Meet the Instructor

Jay Schneider

Game Designer

Jay Schneider has more than 30 years of experience in the gaming industry, beginning his career as a professional chess player and game theorist. He is widely known for discovering the Mana Curve in Magic: The Gathering and for his work on the Xbox Hall of Fame megahit, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers.

Currently, Jay is a founder of Fire Opal Games, with recent senior design credits on:

• Multi-ENNIE award-winning: 13th Age RPG line
• Escapist Game of the Year: Shadowrun: Crossfire
• Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonfire
• Gold Medal Award Intl. Serious Play Conference winner: Monsters vs. Fractions
• Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck
• Battletech Tactical Companion
• Armello: The Board Game
• Obscurids TCG