#1089; In which a Warning is not heeded

Comic Transcripts

[[A large, well-dressed man looks at a bowl of salted fryballs with a mixture of doubt and curiosity in his expression.]]
Jacques: Maybe just one more salted fryball…

[[A woman in a porkpie hat intervenes.]]
Porkpie: Will you regret it?
Porkpie: Imagine yourself after eating that fryball. Imagine how you’ll feel.

[[Jacques imagines his future self. A ghostly Jacques appears besides him.]]
Ghost Jacques: Whoof. That additional fryball was a mistake.
Ghost Jacques: My stomach is letting me know in very clear terms what it thinks of my poor choice.

[[Ghost Jacques’ eyes roll up in pain.]]
Ghost Jacques: Past me made a bad move. Past me should NOT have eaten that fryball.
Ghost Jacques: NOT a good move.

[[Ghost Jacques turns his gaze towards Current Jacques in disgust. Current Jacques sweats.]]
Ghost Jacques: And the WORST part, past me? You even IMAGINED how terrible it would feel and you STILL did it
Ghost Jacques: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

{{header: have another WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: sounds like your mouth is writing checks your stomach can’t cash}}

#1089; In which a Warning is not heeded 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!