Jason A. Holt
MisCon 39 Panel Volunteer
Jason writes books and works in the board game industry. He helped design the English-language word list for Codenames, which won the 2016 Spiel des Jahres. He co-authored the rulebook for Alchemists, which won the 2015 Essen Feather, a prize for best board game rulebook. Jason has also worked on rulebooks for Galaxy Trucker, Space Alert, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and every other game ever published by Czech Games Edition.
In his Fighter Fred novels, he combines his love of fantasy with his love of rulebooks and discovers that the result can be hilarious.
Scheduled Panels and Presentations:
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Sun 3:00 - 4:50 PM, Codenames 10th Anniversary Party, Great Hall 4 ()
Panelists: Jason A. HoltTen years ago, Jason showed up at MisCon wearing a black hat and sunglasses, looking for people to help him playtest the word list he had developed for the English-language version of Codenames. Since then, the game has been translated into 30 languages and sold over 15 million copies. Now it is being inducted into the board game Hall of Fame at Origins. Come celebrate by playing Codenames with Jason. Two-hour event. Walk in anytime, preferably while we still have cookies.
