Jason Matthews
@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
History Nerd, political junky, Hill rat and historical board game designer.
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.
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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.
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.
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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.
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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...
20 Years of Twilight Struggle with Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews
YouTube video by SD Hist Con
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January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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...
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The director of Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The director of Melania movie
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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...
20 Years of Twilight Struggle with Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews
YouTube video by SD Hist Con
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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.
Exciting online events to check out at SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026! – SDHist
sdhist.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Ananda I are appearing on a panel hosted by the inestimable @danbullock.bsky.social 2:00PM EST.
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"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...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"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...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Necessary research.
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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.
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.
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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.
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.
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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
I was wrong. God bless the people of Minnesota. @zillablitz.bsky.social
A Statement
YouTube video by Zilla Blitz
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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
I was wrong. God bless the people of Minnesota. @zillablitz.bsky.social
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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
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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!
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Go nerds!
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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
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
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…
theboardgameschronicle.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
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I made an immersive playlist for #ImperialStruggle (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.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…
cliosboardgames.wordpress.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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?
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Protests against brutal police states ... Tehran, or Minneapolis?
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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.
January 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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.
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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.
January 7, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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.
Its 2026 -- the USA's 250th and the 4th consecutive year of Wargame Wednesday. Jason Williams, designer and publisher of the very cool "dudes on a map" historical game, Swords & Sails, is our featured speaker (his makeup session). Come this Wednesday at 6:00PM @labyrinthdc.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Its 2026 -- the USA's 250th and the 4th consecutive year of Wargame Wednesday. Jason Williams, designer and publisher of the very cool "dudes on a map" historical game, Swords & Sails, is our featured speaker (his makeup session). Come this Wednesday at 6:00PM @labyrinthdc.bsky.social
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Today is the fifth day of Best Week! Did you know that 2025 contained an unusually high number of games about human relationships? An unusually high number of *good* games about human relationships? Now you do! Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2025/12/29/b...
Best Week 2025! The D.T.R.!
Do people still D.T.R.? When I was a youngling, the acronym stood for Define The Relationship, that belly-clenching moment when two people would sit across from one another, lock eyes, and hold a s…
spacebiff.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today is the fifth day of Best Week! Did you know that 2025 contained an unusually high number of games about human relationships? An unusually high number of *good* games about human relationships? Now you do! Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2025/12/29/b...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Just read this today and I’m, of course, glad that the Economist reached out to two people I would have shortlisted to talk about how EU5 fits in the history learning space.
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social and I lighting up the world with our erudition about video games in the economist (though Bret made out better than I did; but then again, Bret plays a lot more EU than I do)
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
What if the best way to learn about history is by playing with it?
Video games are changing the way people understand the past
www.economist.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just read this today and I’m, of course, glad that the Economist reached out to two people I would have shortlisted to talk about how EU5 fits in the history learning space.
My friend Russell Ginns has created this fantastic Twilight Struggle accessory just in time for Christmas, check it out.
www.etsy.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My friend Russell Ginns has created this fantastic Twilight Struggle accessory just in time for Christmas, check it out.