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[[A cat stairs at a stove with a chair next to it. He thinks.]]
Cat: I don’t believe it.
Cat: The stove. I’m NEVER allowed on the stove.
Cat: But today someone left a chair next to it.
Cat: A CHAIR.

[[The cat approaches the chair.]]
Cat: Am I supposed to climb up there? Is this some passive-aggressive way of asking me to?
Cat: I never saw what the big deal was, anyway… it’s just pots and stuff, right?
Cat: Well, screw it. I’m DOIN’ it.
Cat: Here on out, I’m a STOVE cat.

[[A family is shown fleeing from their house, which is on fire.]]

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#372; In which Events end Poorly transcribed by in

[[A cat stairs at a stove with a chair next to it. He thinks.]]
Cat: I don’t believe it.
Cat: The stove. I’m NEVER allowed on the stove.
Cat: But today someone left a chair next to it.
Cat: A CHAIR.

[[The cat approaches the chair.]]
Cat: Am I supposed to climb up there? Is this some passive-aggressive way of asking me to?
Cat: I never saw what the big deal was, anyway… it’s just pots and stuff, right?
Cat: Well, screw it. I’m DOIN’ it.
Cat: Here on out, I’m a STOVE cat.

[[A family is shown fleeing from their house, which is on fire.]]

{{Header: Explore at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: YOU FAILED THE TEST MITTENS}}

#372; In which Events end Poorly transcribed by in

[[A cat stairs at a stove with a chair next to it. He thinks.]]
Cat: I don't believe it.
Cat: The stove. I'm NEVER allowed on the stove.
Cat: But today someone left a chair next to it.
Cat: A CHAIR.

[[The cat approaches the chair.]]
Cat: Am I supposed to climb up there? Is this some passive-aggressive way of asking me to?
Cat: I never saw what the big deal was, anyway... it's just pots and stuff, right?
Cat: Well, screw it. I'm DOIN' it.
Cat: Here on out, I'm a STOVE cat.

[[A family is shown fleeing from their house, which is on fire.]]

{{Header: Explore at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: YOU FAILED THE TEST MITTENS}}

YOU FAILED THE TEST MITTENS

#372; In which Events end Poorly

  — June 17th, 2011

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This Classic Wondermark originally ran January 18, 2008. It has been newly colored by Marcus Parcus!

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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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