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[[Young children ZANICE and JANDERIAH pose in their Halloween costumes: cowls that put the heads of animals atop their pates and furry capes complete with tails.  Janderiah’s costume resembles a badger or other mustelid, while Zanice has a rabbit’s head and tail.  Zanice looks up at Grandpa EXORD.]]

ZANICE: Granddad, what’s YOUR favorite part about Hallowe’en?

EXORD:  HMM!  So hard to decide!

EXORD: When I was small, y’know, the thrill was in going around ringing doorbells, gettin’ a chance to PEEK into all the NEIGHBORS’ HOUSES an’ try to see if they had any lizards inside–  ALWAYS ASK to use the bathroom, so’s to take a REAL good lookaround for lizards.  Might be keeping ’em in a back room.

[[Incidentally, Exord has a mouse on his head.]]

EXORD: When I got a bit OLD for trick-or-treat, I used to bum about with my no-good schoolchums, playing pranks, running around the neighborhood actin’ all LIZARDY…

EXORD: As I grew to manhood, I realized how fun it was ANSWERING THE DOOR for kids, an’ keeping a tally of lizard costumes seen…

EXORD: Then when you become a PARENT, you get to close the circle!  You’re BACK out on the sidewalk again, little one in tow, trying to get BACK in those houses and LOOK for those lizards in there…

[[Zanice turns to Janderiah.]]

ZANICE: What LEVEL of this EXPERIENCE have we been MISSING OUT on?!

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[[Young children ZANICE and JANDERIAH pose in their Halloween costumes: cowls that put the heads of animals atop their pates and furry capes complete with tails.  Janderiah's costume resembles a badger or other mustelid, while Zanice has a rabbit's head and tail.  Zanice looks up at Grandpa EXORD.]]

ZANICE: Granddad, what's YOUR favorite part about Hallowe'en?

EXORD:  HMM!  So hard to decide!

EXORD: When I was small, y'know, the thrill was in going around ringing doorbells, gettin' a chance to PEEK into all the NEIGHBORS' HOUSES an' try to see if they had any lizards inside--  ALWAYS ASK to use the bathroom, so's to take a REAL good lookaround for lizards.  Might be keeping 'em in a back room.

[[Incidentally, Exord has a mouse on his head.]]

EXORD: When I got a bit OLD for trick-or-treat, I used to bum about with my no-good schoolchums, playing pranks, running around the neighborhood actin' all LIZARDY...

EXORD: As I grew to manhood, I realized how fun it was ANSWERING THE DOOR for kids, an' keeping a tally of lizard costumes seen...

EXORD: Then when you become a PARENT, you get to close the circle!  You're BACK out on the sidewalk again, little one in tow, trying to get BACK in those houses and LOOK for those lizards in there...

[[Zanice turns to Janderiah.]]

ZANICE: What LEVEL of this EXPERIENCE have we been MISSING OUT on?!

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Granddad, please never, ever again mention how you 'grew to manhood'

#1354; In which the Hunt goes on

  — October 31st, 2017

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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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