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PART 7 of this ongoing series. Borgus and Aemice are in the office of their insurance agent, who holds a copy of their policy. Borgus’ trademark hat has been badly damaged in the lightning strike that also apparently has significantly damaged their home.

AGENT: I’m afraid your homeowner’s policy is very clear. There’s no coverage for lightning strikes prompted by explusion of repellent fauna from the premises.

BORGUS: Oh, they were REPELLENT all right

AEMICE: WHERE does it say that? I read that policy very carefully!

AGENT: Right here: “Excluded in the case of force majeure.” That’s the scientific name of lightning duds.

BORGUS: It’s just…ASTONISHING how EVERYONE knows about these creatures. NEITHER of us EVER heard a BREATH about them our WHOLE lives!

AGENT: It can be surprising what gaps exist in our knowledge. Until last week, I had never heard of a CHURRO. You ever have a churro? They’re incredible!

BORGUS (his eyes narrowed): YES I’ve had a CHURRO

AGENT: I’m trying to be delicate here… But sometimes… information is WITHHELD from people who cannot be TRUSTED with it. Your home was fine UNTIL you learned about the lightning duds.

AEMICE (crossly): The HOUSE was fine but my UNDERWEAR was all stretched out!

#1558; In which a Home is Haunted (Part 7 of 8) transcribed by in

PART 7 of this ongoing series. Borgus and Aemice are in the office of their insurance agent, who holds a copy of their policy. Borgus' trademark hat has been badly damaged in the lightning strike that also apparently has significantly damaged their home.

AGENT: I'm afraid your homeowner's policy is very clear. There's no coverage for lightning strikes prompted by explusion of repellent fauna from the premises.

BORGUS: Oh, they were REPELLENT all right

AEMICE: WHERE does it say that? I read that policy very carefully!

AGENT: Right here: "Excluded in the case of force majeure." That's the scientific name of lightning duds.

BORGUS: It's just...ASTONISHING how EVERYONE knows about these creatures. NEITHER of us EVER heard a BREATH about them our WHOLE lives!

AGENT: It can be surprising what gaps exist in our knowledge. Until last week, I had never heard of a CHURRO. You ever have a churro? They're incredible!

BORGUS (his eyes narrowed): YES I've had a CHURRO

AGENT: I'm trying to be delicate here... But sometimes... information is WITHHELD from people who cannot be TRUSTED with it. Your home was fine UNTIL you learned about the lightning duds.

AEMICE (crossly): The HOUSE was fine but my UNDERWEAR was all stretched out!

Madam! PLEASE do not prompt me to imagine disgusting, slobbery goblins wrapped in stolen, silky underwear whilst I am at WORK!

#1558; In which a Home is Haunted (Part 7 of 8)

  — January 19th, 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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