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Part 6 of this storyline. Borgus is at home, resting fitfully under the covers in his nightcap, speaking into the darkness of his bedroom. A lamp sits on a side table. They have nice wallpaper in their bedroom too.

BORGUS: I guess sometimes we have to reconcile ourselves to the idea that what we THOUGHT we knew is WRONG. / That’s the sign of a mature mind, though, right? Adaptability? Openness to new information? / We KNOW about the lightning duds now. They’re REAL, and they VISIT us, and the sensible thing to do is to COEXIST.

He shivers under his thick duvet.

BORGUS: …Ooh, your toes are like ICE!

Borgus’ wife, AEMICE, pokes her head in from the other side of the room.

AEMICE: Sorry, are you talking to me?

But wait. If Aemice is there…then whose toes…

Borgus turns to the other side of the bed. Nestled cozily into the pillow is the lightning dud previously seen wearing Aemice’s intimates. The little goblin is still likewise adorned.

From outside the house, a passerby would be able to hear Borgus’ aggrieved shouting through the upstairs window:

BORGUS: OUT! OUT! NO more! NOT in here!

One by one, the lightning duds tumble out of the window and out of the house.

AEMICE: Are you sure that’s WISE–

BORGUS: I can’t STAND it! I WON’T tolerate it! I DON’T CARE!

Borgus is sure as hell gonna care, because his house is immediately struck by lightning. KRAKOOM

#1557; In which a Home is Haunted (Part 6 of 8) transcribed by in

Part 6 of this storyline. Borgus is at home, resting fitfully under the covers in his nightcap, speaking into the darkness of his bedroom. A lamp sits on a side table. They have nice wallpaper in their bedroom too.

BORGUS: I guess sometimes we have to reconcile ourselves to the idea that what we THOUGHT we knew is WRONG. / That's the sign of a mature mind, though, right? Adaptability? Openness to new information? / We KNOW about the lightning duds now. They're REAL, and they VISIT us, and the sensible thing to do is to COEXIST.

He shivers under his thick duvet.

BORGUS: ...Ooh, your toes are like ICE!

Borgus' wife, AEMICE, pokes her head in from the other side of the room.

AEMICE: Sorry, are you talking to me?

But wait. If Aemice is there...then whose toes...

Borgus turns to the other side of the bed. Nestled cozily into the pillow is the lightning dud previously seen wearing Aemice's intimates. The little goblin is still likewise adorned.

From outside the house, a passerby would be able to hear Borgus' aggrieved shouting through the upstairs window:

BORGUS: OUT! OUT! NO more! NOT in here!

One by one, the lightning duds tumble out of the window and out of the house.

AEMICE: Are you sure that's WISE--

BORGUS: I can't STAND it! I WON'T tolerate it! I DON'T CARE!

Borgus is sure as hell gonna care, because his house is immediately struck by lightning. KRAKOOM

Borgus knew the risks. He rolled the dice and he lost.

#1557; In which a Home is Haunted (Part 6 of 8)

  — January 10th, 2025

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This storyline began with Part 1.

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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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