#538; In which Pipes continue to leak

Comic Transcripts

NORVILLE: Do you stock plumbing supplies? I need some 5/8″ brass fittings.
ASHTON: Oh, NO! There’s been a CONTAMINATION SCARE on brass fittings!

ASHTON: EVERYTHING’S been QUARANTINED! You don’t have any in your HOUSE, do you?
NORVILLE: CONTAMINATION– That doesn’t really make–
ASHTON: BRASS has been reclassified a ZONE ALPHA DEADLY POISON! Don’t move, you might be infected!

ASHTON: BRING IN THE DECONTAMINANT SCRUB!
[[SETH enters and sprays NORVILLE with a substance from a tank carried on his back.]]
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NORVILLE: This tastes like spray glue.

ASHTON: LOOK OUT!

[[NORVILLE is showered with sprockets.]]

[[NORVILLE is now thoroughly covered with sprockets, thanks to the spray glue.]]
ASHTON: HAHAHAHA!

ASHTON: You’ve

ASHTON: been

ASHTON and TWO OTHER MEN: STEAMPUNK’D!

[[NORVILLE stands there silently, still covered in sprockets.]]

{{Header: it’s raining WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: yo dawg I herd you like sprockets so I put sprockets in your sprockets so you can sprocket while you sprocket}}

#538; In which Pipes continue to leak transcribed by in

NORVILLE: Do you stock plumbing supplies? I need some 5/8″ brass fittings.
ASHTON: Oh, NO! There’s been a CONTAMINATION SCARE on brass fittings!

ASHTON: BRING IN THE DECONTAMINANT SCRUB!
[[SETH enters and sprays NORVILLE with a substance from a tank carried on his back.]]
<>
NORVILLE: This tastes like spray glue.

ASHTON: LOOK OUT!

[[NORVILLE is showered with sprockets.]]

[[NORVILLE is now thoroughly covered with sprockets, thanks to the spray glue.]]
ASHTON: HAHAHAHA!

ASHTON: You’ve

ASHTON: been

ASHTON and TWO OTHER MEN: STEAMPUNK’D!

[[NORVILLE stands there silently, still covered in sprockets.]]

{{Header: it’s raining WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: yo dawg I herd you like sprockets so I put sprockets in your sprockets so you can sprocket while you sprocket}}

#538; In which Pipes continue to leak 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!