@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
History Nerd, political junky, Hill rat and historical board game designer.
Never leave home without it. @devirgames.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social
24.11.2025 04:22 — 👍 70 🔁 2 💬 4 📌 0
How to Win At Imperial Struggle (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social), tip #3: Use initiative wisely: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/h...
23.11.2025 16:55 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
ICYMI: Here’s my strategy primer on #ImperialStruggle (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social)
21.11.2025 22:40 — 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
A tip for all my fellow Star Trek fans visiting Andorra. They’re not blue. And they don’t have white hair. In fact, they’re basically indistinguishable from other Catalans. I felt silly wearing my antenna.
21.11.2025 17:43 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Great game on an unexplored topic.
21.11.2025 10:51 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
How to Win At Imperial Struggle (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social), tip #2: Board position first, VP second: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/h...
20.11.2025 22:40 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0I actually tried the day I took the pic. But it was closed. Next time.
20.11.2025 22:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Not only was I expecting the Spanish Inquisition, I walked a mile and a half to see it. This official blazon of the Inquisition still exists on a wall opposite Barcelona’s Cathedral. It was once the kings prison. “Auto-da-fes” — Catholic
public humiliation ceremonies — were held in the square.
Did you know Ted Racier’s Path’s of Glory inspired Francesco Nepitello’s amazing War of the Ring? Me neither, until we all hung out at Devir Fest. Obviously this pic is entitled The Lady Killers. @tdraicer.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @deviriberia.bsky.social
20.11.2025 14:15 — 👍 30 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
Tory’s modern classic, Votes for Women, on display en Español courtesy of our friends and partners @deviriberia.bsky.social @fortcircle.bsky.social @downtowntbrown.bsky.social
20.11.2025 13:59 — 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
The was the speaker lineup (in game box form) for the panel discussion on “The future of wargames” at the Dau Festival. According to @tdraicer.bsky.social it was his FIRST panel appearance!!! Hey wargame convention organizers, Ted should be on your shortlist. @downtowntbrown.bsky.social
20.11.2025 13:50 — 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
With this lovely gilded frame, perhaps the President would like to add this to the Oval Office? @gmtgames.bsky.social @deviriberia.bsky.social
20.11.2025 13:30 — 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
One of the most special moments for me at Dau Barcelona 2025 was watching young Catalan girls listen absolutely wrapped to @tdraicer.bsky.social explain I, Napoleon. It was magical to see. @gmtgames.bsky.social @deviriberia.bsky.social
20.11.2025 13:22 — 👍 23 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
I am so greateful to my friends at Devir for inviting me to celebrate their 25th year at the Dau Game Festival in Barcelona. Not only did I get to hang with old friends, I made some amazing new ones! Daniele Tascini of Marco Polo fame and Germán Millán of Bitoku! @deviriberia.bsky.social
20.11.2025 13:18 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
If you’re in Barcelona and are tired of decorating your offices in Picasso and Gaudi, Rodger MacGowan is the next best choice. @gmtgames.bsky.social @deviriberia.bsky.social
20.11.2025 12:02 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
That time DC took over the Devir offices in Barcelona. @elizhargrave.bsky.social @deviriberia.bsky.social @torybrown.bsky.social
20.11.2025 11:56 — 👍 33 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0This looks pretty damn spectacular.
17.11.2025 12:41 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
How to Win at Imperial Struggle (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social):
16.11.2025 18:00 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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The Barcelona honeymoon photo with me and @tdraicer.bsky.social that you didn’t know you needed. @devirgames.bsky.social
16.11.2025 07:15 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
More SDHistCon highlights. A Teach & Play session of Drachen, the upcoming recon series game centered on World War 1 Verdun, designed by @volko.bsky.social. Fascinating exploration of fog-of-war, intelligence, and hidden information.
#boardwargames #boardgames @gmtgames.bsky.social
Interesting.
08.11.2025 08:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Remember, remember the 5th of November!
But not for some odd British version of Halloween. Because it’s Wargame Wednesday! Tonight at 6:00pm we’re joined by Jason Williams who will discuss his epic design on the Middle Ages, Swords and Sails.
Join us at Labyrinth tonight.
Hey I got my copy! Congrats Ian!
03.11.2025 23:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Vote tomorrow and play Wednesday. Join us for the final Wargame Wednesday of 2025 with Jason Williams designer of the epic Swords & Sails. As always, we kick off at 6 with a question and answer session followed by a demo and open historical gaming. See you at Labyrinth on Capitol Hill.
03.11.2025 22:54 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
If you would like to learn about great design by @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social & AnandaGupta - Imperial Struggle (via @gmtgames.bsky.social) - we created a video review. You will find there also some strategy tips there! Enjoy! ⬇️
theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/03/30/i...
Fun conversation I participated in with the Dragoons on the history and future of wargaming in GAMA. armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s15e5/
17.10.2025 14:48 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Germany’s parliament met only 20 times during the Nazis’ 12-year reign, and didn’t meet at all in the last 3 years. MAGA Mike Johnson is going after that record.
16.10.2025 13:07 — 👍 771 🔁 281 💬 13 📌 6
Its amazing that just 5 years after Twilight Struggle was created, an international league spawned the globe with intense competition from all over the world. Join the ITSL for its 15th!!! Season.
Thanks to Tasos and the ITSL League for all their work! @gmtgames.bsky.social
I am quite aware Andy. But calling them Venezuelan fisherman is how we embarrass ourselves.
15.10.2025 00:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
