Shem Phillips

ActivityProjectsRevenuePledgesAvg. PledgeLinks
2014 - 2025 26 $7,428,598 USD 92,039 $81 USD
Board game designer and publisher. Owner of Garphill Games. Co-owner of Arkus Games. Based in Waikanae, on the Kāpiti Coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Projects

KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Assyria: Second Edition
913%
Assyria: Second Edition
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Expand your lands, prepare for the floods, and construct mighty Ziggurats in this competitive strategy game for 1-4 players

Campaign: 2025/06/09 - 2025/06/26
Duration: 16 days
210,032 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
1,789Backers
117 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek South Tigris Trilogy Expansions
3862%
South Tigris Trilogy Expansions
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

One expansion for each South Tigris game, plus the Moonsaga campaign expansion!

Campaign: 2025/01/27 - 2025/02/13
Duration: 16 days
888,369 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
3,523Backers
252 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Skara Brae & The Anarchy
2938%
Skara Brae & The Anarchy
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Two brand new standalone strategy games from acclaimed designers, Shem Phillips and Bobby Hill, beautifully illustrated by Sam Phillips

Campaign: 2024/09/23 - 2024/10/10
Duration: 16 days
675,928 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
3,562Backers
190 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Inventors of the South Tigris
3025%
Inventors of the South Tigris
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Invent, build, test, and publish your ingenious devices in the latest 1-4 player heavy Euro game from Shem Phillips and Sam Macdonald.

Campaign: 2024/03/11 - 2024/03/28
Duration: 16 days
695,921 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
5,055Backers
138 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Ezra and Nehemiah
2334%
Ezra and Nehemiah
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Rebuild the walls and temple for the returning exiles of ancient Jerusalem in this 1-4 thematic strategy game from Garphill Games

Campaign: 2023/10/17 - 2023/11/03
Duration: 16 days
537,041 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
3,984Backers
135 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux
2161%
Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Return to the North Sea in this reimagined 1-5 player version of the original game that started it all!

Campaign: 2023/06/26 - 2023/07/13
Duration: 16 days
497,243 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
3,498Backers
142 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Scholars of the South Tigris
3307%
Scholars of the South Tigris
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Join the Translation Movement in this 1-4 player dice bag-building strategy game set in medieval Baghdad

Campaign: 2023/02/28 - 2023/03/16
Duration: 15 days
760,611 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
5,972Backers
127 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Circadians: First Light - Specialists Expansion
681%
Circadians: First Light - Specialists Expansion
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

+ Circadians: Chaos Order - Harbingers Expansion

Campaign: 2023/01/09 - 2023/01/20
Duration: 10 days
156,675 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
1,446Backers
108 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Legacy of Yu
1781%
Legacy of Yu
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Build the canals, repel the barbarians, and rise to fame in this solo-only campaign game set in ancient China.

Campaign: 2022/09/05 - 2022/09/16
Duration: 10 days
409,857 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
3,607Backers
114 NZDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Wayfarers of the South Tigris
2643%
Wayfarers of the South Tigris
A project in Waikanae, NZ by Shem Phillips 26 created

Explore the waterways, map the land, and chart the stars in this 1-4 player strategy game set in medieval Baghdad

Campaign: 2022/04/26 - 2022/05/12
Duration: 15 days
608,018 NZDof 23,000 NZD Goal
6,065Backers
100 NZDAvg.Pledge