How Do Tariffs Affect the Board Game Industry

This week, we wanted to give a somewhat thorough overview of how the board game industry is reacting to the announced tariffs and what it means for us, as consumers in this hobby.

An episode of the The Cardboard Herald podcast, hosted by Eric Moots, titled "How Do Tariffs Affect the Board Game Industry" was published on April 7, 2025 and runs 71 minutes.

April 7, 2025 ·71m · The Cardboard Herald

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This week, we wanted to give a somewhat thorough overview of how the board game industry is reacting to the announced tariffs and what it means for us, as consumers in this hobby. Here are some of the links we reference in the video: https://stonemaiergames.com/the-darkest-timeline/ https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/172826/publishers-talk-more-about-us-tariffs https://solisgamestudio.com/blog/the-growing-bay-area-industry-that-tariffs-may-kill 0:00 - Introductions 00:47 - Topic Introduction: How Do Tariffs Affect the Board Game Industry 07:35 - What Are Tariffs? 19:13 - What Are People in the Industry Saying? 54:42 - What Are Things We Can Do To Help Out? 01:09:20 - Outro!

Episode Description

This week, we wanted to give a somewhat thorough overview of how the board game industry is reacting to the announced tariffs and what it means for us, as consumers in this hobby.

Here are some of the links we reference in the video:

https://stonemaiergames.com/the-darkest-timeline/

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/172826/publishers-talk-more-about-us-tariffs

https://solisgamestudio.com/blog/the-growing-bay-area-industry-that-tariffs-may-kill

0:00 - Introductions

00:47 - Topic Introduction: How Do Tariffs Affect the Board Game Industry

07:35 - What Are Tariffs?

19:13 - What Are People in the Industry Saying?

54:42 - What Are Things We Can Do To Help Out?

01:09:20 - Outro!

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