Skaff Elias | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Skaff Elias is a game designer.
Skaff Elias: A Pioneer in Game Design
Skaff Elias is a renowned game designer known for his contributions to iconic games like Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. He played a pivotal role in the early development of Magic, designing multiple sets and co-creating the Magic Pro Tour. Elias has also collaborated on other successful projects, including the Chainmail miniatures game and the Mindbug dueling card game.
Career
Skaff Elias started working on Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast when the company was still fairly new. : 287 He was one of the designers for various Magic sets, including Arabian Nights (December 1993), Antiquities (March 1994), Legends (June 1994), Fallen Empires (November 1994), and Ice Age (June 1995), Mark Rosewater also credits Skaff Elias with the invention of the Magic Pro Tour.
Elias was responsible for the design work on the Chainmail miniatures game. : 289 Elias and Richard Garfield designed an MMORPG based on Dungeons & Dragons, which was never published because Hasbro sold the D&D computer game rights to Infogrames. : 290
He co-authored the D&D manual Miniatures Handbook (2003).
Elias and Garfield also worked on Mind Twist, a free-to-play strategy game from Mind Control Software.
In 2022, Nerdlab Games published Mindbug, a dueling card game designed by Elias, Garfield, Christian Kudahl, and Marvin Hegen.[citation needed]