Francis K. Lalumière

Spitting on sexual assault survivors is just like blaming “witches,” isn’t it? 400 years down the line, and shit don’t change.

Spice shaker getting recharged at A&W.

New design diary article on CC: Adversary! @gmtgames #wargames #boardgames #solo reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/10/cc-a...

It’s true that AI can be harmful: after I asked ChatGPT what Rush song would be easier to learn on the bass, it suggested I kill myself.

Just tell Trump AI stands for « American Intelligence » and he’ll shut up about the whole Super Intelligence moronic crap.

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??

I wonder what circle of hell Caroline Leavitt has managed to reach by now.

Today’s delivery! #wargames #boardgames @gmtgames.bsky.social

You can change (in your head) all the names you want, you're still stuck with yours for all eternity. Good luck with that.

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.

Latest boardgame review! reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/07/expa...

Arrivage du jour :

Lovely to find this finalist acknowledgement in the mail! @crimewritersofcanada #shortlist

Si j'assassine des gens par des commandes vocales données à mon iPhone, est-ce que je deviens un tueur en Siri ?

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...

It’s here! With a very special track. 🙂 @gmtgames.bsky.social #boardgames

When we say that wargamers plan their next moves everywhere, we mean EVERYWHERE.

Un spécimen pour la collection de @benoitmelancon.bsky.social (dans le Montréal souterrain, près de la Place Ville Marie) :

Part 2 of my design diary for Combat Commander: Adversary. GMT Games #wargames #boardgames reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/07/cc-a...

My latest flash review — because some of those old games are still a lot of fun! reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/07/flas...

Of fucking course.

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.

While on the bus : resist the urge to untwist that strap, or spend a lovely weekend in jail?

L’art de la métaphore se meurt, pis pas à peu près.

Latest delivery from @gmtgames. Pure insanity!! #wargames #boardgames

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.

Je demanderais à la Ville de Brossard de faire preuve d’un peu de retenue dans ses communications.

CC:Adversary, designer notes #1 @gmtgames #wargames #boardgames reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/06/cc-a...

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?)

Cooper Island • Great eurogame from a few years back. Criminally overlooked. #boardgames

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.

My latest wargame review: Infernal Machine reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/05/warg...

After years of blood, sweat and tears (of joy!), my Combat Commander solitaire system is officially a reality. www.gmtgames.com/p-1236-comba...

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...

Latest delivery by @gmtgames.bsky.social !

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.

But what will Bondi do with her precious burn book?

This week’s flash review: reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2026/04/flas...

LOST: It's too hard to plan a complex, multi-level TV show all in advance. PARADISE: Hold my beer, you whiny little bitch.

The only proper way to see Project Hail Mary is at the last showing on its very last day in the theaters.

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.

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.

If I'm ever waterboarded, the bastards better use the grammatically correct "WHOM do you work for," otherwise I'm not telling them shit.

Êtes-vous en train de dire que les conservateurs préfèrent avoir un homme comme premier ministre plutôt qu’une femme ? INCROYABLE !!

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.

Oh, so if we Canadians don’t deal with China, you’ll stop fucking us over? Please.

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…

Happy birthday, Sherlock.

My Top 10 boardgames for 2025! reportsfromthefrontlines.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-t...

Holiday tradition! One of the very best in the EXIT series. (The puzzle at the bank deserves an award.) #exitthegame #boardgames