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[[A man and a woman sit on a fence in front of a field]]
Man: Seeing as how it’s Valentine’s day, I decided to do something special.
Woman: Oh?
Man: Since we are both big into TRADITION, I decided to observe the feast of LUPERCALIA which was the pagan predecessor to St. Valentine’s Day.

Man: On that day the youths of the village would put each others’ names in a box and then draw the name of the person they would partner with for the next year.
Man: I suppose Ancient Rome was in some ways like a hippie commune.

Man: So I did the same. I put your name in a box and I put my name in a box.
Woman: Awwww!
Man: And to be historically accurate I then added a bunch of names from the phone book.

Man: I drew a name for myself earlier this morning.
Man: She answered the first time I called, but not any of the subsequent times. I will keep trying her.
Man: I guess you could call me an incurable romantic! The box is on the porch if you would like to try your luck.

{{header: together forever at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper}}

#798; The Traditional Relationship transcribed by in

[[A man and a woman sit on a fence in front of a field]]
Man: Seeing as how it’s Valentine’s day, I decided to do something special.
Woman: Oh?
Man: Since we are both big into TRADITION, I decided to observe the feast of LUPERCALIA which was the pagan predecessor to St. Valentine’s Day.

Man: On that day the youths of the village would put each others’ names in a box and then draw the name of the person they would partner with for the next year.
Man: I suppose Ancient Rome was in some ways like a hippie commune.

Man: So I did the same. I put your name in a box and I put my name in a box.
Woman: Awwww!
Man: And to be historically accurate I then added a bunch of names from the phone book.

Man: I drew a name for myself earlier this morning.
Man: She answered the first time I called, but not any of the subsequent times. I will keep trying her.
Man: I guess you could call me an incurable romantic! The box is on the porch if you would like to try your luck.

{{header: together forever at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper}}

#798; The Traditional Relationship transcribed by in

[[A man and a woman sit on a fence in front of a field]]
Man: Seeing as how it's Valentine's day, I decided to do something special.
Woman: Oh?
Man: Since we are both big into TRADITION, I decided to observe the feast of LUPERCALIA which was the pagan predecessor to St. Valentine's Day.

Man: On that day the youths of the village would put each others' names in a box and then draw the name of the person they would partner with for the next year.
Man: I suppose Ancient Rome was in some ways like a hippie commune.

Man: So I did the same. I put your name in a box and I put my name in a box.
Woman: Awwww!
Man: And to be historically accurate I then added a bunch of names from the phone book.

Man: I drew a name for myself earlier this morning.
Man: She answered the first time I called, but not any of the subsequent times. I will keep trying her.
Man: I guess you could call me an incurable romantic! The box is on the porch if you would like to try your luck.

{{header: together forever at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper}}

If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper

#798; The Traditional Relationship

  — February 14th, 2012

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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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