#1077; In which it’s Lonely at the Top

Comic Transcripts

[[A man carrying a pair of glasses is conversing with another.]]
Glasses: Have you read the new Georges Bunnerstein chapbook?
Snob: Bunnerstein? PSSHH!! Trash. Man can’t write his way into a hole.
Snob: He’s a second-rate Chompsenberg, who’s herself trying to be Griscroft but without any wit or vision

Glasses: I don’t know, I quite like Griscroft. At least Last of the Boogiemen which is all I’ve read
Snob: Boogiemen is tolerable but skip all the rest. Rubbish with a rash.
Snob: I don’t know why people read Gricroft. Never mind, I KNOW why… because people are terrible and stupid and don’t know anything.

Snob: If you want to read something GOOD, pick up Mincy Bellingdorf. EXQUISITE. Best thing out there right now.
Glasses: Bellingdorf? Didn’t she write Dachau 2099? I got twenty pages in and gave up. HATED it.
Snob: Well, YOU are WRONG. Enjoy lapping up your Bunnerstein like a dog in the rain.

[[The snob is now talking to himself alone.]]
Snob: sigh

Snob: It’s tough to be cursed with PERFECT TASTE

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{{alt-text: Chompsenberg had a few good turns in that Krandanayev anthology but Krandanayev was never the same post-Trantlydoff.}}

#1077; In which it’s Lonely at the Top 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!