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[[The latest goods THAT YOU CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT “Take It Apart” TINKERBOX PARTS – TOOLS Shiny Sundries Designed to Rapidly Expend Your Working Capital. BEST PRICES OF THE SEASON/ENCLOSE CASH WITH ORDER
FISH GRASPERS. Expand the capability of any device with the addition of Fish Graspers. Your stove, coffeepot, tire-jack &c. will do double duty with this tool securely installed. $1.00
THE MANGLER. Should your handicrafts call for fresh bone marrow, this bench-mounted device will extract it speedily. Why pay more for store-bought? Fresh is unmatched for flavor. $3.50
COIN-PURSE GUN. A weapon to keep handy at all times of day or night. Fend off bothersome insects without danger of injury to others. Provoke comforting touches before boarding aircraft. $2.00
MOONDIAL. The best tool yet invented to ensure marital harmony. Gentlemen, hide this in the back yard and see on which days you should keep your fat mouth shut. $5.25
ROBOT SHAVER. Children and animals are not allowed in most robot competitions. Hide your treachery with this shaver – removes hair and imparts a waxy, metallic sheen. $2.00
“WOW” GADGET. What does it do? We have not been able to determine, but it looks very impressive resting casually on a desk. Appear learned to friends. $7.75
DESCRIPTIONS TAKEN FROM PRESS RELEASES – NOTHING HAS BEEN TESTED]]

{{alt-text: All outlandish claims are taken at face value because we need to fill pages with SOMETHING}}

The Tinkerer’s Handbook, Page 4 (of 8) transcribed by in

[[The latest goods THAT YOU CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT “Take It Apart” TINKERBOX PARTS – TOOLS Shiny Sundries Designed to Rapidly Expend Your Working Capital. BEST PRICES OF THE SEASON/ENCLOSE CASH WITH ORDER
FISH GRASPERS. Expand the capability of any device with the addition of Fish Graspers. Your stove, coffeepot, tire-jack &c. will do double duty with this tool securely installed. $1.00
THE MANGLER. Should your handicrafts call for fresh bone marrow, this bench-mounted device will extract it speedily. Why pay more for store-bought? Fresh is unmatched for flavor. $3.50
COIN-PURSE GUN. A weapon to keep handy at all times of day or night. Fend off bothersome insects without danger of injury to others. Provoke comforting touches before boarding aircraft. $2.00
MOONDIAL. The best tool yet invented to ensure marital harmony. Gentlemen, hide this in the back yard and see on which days you should keep your fat mouth shut. $5.25
ROBOT SHAVER. Children and animals are not allowed in most robot competitions. Hide your treachery with this shaver – removes hair and imparts a waxy, metallic sheen. $2.00
“WOW” GADGET. What does it do? We have not been able to determine, but it looks very impressive resting casually on a desk. Appear learned to friends. $7.75
DESCRIPTIONS TAKEN FROM PRESS RELEASES – NOTHING HAS BEEN TESTED]]

{{alt-text: All outlandish claims are taken at face value because we need to fill pages with SOMETHING}}

The Tinkerer’s Handbook, Page 4 (of 8) transcribed by in

[[The latest goods THAT YOU CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT "Take It Apart" TINKERBOX PARTS - TOOLS Shiny Sundries Designed to Rapidly Expend Your Working Capital. BEST PRICES OF THE SEASON/ENCLOSE CASH WITH ORDER
FISH GRASPERS. Expand the capability of any device with the addition of Fish Graspers. Your stove, coffeepot, tire-jack &c. will do double duty with this tool securely installed. $1.00
THE MANGLER. Should your handicrafts call for fresh bone marrow, this bench-mounted device will extract it speedily. Why pay more for store-bought? Fresh is unmatched for flavor. $3.50
COIN-PURSE GUN. A weapon to keep handy at all times of day or night. Fend off bothersome insects without danger of injury to others. Provoke comforting touches before boarding aircraft. $2.00
MOONDIAL. The best tool yet invented to ensure marital harmony. Gentlemen, hide this in the back yard and see on which days you should keep your fat mouth shut. $5.25
ROBOT SHAVER. Children and animals are not allowed in most robot competitions. Hide your treachery with this shaver - removes hair and imparts a waxy, metallic sheen. $2.00
"WOW" GADGET. What does it do? We have not been able to determine, but it looks very impressive resting casually on a desk. Appear learned to friends. $7.75
DESCRIPTIONS TAKEN FROM PRESS RELEASES - NOTHING HAS BEEN TESTED]]

{{alt-text: All outlandish claims are taken at face value because we need to fill pages with SOMETHING}}

All outlandish claims are taken at face value because we need to fill pages with SOMETHING

The Tinkerer’s Handbook, Page 4 (of 8)

  — April 29th, 2011

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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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