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[[Two men walk together along a waterfront. One, FLIMSWORTH, looks around in wonder while the other, GRIMBOLET, in a top hat gestures welcomingly.]]

FLIMSWORTH: Wow…! What IS this place? It’s so clean…everyone’s happy… The streets are safe and kids run around till sundown!
GRIMBOLET: Welcome to FAUXTOPIA! The made-up utopian past that people keep talking about going back to!

GRIMBOLET: Everything in Fauxtopia is fair and efficient, because everyone in Fauxtopia takes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for their own well-being. And if they DON’T, the police are swift and just.
FLIMSWORTH: So do people voluntarily help the poor?
GRIMBOLET: There are no POORS in Fauxtopia! Everyone pulls themselves up by their own bootstraps, so everyone has an equal shot at the American Dream! And if they don’t, the police are swift and just.

GRIMBOLET: Taxes are low in Fauxtopia, so JOB CREATORS give everyone lucrative make-work! Incomes are high enough that WOMEN don’t even HAVE to work!
FLIMSWORTH: Uhh well okay. What if they WANT to?
GRIMBOLET: Then they’re WELCOME to! So long as it’s not the military or firefighting or something too MACHO for their delicate frames! And they don’t act bossy!

FLIMSWORTH (looking around): I notice there are no Black people in Fauxtopia.
GRIMBOLET: They…aren’t too keen on this place, for some reason? So we keep ’em over in a DIFFERENT Fauxtopia that’s separate but equal

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#1161; A Truly Incredible Time transcribed by in

[[Two men walk together along a waterfront. One, FLIMSWORTH, looks around in wonder while the other, GRIMBOLET, in a top hat gestures welcomingly.]]

FLIMSWORTH: Wow...! What IS this place? It's so clean...everyone's happy... The streets are safe and kids run around till sundown!
GRIMBOLET: Welcome to FAUXTOPIA! The made-up utopian past that people keep talking about going back to!

GRIMBOLET: Everything in Fauxtopia is fair and efficient, because everyone in Fauxtopia takes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for their own well-being. And if they DON'T, the police are swift and just.
FLIMSWORTH: So do people voluntarily help the poor?
GRIMBOLET: There are no POORS in Fauxtopia! Everyone pulls themselves up by their own bootstraps, so everyone has an equal shot at the American Dream! And if they don't, the police are swift and just.

GRIMBOLET: Taxes are low in Fauxtopia, so JOB CREATORS give everyone lucrative make-work! Incomes are high enough that WOMEN don't even HAVE to work!
FLIMSWORTH: Uhh well okay. What if they WANT to?
GRIMBOLET: Then they're WELCOME to! So long as it's not the military or firefighting or something too MACHO for their delicate frames! And they don't act bossy!

FLIMSWORTH (looking around): I notice there are no Black people in Fauxtopia.
GRIMBOLET: They...aren't too keen on this place, for some reason? So we keep 'em over in a DIFFERENT Fauxtopia that's separate but equal

{{header: the golden age of WONDERMARK.COM}}

''Can I move here with my husband?'' ''Uhh, well, hmm, wow, geez would you look at the time''

#1161; A Truly Incredible Time

  — September 24th, 2015

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

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!


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