#464; In which Distraction prevails

Comic Transcripts

[[Inside.]]
MELINDA: Woop, time to go change the laundry.
Oh, I forgot to take out the trash!

[[Outside.]]
MELINDA: I should really check my OIL. I never remember to do it when the engine’s cold.
Ah SHOOT! That book I had the library hold is going back if I don’t pick it up today!

[[MELINDA is driving down the street.]]
MELINDA: OH! I think we’re out of milk. I better stop at the STORE or else I can’t have CEREAL tomorrow.
I should call Jeremy, see if he needs anything…
My PHONE! I left it at the GYM!

[[Back inside.]]
CAPTION: Four hours later…
JEREMY: …I come home to find the LIGHTS on, washing machine OPEN with WET CLOTHES in it, HALF A BANANA on the sink and the BATHTUB overflowing!
[[MELINDA has a squid on her head.]]
MELINDA: LOOK WE ALL GOT PROBLEMS

[[Header: there’s also WONDERMARK.COM]]
[[Alt-Text: sixteen hours later: the whole building is just rubble]]

#464; In which Distraction prevails 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!