The price of toys, games and playground equipment increased 2.2% from April to May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of ...

If you want the best board game for kids, check out Klaus Teuber’s Catan Board Game. Perfect for children ages 10 and up, this is an intense strategy game that you can play with three to four ...

Meanwhile, Stegmaier is rushing to import games from China before the 90-day window closes. “To get bookings on ships from China to the U.S. is much more difficult than normal,” he said.

A board game depicts how a kill chain is intrinsic to combat with precision weapons. Players race to detect and attack their opponent in a simulated US-China war in 2040.

Bryant and co-owner Gwen Ruelle paused Chinese shipments of their game “Fire Tower” as tariffs against China climbed to 145%. They also delayed crowdfunding their next game, “ Punch Bowl.” ...

The USA may have lifted tariffs on books and comic books, but that's not the case for toys, board games, playing cards, and the like, with tariffs on China currently at 145%.

Now, with China leapfrogging the US-imposed tariffs with a new 125% levy, set to take effect tomorrow (April 12), things are looking ever more dire for the board game industry.

Sweetening the pot, many of the games that qualify are already on sale on their own. If you buy two already-discounted board games and save an extra 50% off one, that’s called “deal stacking ...

Games Board Games Board game legends discuss concerns over extortionate 104% tariff potential on China-US imports ...

I'd love to see an Ars deep-dive article on the process, from beginning to end, of making a modern board game a la Settlers of Catan or Scythe or their ilk. 3D printers don't scale well.