#583; In which a Dog is returned

Comic Transcripts

[[Victorian Pet Shop]]

Customer: I’d like to return this talking dog. It is broken. It can only utter lies.
Cashier: Certainly! Do you need a different size? A different color?

Customer: Just cash back if possible.
Cashier: Do you have a receipt?
Customer: I received it as a gift and sadly I do not believe Grandmother kept proper track of the paperwork. What with her advanced age and various pressing anxieties vis-a-vis same.

Cashier: Well, without a receipt the best I can give you is store credit, minus a restocking fee.
Customer: I see. Store credit.
Shop Owner: Hey! You just pulled this off the shelf and now you’re trying to return it!

Customer: What a preposterous accusation! Ask the dog itself.
Dog: He picked me up and came right to the return counter.
Customer: You see. LIES!

#583; In which a Dog is returned 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!