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# Tariffs Force Board Game Maker to Abandon U.S. Manufacturing Plans
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/tariffs-force-board-game-maker-to-abandon-u-s-manufacturing-plans/
- Published: 2026-07-13T16:11:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:11:09.000Z
- Description: When WS Game Company faced a seven-figure tariff hit on Chinese imports, its CEO killed a domestic production plan entirely. The company couldn’t absorb tariff costs while competing on price, and U.S.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-commerce, supply chain, tariffs, manufacturing

Source: [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/12/made-in-usa-monopoly-dice.html?ref=adjacent.media)

When WS Game Company faced a seven-figure tariff hit on Chinese imports, its CEO killed a domestic production plan entirely. The company couldn't absorb tariff costs while competing on price, and U.S. manufacturing remains too expensive relative to existing Chinese supply chains, even with tariffs factored in. The result: trade policy creates an incentive structure that pushes manufacturers toward offshoring rather than reshoring. Companies accept higher costs or exit markets rather than rebuild domestic capacity that doesn't exist—a gap between tariff rhetoric (bringing manufacturing home) and tariff reality.