#184; In which Marcus escapes Tragedy

Comic Transcripts

[[A darkened dining room. A table is in the center of the scene, set for dinner. MARCUS is seated at the table. A STANDING MAN is carrying a platter, the contents of which are covered by a bucket.]]
MARCUS: Okay, so I’m here. What’s so important that it couldn’t wait ’til morning?
STANDING MAN: This dish has taken me quite some time to PREPARE, Marcus…

[[The bucket is gone, to reveal a woman’s head on the platter. complete with jaunty bonnet. It is facing MARCUS.]]
STANDING MAN: I hope it tastes SWEET! AH HA HA! Sweet, sweet JUSTICE! Your WIFE’S HEAD on a PLATTER! Now you see the CONSEQUENCES OF BETRYAL!

[[Woman’s head is now facing STANDING MAN]]
MARCUS: Dude, that’s YOUR wife.
STANDING MAN: WHAT the — ah, crappykins. Last time I do THAT in the dark.

{{header: measure twice cut once at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: although to be fair she was next on the list anyways}}

#184; In which Marcus escapes Tragedy transcribed by in

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!