Comic Transcripts

[[Two people are discussing a soccer game.]]
Soccer Fan: Did you catch the soccer game? We CRUSHED them! We DESTROYED them!
Pacifist: I did not. The aggression makes me uncomfortable.

Pacifist: The whole POINT is to PENETRATE your enemy’s defenses and VIOLATE his sanctum!
Pacifist: You and your GANG DRIVE some OBJECT into a PROTECTED AREA – over STRENUOUS OBJECTIONS! – and are REWARDED for it!

[[The pacifist, fist clenched, looks towards the sky pensively.]]
Pacifist: Why can’t we RECONSIDER this? What if the ball is SACRED? You’re trying to RESCUE it from those who would DEFILE it…
Pacifist: The goal ISN’T the ENEMY’S HOLY OF HOLIES that you’re FORCING FOREIGN ITEMS into… it’s YOURS!
Pacifist: If you can only SECURE this TREASURE in your HOME TEMPLE – it’ll be safe from those BARBAIANS who would STEAL IT for their OWN!

Pacifist: I can get behind soccer as a RESCUE MISSION. I’d rather cheer for a team of SAVIORS than a MOB of DEPRAVED DEFILERS!
Soccer Fan: But why is there a stranger with gloves trying to STOP you from getting the SACRED ORB near your OWN temple?
Pacifist: Seriously!
Pacifist: HE is the MEANEST GUY in SOCCER

{{header: play ball at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The bad guys all hang out near our house probably because they know we gotta come back home sometime! We should probably do the same for them!}}

#1039; A Morally Pitched Battle transcribed by in

[[Two people are discussing a soccer game.]]
Soccer Fan: Did you catch the soccer game? We CRUSHED them! We DESTROYED them!
Pacifist: I did not. The aggression makes me uncomfortable.

Pacifist: The whole POINT is to PENETRATE your enemy’s defenses and VIOLATE his sanctum!
Pacifist: You and your GANG DRIVE some OBJECT into a PROTECTED AREA – over STRENUOUS OBJECTIONS! – and are REWARDED for it!

[[The pacifist, fist clenched, looks towards the sky pensively.]]
Pacifist: Why can’t we RECONSIDER this? What if the ball is SACRED? You’re trying to RESCUE it from those who would DEFILE it…
Pacifist: The goal ISN’T the ENEMY’S HOLY OF HOLIES that you’re FORCING FOREIGN ITEMS into… it’s YOURS!
Pacifist: If you can only SECURE this TREASURE in your HOME TEMPLE – it’ll be safe from those BARBAIANS who would STEAL IT for their OWN!

Pacifist: I can get behind soccer as a RESCUE MISSION. I’d rather cheer for a team of SAVIORS than a MOB of DEPRAVED DEFILERS!
Soccer Fan: But why is there a stranger with gloves trying to STOP you from getting the SACRED ORB near your OWN temple?
Pacifist: Seriously!
Pacifist: HE is the MEANEST GUY in SOCCER

{{header: play ball at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The bad guys all hang out near our house probably because they know we gotta come back home sometime! We should probably do the same for them!}}

#1039; A Morally Pitched Battle transcribed by in

[[Two people are discussing a soccer game.]]
Soccer Fan: Did you catch the soccer game? We CRUSHED them! We DESTROYED them!
Pacifist: I did not. The aggression makes me uncomfortable.

Pacifist: The whole POINT is to PENETRATE your enemy's defenses and VIOLATE his sanctum!
Pacifist: You and your GANG DRIVE some OBJECT into a PROTECTED AREA - over STRENUOUS OBJECTIONS! - and are REWARDED for it!

[[The pacifist, fist clenched, looks towards the sky pensively.]]
Pacifist: Why can't we RECONSIDER this? What if the ball is SACRED? You're trying to RESCUE it from those who would DEFILE it...
Pacifist: The goal ISN'T the ENEMY'S HOLY OF HOLIES that you're FORCING FOREIGN ITEMS into... it's YOURS!
Pacifist: If you can only SECURE this TREASURE in your HOME TEMPLE - it'll be safe from those BARBAIANS who would STEAL IT for their OWN!

Pacifist: I can get behind soccer as a RESCUE MISSION. I'd rather cheer for a team of SAVIORS than a MOB of DEPRAVED DEFILERS!
Soccer Fan: But why is there a stranger with gloves trying to STOP you from getting the SACRED ORB near your OWN temple?
Pacifist: Seriously!
Pacifist: HE is the MEANEST GUY in SOCCER

{{header: play ball at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The bad guys all hang out near our house probably because they know we gotta come back home sometime! We should probably do the same for them!}}

The bad guys all hang out near our house probably because they know we gotta come back home sometime! We should probably do the same for them!

#1039; A Morally Pitched Battle

  — June 20th, 2014

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

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!


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