Shem Phillips has been designing and publishing games under the Garphill Games’ brand since 2009. He is most commonly recognized for his work on the North Sea and West Kingdom series. Shem takes pride in producing beautiful games with interesting mechanics. In 2017, Shem’s design “Raiders of the North Sea” was nominated for the prestigious Kennerspiel des Jahres award. Since then, Shem has received many other awards and nominations for his designs. His newest titles, Gates of Gold and Keeper of Keys, are currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shem/viscounts-of-the-west-kingdom-gates-of-gold-keeper-of-key