S J Macdonald
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S J Macdonald

39 games 134 3D models Designed 39 games Art for 1 game

Sam Macdonald is a board game designer from New Zealand. He is known for his medium to medium-heavy Euros, such as the West Kingdom and South Tigris trilogies and his sci-fi themed Circadians series. He works for Garphill Games and often collaborates with Shem Phillips. Games published: 2018 Architects of the West Kingdom (with Shem Phillips) 2019 Paladins of the West Kingdom (with Shem Phillips) 2019 Circadians:…

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First Light 2020 Viscounts of the West Kingdom (with Shem Phillips) 2022 Circadians: Chaos Order (with Zach Smith) 2022 Wayfarers of the South Tigris (with Shem Phillips) 2023 Scholars of the South Tigris (with Shem Phillips) 2024 Ezra and Nehemiah (with Shem Phillips) 2024 Inventors of the South Tigris (with Shem Phillips) 2025 Assyria: Second Edition (with Shem Phillips & Emanuele Ornella) 2026 Secret Societies 2026 Spirited (with Shem Phillips & Zach Smith) 2026 The Great Sea (with Zach Smith) 2026 Towers of Sifnos (with Shem Phillips) 2026 Skute (with Shem Phillips & Zach Smith)

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Designed 38 games

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Shadow Moon Syndicates: Illicit Company 2026 0
Secret Societies: Merica 2026 0
Skute 2026 0
The Great Sea 2026 0
The Great Sea: Alternate Combat Cards 2026 0
Inventors of the South Tigris: Era of Experts 2025 0
Scholars of the South Tigris: Body of Books 2025 0
Assyria: Second Edition – Scythians and Hurrians 2025 0
Circadians: Prima Alba “Big Box” 2025 0
Circadians: First Light – Specialists Expansion 2023 0
Circadians: Chaos Order – Harbingers Expansion 2023 0
Paladins of the West Kingdom: The Vassals Mini-Expansion 2021 0
Circadians: First Light – Allies Expansion 2019 0

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