#1080; In which Excitement is sought

Comic Transcripts

[[A disheveled man is dancing on top of a deer.]]
Man: WOOOOO!! Adrenaline junkie! I live for the rush!!

[[The camera zooms in a bit.]]
Man: I’ve figured out how to get my body to squirt out fear chemicals in semi-controlled situations!

[[A boy is eating a piece of bread and holding a cup of tea while at his computer, watching a video of the man.]]
Boy: Psshhh!! While YOU’RE out there risking your life, I’M exploring the world from the comfort of home! JUST as fun and MUCH safer!

[[The camera zooms out. The deer is leaping off of the edge of a cliff, with the man still slightly above it.]]
Man: Clicking on links compulsively gives you intermittent hits of dopamine. YOU’RE CHASING THE SAME RUSH I AM!
Man: And all that SITTING is still endangering your health in measurable, albeit slower, ways!!

[[The boy is now eating his sandwich with renewed vigor.]]
Boy: You’re RIGHT! Staring at my screen is an extreme sport of its very own! LIVE FOR THE RUSH!!
Man: BRAH! WE’RE BOTH ADDICTED TO OUR BRAINS!!

{{header: take the leap at wondermark.com}}
{{alt-text: Meanwhile, for the deer, it’s just another Thursday.}}

#1080; In which Excitement is sought transcribed by in

[[A disheveled man is dancing on top of a deer.]]
Man: WOOOOO!! Adrenaline junkie! I live for the rush!!

[[The camera zooms in a bit.]]
Man: I’ve figured out how to get my body to squirt out fear chemicals in semi-controlled situations!

{{header: take the leap at wondermark.com}}
{{alt-text: Meanwhile, for the deer, it’s just another Thursday.}}

#1080; In which Excitement is sought 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!