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Francis K. Lalumière

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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 2h
Just tell Trump AI stands for « American Intelligence » and he’ll shut up about the whole Super Intelligence moronic crap.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The latest New Yorker crossword included clues about the movie Die Hard, the movie Contact, the Star Wars universe, French literature, board games, as well as military history. I mean ... Did I submit that crossword puzzle myself while I was sleepwalking or something??
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I wonder what circle of hell Caroline Leavitt has managed to reach by now.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Today’s delivery! #wargames #boardgames @gmtgames.bsky.social
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You can change (in your head) all the names you want, you're still stuck with yours for all eternity. Good luck with that.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Seeing my beloved Canada repeatedly threatened by the Toddler-in-Chief while North Korea gets a kiss on the butt cheek is something to behold. At some point you start wondering if trust can ever be earned back.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Latest boardgame review! reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/07/expa...
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Expansion review — Thunderverse Track Pack
Asphalt As the Eye Can See Designers: Carla & Jeff Horger Player count: 2-11 Publisher: GMT Games It was back in 2014 that designers Carl...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Arrivage du jour :
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Lovely to find this finalist acknowledgement in the mail! @crimewritersofcanada #shortlist
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Si j'assassine des gens par des commandes vocales données à mon iPhone, est-ce que je deviens un tueur en Siri ?
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
My design at @gmtgames.bsky.social, Combat Commander: Adversary, passed the 1000-preorder threshold today, and I have all of you CC fans to thank for making this possible in less than two months! The mind reels. www.gmtgames.com/p-1236-comba...
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GMT Games - Combat Commander: Adversary
Combat Commander: Adversary
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s here! With a very special track. 🙂 @gmtgames.bsky.social #boardgames
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
When we say that wargamers plan their next moves everywhere, we mean EVERYWHERE.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Un spécimen pour la collection de @benoitmelancon.bsky.social (dans le Montréal souterrain, près de la Place Ville Marie) :
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Part 2 of my design diary for Combat Commander: Adversary. GMT Games #wargames #boardgames reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/07/cc-a...
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CC: Adversary, Part 2 — New Horizons (I)
This is part 2 of a series of articles about my upcoming Combat Commander: Adversary game module —a solitaire system that lets one player d...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My latest flash review — because some of those old games are still a lot of fun! reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/07/flas...
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Flash Review — Attila
Players : 2-4   Works well with just 2 : Yes — but see my houserules Age : 10+  Playtime : 45 minutes Complexity : 4/10 [An oldie that's sti...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Of fucking course.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Believing that using AI to do everything for you won’t destroy your thinking process is exactly like believing that having a robot lift weights in your place will keep you fit.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
While on the bus : resist the urge to untwist that strap, or spend a lovely weekend in jail?
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
L’art de la métaphore se meurt, pis pas à peu près.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Latest delivery from @gmtgames. Pure insanity!! #wargames #boardgames
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Guys scrolling on their phones at the urinal: COME ON — forget that little screen and look at your dick for 30 seconds. It’s okay. And it might save your life one day.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Je demanderais à la Ville de Brossard de faire preuve d’un peu de retenue dans ses communications.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
CC:Adversary, designer notes #1 @gmtgames #wargames #boardgames reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/06/cc-a...
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CC: Adversary, Part 1 — Beginnings
This is part 1 of a series of articles about my upcoming Combat Commander: Adversary game module —a solitaire system that lets one player d...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Noon swings around and you can’t remember whether you’ve brushed your teeth this morning? I’ll go ahead and infer that you’re working from home. (No, not talking from personal experience at all — how dare you?)
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Cooper Island • Great eurogame from a few years back. Criminally overlooked. #boardgames
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
30 years ago, I decided to give wargames a shot. I walked into the legendary Valet d’Coeur in Montreal and bought these two gems—essentially based on subject matters. I got really lucky with those picks (still own them!), and that day sent me down a path that greatly influenced the rest of my life.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My latest wargame review: Infernal Machine reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/05/warg...
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Wargame review — Infernal Machine
Death From Below Designers: Ed Ostermeyer & Jeremy White Player count:  1 Publisher:  GMT Games (Yes, the designer count outweighs the pla...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
After years of blood, sweat and tears (of joy!), my Combat Commander solitaire system is officially a reality. www.gmtgames.com/p-1236-comba...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
My manuscript 'Lens Flare' has been shortlisted by the Crime Writers of Canada for this year's "Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author" contest. I'm thrilled beyond words -- which seems appropriate. crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en...
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THE 2026 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE SHORTLIST AND GRAND MASTER AWARD RECIPIENT | Crime Writers of Canada Events & Announcements
OTTAWA, ON – April 24, 2026 – Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) is pleased to announce the Shortlists for the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing. Since 1984,...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Latest delivery by @gmtgames.bsky.social !
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
On continue d'étrangler le télétravail... La nouvelle mairesse de Montréal qui embarque dans le mythe éhonté selon lequel c'est la job des travailleurs de rentabiliser les investissements des riches propriétaires immobiliers au centre-ville.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
But what will Bondi do with her precious burn book?
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This week’s flash review: reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/04/flas...
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Flash Review — Luthier
Players : 1-4   Works well with just 2 : Yes! Age : 14+  Playtime : 90-150 minutes Complexity : 8/10 You were born to a family of renowned i...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
LOST: It's too hard to plan a complex, multi-level TV show all in advance. PARADISE: Hold my beer, you whiny little bitch.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The only proper way to see Project Hail Mary is at the last showing on its very last day in the theaters.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Every single one of Trump’s stupid moves is about trying to cover for the *previous* stupid move, and the cycle keeps going. His entire existence is a Ponzi scheme of dumbfuckery.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I’m frankly surprised Trump hasn’t pardoned Harvey Weinstein yet, for the man seems like exactly his brand of despicable scumbag. Probably waiting for the check to clear.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
If I'm ever waterboarded, the bastards better use the grammatically correct "WHOM do you work for," otherwise I'm not telling them shit.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Êtes-vous en train de dire que les conservateurs préfèrent avoir un homme comme premier ministre plutôt qu’une femme ? INCROYABLE !!
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A Few Good Men still holds up 34 years later — but MAN the score sucks. It’s one stupid motif on the worst sounding synth you’ve ever heard (and always mixed too loud, for some reason). Had me rolling my eyes every time.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Oh, so if we Canadians don’t deal with China, you’ll stop fucking us over? Please.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
To whom it may concern: If you decide to manufacture special dice (like a Star Trek die or a BMW die or whatever) with a logo or symbol on one of the faces, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD make it replace the top number on the die! Not the bloody 1…
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy birthday, Sherlock.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
My Top 10 boardgames for 2025! reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-t...
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My Top 10 Boardgames Published in 2025
Here's a look at my 10 favorite games published in 2025. (Or else made available in North America so late in 2024 that there was no ...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Holiday tradition! One of the very best in the EXIT series. (The puzzle at the bank deserves an award.) #exitthegame #boardgames
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Chez les chiens détectives, on suit souvent une fausse pisse.
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Avoir su que je pouvais !
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I finally wrote a review of Combat Commander! Kind of. reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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The Play's the Thing
The existence of the most recent edition of Combat Commander made me wake up to two startling realizations. First, my favorite game in th...
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Francis K. Lalumière @fkl.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
And now for something different. #boardgames #wargames
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