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 that US shipping will start by the end of this week.
In every case, you will get a tracking number via email when your game is on the way!
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.
Please note: Most people will be receiving multiple mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.
So if you get the game by itself, and you're expecting other things, it's all good, that's expected! Your other things will come separately.
As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!
If you have a digital-only tier or "No Reward":
Some of you have gone through the survey anyway -- great! Some of you have upgraded your pledge to a physical copy -- lovely!!
If you want to do either of those two things, you have until THIS FRIDAY, April 10. After that, I will close the surveys for digital-only backers so you aren't pestered with reminder emails anymore.
Particularly if you are getting a game shipped outside the US:
Please fill out your survey ASAP! The fuel price shock is causing shipping prices to go up "daily" (per my shipping contact).
Hello, Boltonauts! The pledge manager is READY and the survey links are going out TODAY.
My ship with the games on it docked earlier this week! I don't yet have confirmation that the cargo has made it to the warehouse yet, but I assume they will be arriving soon. Soon enough that I'm ready to start arranging the shipping!
The survey link will be sent to your email on file. If you are seeing this update via email, then presumably you will get the survey at the same email address.
If you don't see the email within 24 hours (and it's not in your spam folder), feel free to contact me and I can send you your unique link.
This is the finished magnet set! It looks awesome!!
SOME IMPORTANT INFO
If you've done pledge managers before, most of this will be old hat, but JUST IN CASE...
1. PRINT & PLAY. If you have a DIGITAL ONLY TIER, the pledge manager is PURELY OPTIONAL. You should have already received a link to the print & play (via itch.io) back in December.
The pledge manager is useful if you want to get any add-ons (there is a WIDE VARIETY of items available) -- or, if you haven't downloaded the PNP already, you can click through the survey to confirm, and BackerKit will send you the PDF links directly.
2. MAILING ADDRESS. If you need me to SHIP you a physical game, I will need your address! Based on your location, the system will calculate the correct shipping charge, and you'll have a chance to settle that up and confirm your order. Once confirmed, your order will go into the shipping queue!
(In every case, backers are paying less than the true shipping cost! I am subsidizing it a bit because it makes the math way easier -- and also because you've been waiting for the game so patiently.)
3. EXPANSION PACK. All BackerKit backers (from the April 2025 campaign) are getting the Elbowpalooza Mini-Expansion for free. You don't need to add it on separately; it should already be in your cart automatically.
In fact, you will be getting an edition of the game with the expansion ALREADY INSIDE the box.
Elbowpalooza Mini-Expansion
4. BONUS ITEMS. If you added on extra items during the campaign, or qualified for any free bonus items, they should already be reflected in your cart! Feel free to let me know if you THINK something should be there that ISN'T.
For example, there are 3 bonus cards available! Two of them (Gax and Piranhamoose) were backer incentives and have been added to qualifying folks' carts already. You can also purchase them a la carte if you missed out on the incentive.
The third bonus card, Norbert, is for Patreon members only! If you are subscribed to my Patreon at any paid tier, make sure you've messaged me (on Patreon) to reserve your bonus card. (And if you're not on Patreon, there's no better time to sign up! It'll get you the bonus card!)
Patreon exclusive bonus card
5. ADD-ONS. I have upturned my workshop and dug in the couch cushions to find a TON of optional goodies that I would love to ship to you alongside your game!
A bunch of them are VERY LIMITED because they are simply my last inventory of that particular item.
As a guy who has been making merch over the course of literal decades, It's really hard to clear out, like, the last few copies of a given thing. So a bunch of it's in here! Browse and discover all the curiosities!!
There are plenty of the standard Wondermark items -- books, stickers, pins, posters, etc.
There are copies of my other games -- including something quite surprising:
Machine of Death & the expansion set (Side Effects)
I REALLY thought the Machine of Death game (which we Kickstarted back in 2013) was completely sold out. But we discovered a forgotten case at the back of the warehouse!!!
These are the VERY LAST COPIES of MOD that I have. The game was a huge success when we launched it, but it's been years since it's been available for sale anywhere outside of, like, eBay.
This is also a great opportunity to use up all the card sleeves I ordered to fit the slightly odd cards in this game. The full game's set of sleeves (a whopping 1,400 sleeves, if you sleeve every card in the game and expansions) is available as a separate add-on.
WILL 1,400 SLEEVED CARDS FIT INTO THESE TWO BOXES? I genuinely don't know.
I took the opportunity with Bolted!'s print run to have the same factory make a new printing of my famous Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards:
Each set comes with 12 multi-purpose cards, covering different occasions.
All packaged with envelopes in a very cool foil-stamped stationery box!!
The Multi-Purpose Cards are available in two sets -- "Universal" and "Holidays". The Universal set is the fresh printing and it comes in the sweet box pictured above.
If you order this set, it will ship WITH your game.
All other add-ons will arrive SEPARATELY from your game, because they are coming from me directly, not the fulfillment center.
This means many of you will get 2 packages from me (OR MORE??)! How exciting!!
Finally -- if you are getting this email and you HAVEN'T ordered the game -- you can now go directly to the pledge manager and create a new order if you care to.
Let me know if you have any questions about any of the above. Thanks!!
Hello friends! A brief update here to report that:
Production on the Bolted! games is COMPLETE. The final games departed the factory a few weeks ago and are at this very momentcrossing the Pacific.
There's more than just these (but these are some of them)
Even though no one would really see it, I made a point to make the shipping cartons look cool.
I have a sample copy at Emerald City Comic Con! If you're at the con this weekend in Seattle, come say hello at booth #25000 in the Summit building and check out my single sample copy of the game (and the magnets set)!
This can only mean that...
Address surveys are next. Once I've wrapped up the convention this weekend, I'll get the pledge manager into shape so we can start shipping as soon as the games arrive in our fulfillment center! Still on track to start shipping out around the end of March!
This is actually just a screenshot of the video. The link is above. Sorry for any confusion.
I made some corrections based on this sample, but that was like WEEKS ago now. The games are already on the press. It's gonna look great!!
I mean, it doesn't look much different in this picture from all the other pictures you've seen recently, because the handmade mockup I made for photo purposes last fall was really good. But the real one is real!!
Also now real is the magnet set:
It is NINE PAGES of magnets -- about 150 individual pieces.
If you missed out on getting this, but now you want it because it's clear from this picture how great it is, fear not! It will be available separately in the pledge manager.
That's the update for now! Things are moving forward on schedule. Thanks again for your help with the micro-survey!
For the "Low ink" edition, which is all the same content with simplified artwork, I reverted to the original black & white artwork for all cards (just the drawings, before I added any color).
I'm super charmed by it... in a way, the black & white versions have their own special "vintage" feel, as it more closely resembles the original source material.
Either version (full color or low-ink) contains all the same game content. The rulebook is also provided in the download.
If you have any other questions, or notice anything wrong with the files, feel free to comment on this update and I'll reply when I can. Thanks & happy holidays!!
Example of full color edition
Example of "low ink" edition (same content, different art)
