Tabletop Game Publisher Is Very Publicly Suing Trump Administration Over Tariffs

Stonemaier Games, the US-based company behind Wingspan and other popular board games, has announced today on its blog that it will be suing the Trump administration over tariffs. The company will be joining many others in a larger lawsuit targeting the tariffs, which Stonemaier Games says will cost it almost $1.5 million in additional payments.With a tariff on Chinese imports of 145%, Stonemaier is facing an extra $14.50 tariff on every $10 it has spent on manufacturing games with its partner in China--most of them print runs that were ordered before Trump took office. With a new game, Vantage, set to launch in the upcoming months, Stonemaier is in a tough position.The company has laid out its plans for handling the tariffs, including shipping directly from China to other countries, with sales outside the US making up 35% of its business. Stock destined for the US market will be stored in China for now, in the hope that tariffs will be decreased before it has to be shipped, though where games are out of stock Stonemaier has opted to import as usual and "eat most of the tariff cost (which more than doubles [its] costs) to minimize the impact on distributors, retailers, and consumers."Continue Reading at GameSpot

Apr 23, 2025 - 14:32

Tabletop Game Publisher Is Very Publicly Suing Trump Administration Over Tariffs

Stonemaier Games, the US-based company behind Wingspan and other popular board games, has announced today on its blog that it will be suing the Trump administration over tariffs. The company will be joining many others in a larger lawsuit targeting the tariffs, which Stonemaier Games says will cost it almost $1.5 million in additional payments.

With a tariff on Chinese imports of 145%, Stonemaier is facing an extra $14.50 tariff on every $10 it has spent on manufacturing games with its partner in China--most of them print runs that were ordered before Trump took office. With a new game, Vantage, set to launch in the upcoming months, Stonemaier is in a tough position.

The company has laid out its plans for handling the tariffs, including shipping directly from China to other countries, with sales outside the US making up 35% of its business. Stock destined for the US market will be stored in China for now, in the hope that tariffs will be decreased before it has to be shipped, though where games are out of stock Stonemaier has opted to import as usual and "eat most of the tariff cost (which more than doubles [its] costs) to minimize the impact on distributors, retailers, and consumers."Continue Reading at GameSpot