Jason Matthews

I’ll be at Origins this year with four GMs running @gmtgames.bsky.social events like:
- Baltic Empires
- Plum Island Horror
- Microverse
- Army of the Potomac
- Dominant Species (run by Kai Jensen)!
- Twilight Struggle (play with @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social)!

And more. Hope to see you there!

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The Welsh come to Mardi Gras.

YouTube video by SD Hist Con 20 Years of Twilight Struggle with Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews

This was an absolute blast! TS played a huge part in introducing me to the hobby. My interview with Ananda Gupta and @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social can now be found on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDK...

Khrushchev and the Pivot from Stalinism (Reform in the Soviet Union, #2) The Soviet Union was one of the great dictatorships of the 20th century. It applied an immense amount of coercion on its own citizens as well as many of its neighboring countries. Yet the almost se…

The Soviet Union experienced two periods of liberalization, the first of which was started by Nikita Khrushchev 70 years ago. Read about it with board games by @peersylvester.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social and others!

This is all in DC and it is not available online. You have to attend to participate.

It's February and Cupid is doing his thing. What says romance like WWI? Join friends of the Wargame Wednesday, Ryan Heilman and Wes Crawford of Warf Rat Games, to discuss their upcoming title from award-winning designer, Hermann Luttmann -- A Forlorn Hope. Join us at Labyrinth at 6:00PM.

That would clearly be some form of self loathing.

If you tried to realize the phrase “cozy gaming” in physical form, it would inevitably look like @snowbrightstudio.bsky.social ‘s Harvest Hoppers. Charmingly illustrated pick up and deliver. Perfect for light family gaming.

YouTube video by SD Hist Con 20 Years of Twilight Struggle with Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews

SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 is continuing strong! Here's @danbullock.bsky.social interviewing @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social and Ananda Gupta about 20 years of Twilight Struggle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDK...

The director of Melania movie

YouTube video by SD Hist Con 20 Years of Twilight Struggle with Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews

As part of SD HistCon Winter Quarters, I will be moderating 20 Years of Twilight Struggle with @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social and Ananda Gupta. Come join us at 2:00PM EST today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDK...

Ananda I are appearing on a panel hosted by the inestimable @danbullock.bsky.social 2:00PM EST.

It doesn’t hurt.

Never Fight Alone Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.

"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

What an embarrassment to her name. I realize she’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer but is this performative nonsense necessary to get back on the View?

Necessary research.

Today is the vote on ICE funding and the government shutdown. The House IS NOT in session.

If you’d like to call your US Senators here is the number:

United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.

It’s so pretty!

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I didn’t think I could like Mike “Zilla Blitz” any more than I already did.

I was wrong. God bless the people of Minnesota. @zillablitz.bsky.social

Hi everyone, the Steam Board Games Fest is live! From today (Jan 26) – Feb. 2nd, Playdek's entire GMT catalog (Twilight Struggle, TS: Red Sea, Labyrinth, & Fort Sumter) is 50% off on Steam AND on mobile! Links to purchase/download are here: linktr.ee/playdek

Go nerds!

A few additions: Over the Hills and Far Away (popular British folk song of the Marlborough era). Handel’s Sarabande (the recurring theme in Barry Landon). And the World Turned Upside Down (Fife and Drum version obviously).

My top anticipated wargames of 2026 Whenever I begin drafting this particular article, I get genuinely excited. After all, who in our hobby doesn’t love news about new and upcoming titles? I find myself checking my pre-orders, browsi…

I am sharing list of my top anticipated wargames of 2026. Check it out! ⬇️
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social

Immersive Imperial Struggle Playlist (Board Game Playlists, #2) You love board games. You probably also like music. Let’s combine the two into an immersive playlist for Imperial Struggle (Ananda Gupta/Jason Matthews, GMT Games). Have it gently play in the backg…

I made an immersive playlist for #ImperialStruggle (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social)!

A cool Christmas gift from my son A photomosaic of the new 20th Anniversary, Hall of Fame edition of Twilight Struggle cover. If you’ve ever posted a photo of Twilight Struggle on the Geek, it’s probably in there. @gmtgames.bsky.social

Protests against brutal police states ... Tehran, or Minneapolis?

Perhaps, in all this darkness/oppression, the world could somehow find itself experiencing not an autocratic ascent but "a new birth of freedom;" and "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth" but rise while autocrats stumble and fall. Imagine.

Tonight’s the Knight! Wargame Wednesday with the Medieval hit, Swords and Sails featuring Jason Williams as our guest. Labyrinth Game Store on Capitol Hill at 6:00pm sharp.

Perhaps the most tragic thing about the Aldrich Ames case is that it was only ever about money. The people who were murdered and tortured as a result of his treason didn't really enter into his thinking. A rather contemporary issue as well. Good riddance, Aldrich Ames.