Comic Transcripts

[[Two friends stand in front of a computer, discussing entertainment.]]
Critic: All entertainment is on-demand, now.
Friend: I won’t watch ANYTHING unless it’s been vetted and reviewed and thumbsed-up for me!

Friend: I got limited TIME in my life!
Friend: There’s a million new things every day and I don’t want to waste a SECOND on something I may not like or haven’t already read SEVERAL glowing reviews for.

Critic: I guess if you want to spend your time in a homogenous MEDIA SILO
Friend: You know what they CALL a silo that’s been artfully crafted into JEWEL-LIKE FACETS of QUALITY and MEANING?
Friend: THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT

Critic: Fine. But you’re isolating yourself from serendipity.
Critic: Remember flipping channels at random? You’d SEE something, and STOP, and end up having an experience you couldn’t have predicted or planned?

Critic: Unexpected influences make you more interesting.
Critic: Limiting your media intake to the MASTER APPROVED LIST will make you BORING.
Friend: So, what’s your suggested fix?

[[A large logo displays “Netflix Shuffle”, along with a shuffle icon (two arrows crossing).]]

{{header: sit and watch WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: necessary features of Netflix Shuffle: 1. playback starts at a random point in the program, then continues unabated until shuffled again; 2. each random stream generates a permalink so you can tweet “OMG everyone tune in to netflix.com/live/398j3r RIGHT NOW”}}

#1118; Reintroducing Randomness transcribed by in

[[Two friends stand in front of a computer, discussing entertainment.]]
Critic: All entertainment is on-demand, now.
Friend: I won’t watch ANYTHING unless it’s been vetted and reviewed and thumbsed-up for me!

Friend: I got limited TIME in my life!
Friend: There’s a million new things every day and I don’t want to waste a SECOND on something I may not like or haven’t already read SEVERAL glowing reviews for.

Critic: I guess if you want to spend your time in a homogenous MEDIA SILO
Friend: You know what they CALL a silo that’s been artfully crafted into JEWEL-LIKE FACETS of QUALITY and MEANING?
Friend: THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT

Critic: Fine. But you’re isolating yourself from serendipity.
Critic: Remember flipping channels at random? You’d SEE something, and STOP, and end up having an experience you couldn’t have predicted or planned?

Critic: Unexpected influences make you more interesting.
Critic: Limiting your media intake to the MASTER APPROVED LIST will make you BORING.
Friend: So, what’s your suggested fix?

[[A large logo displays “Netflix Shuffle”, along with a shuffle icon (two arrows crossing).]]

{{header: sit and watch WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: necessary features of Netflix Shuffle: 1. playback starts at a random point in the program, then continues unabated until shuffled again; 2. each random stream generates a permalink so you can tweet “OMG everyone tune in to netflix.com/live/398j3r RIGHT NOW”}}

#1118; Reintroducing Randomness transcribed by in

[[Two friends stand in front of a computer, discussing entertainment.]]
Critic: All entertainment is on-demand, now.
Friend: I won't watch ANYTHING unless it's been vetted and reviewed and thumbsed-up for me!

Friend: I got limited TIME in my life!
Friend: There's a million new things every day and I don't want to waste a SECOND on something I may not like or haven't already read SEVERAL glowing reviews for.

Critic: I guess if you want to spend your time in a homogenous MEDIA SILO
Friend: You know what they CALL a silo that's been artfully crafted into JEWEL-LIKE FACETS of QUALITY and MEANING?
Friend: THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT

Critic: Fine. But you're isolating yourself from serendipity.
Critic: Remember flipping channels at random? You'd SEE something, and STOP, and end up having an experience you couldn't have predicted or planned?

Critic: Unexpected influences make you more interesting.
Critic: Limiting your media intake to the MASTER APPROVED LIST will make you BORING.
Friend: So, what's your suggested fix?

[[A large logo displays "Netflix Shuffle", along with a shuffle icon (two arrows crossing).]]

{{header: sit and watch WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: necessary features of Netflix Shuffle: 1. playback starts at a random point in the program, then continues unabated until shuffled again; 2. each random stream generates a permalink so you can tweet "OMG everyone tune in to netflix.com/live/398j3r RIGHT NOW"}}

necessary features of Netflix Shuffle: 1. playback starts at a random point in the program, then continues unabated until shuffled again; 2. each random stream generates a permalink so you can tweet ''OMG everyone tune in to netflix.com/live/398j3r RIGHT NOW''

#1118; Reintroducing Randomness

  — April 21st, 2015

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New ways to get Bolted!

July 24, 2026 by David Malki !

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one,  except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.​

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.


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