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Of course SECONDS after Devi sent that out, Jason Matthews sent this as his
Biography.

You can either use it for the Website or just the Con Book, or whatever.

*Heather, here is a brief bio . . .*

Matthews' first exposure to the gaming hobby came in 1984, when his father
put a copy of *Axis and Allies* under the Christmas tree.  He has been an
avid gamer ever since.  He has been tempted into nearly every element of the
hobby, from wargames to Euros to miniatures and CCG's (sorry, no LARP'ing).

His roots are in the L.A. suburbs.  He grew up in Covina and San Dimas, but
does not remember any high school assemblies involving Bill, Ted, Napoleon
or Socrates.  As an L.A. gamer, Matthews was a regular at Strategicon and
its associated conventions -- having pathetically bused there once -- while
growing up.

Escaping Los Angeles after droughts, riots and an unforseen frog downpour,
Matthews spent several years studying law, and you guessed it, playing
games.  During that time he moved away from an exclusive interest in
wargaming and became intrigued by gaming of all types and genres.

After a couple of years of experience as a playtester and reviewer, Matthews
decided to unleash his own Frankenstein on the unsuspecting villagers.
Twilight Struggle was his first game and is currently rated #4 all-time game
on Board Game Geek.  It won several awards including two IGA Awards and two
Golden Geeks and a Charles S. Roberts Award.  Matthews and his codesigner
Ananda Gupta were honored with the James F. Dunnigan Award for 2005 for
their design.

Matthews' sophomore effort was 1960: The Making of the President
codesignedwith Christian Leonhard.  It has also received several
awards and is in the
top 30 games on Board Game Geek.

Matthews spent twelve years employed with the United States Senate.  He
currently works for a major business association in Washington DC.  He has a
long suffering wife of 16 years who is a much better gamer than he is, and
two gamers-in-training that will probably be found hawking Pokemon cards in
the hallways.

Jason Matthews

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