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The conversation about books continues into a new scene. KYLEEN now meets up with ANEKKE. They are both wearing stunning dresses.

KYLEEN: Anneke! You’re back from afar! How were things in the No-No Zones?

ANNEKE: We usually prefer to say NETHERLANDS

A: But, good! And you’ll NEVER GUESS what I discovered in a little bookshop in Utrecht… There’s a WHOLE OTHER SPINOFF SERIES of FATHOMS that was never released here!

Anneke displays a wagon full of books, one of which Kyleen peers at curiously.

A: LOOK at all these! Remember the AUDITOR characters from Sunk Cost Adventures? The DUTCH books follow THEM as they investigate OTHER underwater financial crimes!

K (reading): “Boek #32 van de Sunk Cost Chronicles”

Anneke produces a long, scroll-like sheet of paper.

A: There are some very exciting-sounding titles. I translated the list…

A: Sunk Cost Avenger… Sunk Cost Voyager… Sunk Cost Insider… THAT one’s about a mole within the agency.

K: The underwater financial auditing agency.

A: They do more than just AUDITING. They also do BOOKKEEPING. Hence the subtitle, “Ook Boekhouders”

K (harping on a point which seems to be inescapable in this series): So are they any good?

A: What does GOOD mean? Is ANYTHING good?

K: I feel like my question MIGHT have been simple to answer with a “yes”
K: And so since it WASN’T
K: The answer isn’t “yes”

#1565; A Cold Stare From a Tall Bookshelf (Part 4 of 4) transcribed by in

The conversation about books continues into a new scene. KYLEEN now meets up with ANEKKE. They are both wearing stunning dresses.

KYLEEN: Anneke! You're back from afar! How were things in the No-No Zones?

ANNEKE: We usually prefer to say NETHERLANDS

A: But, good! And you'll NEVER GUESS what I discovered in a little bookshop in Utrecht... There's a WHOLE OTHER SPINOFF SERIES of FATHOMS that was never released here!

Anneke displays a wagon full of books, one of which Kyleen peers at curiously.

A: LOOK at all these! Remember the AUDITOR characters from Sunk Cost Adventures? The DUTCH books follow THEM as they investigate OTHER underwater financial crimes!

K (reading): "Boek #32 van de Sunk Cost Chronicles"

Anneke produces a long, scroll-like sheet of paper.

A: There are some very exciting-sounding titles. I translated the list...

A: Sunk Cost Avenger... Sunk Cost Voyager... Sunk Cost Insider... THAT one's about a mole within the agency.

K: The underwater financial auditing agency.

A: They do more than just AUDITING. They also do BOOKKEEPING. Hence the subtitle, "Ook Boekhouders"

K (harping on a point which seems to be inescapable in this series): So are they any good?

A: What does GOOD mean? Is ANYTHING good?

K: I feel like my question MIGHT have been simple to answer with a "yes"
K: And so since it WASN'T
K: The answer isn't "yes"

It's not like I haven't already switched my Duolingo to Dutch. I just want to know what I'm in for, y'know?

#1565; A Cold Stare From a Tall Bookshelf (Part 4 of 4)

  — May 1st, 2025

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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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