I think she’s having a stroke!
KATE: Quick! We need to find a novelty snow-globe of the Gateway Arch!
WENDY: SEE

{{header: precious WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: it’s a folk remedy!}}

#633; In which the Mantel is getting cluttered transcribed by in

WENDY: Honey, look! A gift shop! Can we take a peek? Just for a minute?

JULIO: Yes, on one condition: before you go in, as yourself what needs you have in life. Conceptualize all your distinct, legitimate voids. Keep them in mind. Any object in the gift shop must fulfill an existing need in order to come home with us. Hold fast to this standard, and we won't fill the house with crap to throw away later.

WENDY: I don't throw that stuff away!
JULIO: Yes. Yes, I know.
WENDY: Are you done being a souvenir grump? Can I look around now, your Highness?
JULIO: Hold to the standard! Only distinct needs!

[[EIGHT MONTHS LATER]]
QUENTIN: Somebody, help! I think she's having a stroke!
KATE: Quick! We need to find a novelty snow-globe of the Gateway Arch!
WENDY: SEE

{{header: precious WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: it's a folk remedy!}}

it's a folk remedy

#633; In which the Mantel is getting cluttered

  — June 25th, 2010

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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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