#1052; In which Secrets are shared

Comic Transcripts

[[Two men are talking. They lean in close to talk to one another, very excited.]]
Alex: Great to meet ya!
Bob: Likewise! Likewise!
Alex: I’m sure we’re gonna be the best of friends!
Bob: Looking forward to it! Getting to know one another!

Alex: Getting close! Close like a BROTHER!
Bob: Sure! Telling SECRETS! Secrets are what bond men together!

Alex: MEN or ANYONE! You can whisper a secret into a TEACUP!
Bob: SURE! Do the ol’ Texas teacup shifty-whisper! Wait all day to hear a secret BACK! The TRADING of secrets is the glue that makes the bonding!

Alex: The secret comes back like a zephyr out of Hades! “I’m a GHOST, trapped in a teacup!” Now you gotta make a CHOICE! Did you bond with a TEACUP or with a GHOST!
Alex: Choose carefully! This decision MAY be your LAST! It’s not a THREAT but more a STATISTICAL FACT! When you start hearing GHOST WHISPERS in TEACUPS, you MIGHT have had a stroke!

[[Two women stand nearby, watching the men.]]
Bob: WOW! Teacup ghosts are my SECOND favorite discussion topic! An’ number ONE is the likelihood of my having had a stroke! I guess we really WERE born to be best chums forever!!
Bystander: I don’t know whether to ENVY male friendships or put them in a ZOO

#1052; In which Secrets are shared transcribed by in

Alex: Getting close! Close like a BROTHER!
Bob: Sure! Telling SECRETS! Secrets are what bond men together!

#1052; In which Secrets are shared 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!