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Jigar Chandra

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Jigar Chandra has been building games in one form or another since school—starting with a story-driven trading game he coded in C in 10th grade, and homebrew mashups like “UNO-cricket” during engineering. A lifelong gamer (from Business and classic video games to discovering Catan during the pandemic), he loves using technology to tune real-world play. For OM: The Journey, he iterated on early mechanisms with…

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simulation algorithms to balance travel routes, resources, and tempo. Jigar founded ButterThief Games to create “magical” tabletop experiences that connect friends, family, and yet-to-be-friends. When he’s not designing, he’s likely playing board games, watching football, geeking out over Harry Potter, singing or travelling. He can be reached on Instagram at @jiggschandra007: https://www.instagram.com/jiggschandra007/

Biography and credits from BoardGameGeek.

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OM: The Journey

2026