The email below discusses some of the actions Portal Games plans to take in response to American tariffs and notably, advises
American customers who want to back their upcoming release Race for Berlin
to put in a $1 placeholder pledge until the company determines if the
administration will change its mind about how much tariffs should be:
Bohemians was sent to print this week. I lowered the
print run to 60% of planned print run so we don’t risk bankruptcy with tariffs
when games reach US customs,
Age of Galaxy is ready in China. I asked the manufacturer
to not ship it to the US yet. We are risking missing Gen con release, but this
additional 145% cost added to the whole sprint run is devastating. I have two,
maybe three weeks window and then I miss Gen con with the game,
Race to Berlin on GameFound started this week. We have
200 backers as for now. For the US players we decided to not collect regular
pledge due to uncertainty with final tariffs and asked them to put $1 Pledge in
and see how the things develop later. We don’t want to leave them behind, but
at the same time I am responsible and respectful - I am not going to charge you
$40 for a game that may cost you $200 later with crazy tariffs added.
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