#386; In which All comes to Naught

Comic Transcripts

GLEN: I’m back! And I’ve become fabulously wealthy!
CLARA: Congratulations!
GLEN: As a way of thanking me for helping me out, I’d like to buy out your book stand and allow you to retire.

CLARA: That’s sweet of you, but I think I’d rather just keep doing my own thing.
GLEN: Then I shall erect a RIVAL book stand just across the way, and drive you out of business!
CLARA: Actually, that’d be great! You spend all the advertising money, bringing people to this corner to buy books…and then when my kind of people get disgusted by your soulless shell of a store, they’ll come and patronize me!

GLEN: It was a test. Everything was a test. To see if you’d really stick to your principles. Congrats! You passed.
CLARA: Oh! Is there a cash reward?
GLEN: AHA!
CLARA: Kidding.
GLEN: Marry me.
CLARA: No.

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GLEN: I’m back! And I’ve become fabulously wealthy!
CLARA: Congratulations!
GLEN: As a way of thanking me for helping me out, I’d like to buy out your book stand and allow you to retire.

#386; In which All comes to Naught 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!