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JACK: ‘Aged cheddar.’ So apparently there’s crates of cheddar sitting around somewhere, just aging. What if society ends and no new cheddar is crated away to age? How would we remnants of humanity decide when to eat what limited supply remains?

LOIS: Actually, philosophers call that the Oenophile’s Quandary! Presented with something that, over time, increases in quality (like wine) or in value (like money in a savings account), when’s the right time to use it? If you’re saving for a rainy day, how hard does it have to rain before that’s it? And as the item gains worth, wouldn’t it have to rain harder and harder before it makes sense to pop that cork?

LOIS: And isn’t it good to exercise a healthy discipline of delayed gratification? If in doubt, save it? After all, you never know when you’ll need that cheddar! Like you said – the world ends, and now you’re king! Won’t you be glad you showed restraint?

[[LATER:]]
JACK: I talked to some philosophers, and none of them had heard of the ‘Oenophile’s Quandary’!
LOIS: Oh, did I say philosophers? I meant my grandparents

{{header: a cellar full of WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: He ended up looking QUITE the fool at that philosophers’ cocktail party.}}

#654; In which Cheese vintages transcribed by in

JACK: ‘Aged cheddar.’ So apparently there’s crates of cheddar sitting around somewhere, just aging. What if society ends and no new cheddar is crated away to age? How would we remnants of humanity decide when to eat what limited supply remains?

LOIS: Actually, philosophers call that the Oenophile’s Quandary! Presented with something that, over time, increases in quality (like wine) or in value (like money in a savings account), when’s the right time to use it? If you’re saving for a rainy day, how hard does it have to rain before that’s it? And as the item gains worth, wouldn’t it have to rain harder and harder before it makes sense to pop that cork?

LOIS: And isn’t it good to exercise a healthy discipline of delayed gratification? If in doubt, save it? After all, you never know when you’ll need that cheddar! Like you said – the world ends, and now you’re king! Won’t you be glad you showed restraint?

[[LATER:]]
JACK: I talked to some philosophers, and none of them had heard of the ‘Oenophile’s Quandary’!
LOIS: Oh, did I say philosophers? I meant my grandparents

{{header: a cellar full of WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: He ended up looking QUITE the fool at that philosophers’ cocktail party.}}

#654; In which Cheese vintages transcribed by in

JACK: 'Aged cheddar.' So apparently there's crates of cheddar sitting around somewhere, just aging. What if society ends and no new cheddar is crated away to age? How would we remnants of humanity decide when to eat what limited supply remains?

LOIS: Actually, philosophers call that the Oenophile's Quandary! Presented with something that, over time, increases in quality (like wine) or in value (like money in a savings account), when's the right time to use it? If you're saving for a rainy day, how hard does it have to rain before that's it? And as the item gains worth, wouldn't it have to rain harder and harder before it makes sense to pop that cork?

LOIS: And isn't it good to exercise a healthy discipline of delayed gratification? If in doubt, save it? After all, you never know when you'll need that cheddar! Like you said - the world ends, and now you're king! Won't you be glad you showed restraint?

[[LATER:]]
JACK: I talked to some philosophers, and none of them had heard of the 'Oenophile's Quandary'!
LOIS: Oh, did I say philosophers? I meant my grandparents

{{header: a cellar full of WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: He ended up looking QUITE the fool at that philosophers' cocktail party.}}

He ended up looking QUITE the fool at that philosophers' cocktail party.

#654; In which Cheese vintages

  — September 3rd, 2010

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New ways to get Bolted!

July 24, 2026 by David Malki !

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one,  except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.​

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.


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