#1137; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 2 (of 4)

Comic Transcripts

[[A new challenger is discussing matters with the debater from the previous comic.]]
Storyteller: I GET it. You just want to always have the last word. Be SMARTER than anyone you talk to.
Debater: You’re referring to my advocacy of vigorous debate.
Debater: People should WANT their opinions to be able to withstand challenge!

Storyteller: In ninth grade, my friend and I made a PACT.
Storyteller: We both liked this girl, and we were both going to woo her. But we promised that we’d stay friends, no matter WHICH of us she chose.
Debater: I object to ANY use of the term ‘woo’

Storyteller: She “chose” neither of us. She had NO interest in what we were doing. But WE thought of it as an either/or proposition.
Storyteller: It’s possible for you to poke holes in someone’s arguments and STILL BE WRONG yourself.

Debater: I’m not sure what you were trying to PROVE with your parable of romantic patheticness, but if you’re expecting me to be able to RELATE to it, I have NEWS for you…
Debater: I have NEVER had a FRIEND

{{header: just between us at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: which terrible poem of ours left anonymously on her desk will she ignore the least???}}

#1137; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 2 (of 4) 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!