Crier from the Castle for 4/21

Tariffs and dice

 Spoke with the owner of a small dice company last night who stopped by the store on his way north.  He says that, unless the tariffs are drastically reduced, he will likely have to shut down his company by the end of 2026. There is just no way for him to stay in business in the face of 145% tariffs.

Interview with the Owners of Runaway Parade Games

 Interview with the owners of Runnaway Parade Games on the effect Trump's tariffs are/will have on their boardgame company. It's not positive.

Tariffs Effect on Boardgame Companies

 

If the tariffs continue, things will get bad for the hobby game industry. A tariff of 10% could be absorbed, even a 20% one with some stress. A 35% tariff inflicts serious damage on the industry but a 146% one is devastating. In this interview, Price Johnson of Cephalofair Games says his company may have to quit distributing its games in the US due to the tariffs. One shipment costs $840,000 to manufacture and Cephalofair has to pay another estimated $873,000 in taxes to bring it into the country, effectively doubling the cost, with no additional benefit to the company.

Crier from the Castle 4/13

Brandon discussing this week's events at the store.

Games Workshop New Releases for May 3.

 Games Workshop has new figures for Legion Imperialis and Warhammer Old World High Elves listed for May 3 release.  Let us know if you want any so we can put an order 

Disney Lorcana Pricing

 

I am seeing sealed booster boxes of Disney Lorcana’s Into the Inklands selling for as low as $30 at some bargain outlets. From what I have heard, Ravensburger heard complaints about the scarcity of First Chapter and Rise of the Floodborn booster boxes and decided to give players (and stores) what they had asked for, a print run of Into the Inklands sufficiently large enough that no orders would need allocations.  Stores apparently did not believe this and played the allocation game, putting in large ordered with the expectation allocations would occur and the store would receive some number close to the quantity wanted. Instead, stores got just what they ordered and either had to pay on receipt or, if they have good credit, on 30 day terms. Given the amount of Into the Inklands hitting the market, supply and demand says the industry will see drastic price cuts to move the product, below cost in many cases, merely to recover some of the money invested in the set.