Best Known For:
Jason Matthews is best known for co-designing the Cold War board game Twilight Struggle (2006) and 1960: The Making of the President (2007), which recreates the 1960 U.S. presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
Other Games:
Matthews also co-designed Campaign Manager 2008 (2009), based on the 2008 U.S. presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain; and Founding Fathers (scheduled to be released in 2010), which focuses on the writing of the United States Constitution.
First Published Game:
Twilight Struggle, published by GMT Games, was Matthews' first published game.
Awards:
1960: The Making of the President was my pick as the best board game of 2007, and it won a 2008 International Gamers Award. Twilight Struggle was my pick as the #4 board game of 2006, and it won a 2006 International Gamers Award.
More About Jason Matthews:
Matthews is the former chief of staff for U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. Since April 2009, he has worked as director of the Congressional and Public Affairs Division for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
