Jason Matthews

I am genuinely excited about this project and you should be, too.

The Federal Government may close but there is no stopping Wargame Wednesday! Joins us Labyrinth Games at 6:00 pm to preview the exciting IADs the Game (Integrated Air Defense System) by the husband and wife team Madonna & Ric Rebulanan! See you there!

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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Hunh. I thought this was only for Protestants. Well, so long suckers.

#OTD 45 years ago, the Iran-Iraq war began. Both countries exhausted themselves in the process of the war. (Image from #TwilightStruggle @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social)

“It’s a pity both sides can’t lose.” — Henry Kissinger

They Tried to Snuff Out Hawaii's Native Board Game. Meet the Man Keeping It Alive Kōnane was once a national pastime, played by peasants and rulers alike. Now John Kaʻohelauliʻi has made it his mission to bring it back.

Really engaging read on Hawaiian cultural preservation through the lens of their ancient board game,
Konane.

France had strategic depth in the 18th century, juggling four theaters in the global struggle with Britain (image from #ImperialStruggle @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social). The nascent USA had none. Read more about their alliance: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/t...

Space-Cast! #42. The Twilight Cardboard - Space-Biff! Space-Cast!  On today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Pako Gradaille to discuss his recent board game Onoda, about the Imperial Japanese officer who continued to wage the Second World War for nearly thirty ye...

This is the podcast episode that got Dan Thurot nominated for a games coverage award. Definitely worth a listen www.buzzsprout.com/265407/episo...

A visit from Zilla always improves the mood in DC.

Amen

Summit Award An annual award, given out by the San Diego Historical Gaming Convention, that recognises a historical board game published in the preceding year that most broadened the hobby through the ease of teac...

Thanks to @boardgamegeek.com (and @candidrum.bsky.social in particular!) for adding the Summit Award to their awards database and linking it to game pages. You can view past winners and nominees here: boardgamegeek.com/award/113190.... We love to see it!

Fun read, but I was expecting the reference to be to Founding Fathers, not Imperial Struggle for some reason.

Tonight would be a superb night to crack out Tory Brown's modern classic @downtowntbrown.bsky.social and commemorate a little bit of American progress. @fortcircle.bsky.social

The perfect drink for when your DEFCON is low.

Join us tonight at 6:00pm for Wargame Wednesday
@labyrinthdc.bsky.social with Kevin McPartland discussing his fantastic games Banish the Snakes and Conquest of Paradise
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Board game 1960 the making of the president by GMT.

Only time for one game this past weekend and taught 1960:The Making of the President to a friend of mine. Was hoping to get this one plus 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Watergate in. Took us longer to play 1960 than I had planned. Had fun though. @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social #boardgames

As many as 100 Epstein victims will attend Washington rally Wednesday The rally comes as lawmakers Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) want a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to release Epstein files.

As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.

The funny thing is that the Department of Defense, and the US Government generally, view "wargames" very broadly -- everything from a FEMA exercise, to the CDC "wargaming an outbreak" to the Coast Guard handling an oil spill. Its the hobby, that thinks they require a hex map, chits and a CRT.

Glad you guys enjoyed it!

Like Napoleon from Elba, Wargame Wednesday returns this coming week, September 3rd at 6:00 PM Labyrinth Games and Puzzles on Capitol Hill. Our featured speaker will be the Kevin McPartland, designer of the recent GMT hit, Banish the Snakes.
See you there!

Agreed. Just about the perfect father son wargame.

Inaugural play of Days of Wonders, Battle for Hoth. Days of Wonder is of course a @asmodee-es.bsky.social brand. The game utilizes Richard Borgs fantastic Command & Colors system. My 10 year old self was thrilled. Go grab it. Oh, the Sith Lord across from me won.

A Wild Card for the Board Game Business: Trump’s Tariffs

Pretty sold piece on the impacts of Trumps tariffs on this collection of American small businesses.

Tragically, my fellow nerds are insufficiently well heeled to go to Mara Largo and buy and flatter their way out of them.

Nothing like old friends getting back together. Lucky us, we got the fat, dumb junior-partner.

Tickets are on sale now for SDHistCon Summit 2025, to be held from Nov. 7-10 in San Diego: tabletop.events/conventions/.... More information on the event: sdhist.com/sdhist-summi.... Hope you can join us for it!

I love this game. I love this subject. It’s a genius piece of design.

Ha! Buying games and not playing them IS the hobby.

The whole family really enjoyed Queen Games charming flip and write, Star Explorer. @queengamesus.bsky.social