Tabletop game companies sue Trump to stop tariffs

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. A group of tabletop game makers and other American small businesses are filed a lawsuit on Thursday against President Donald Trump and his administration to attempt to stop his tariffs. The lawsuit alleges the tariffs are “unlawful and unconstitutional” and details how they are creating challenges for the plaintiffs’ businesses. The tabletop companies that are among the plaintiffs in the case include Stonemaier Games (which announced its involvement in the lawsuit earlier this week, as reported by Polygon), Spielcraft Games, Rookie Mage Games, XYZ Game Labs, and Tinkerhouse. The 145 percent tariffs imposed on goods imported from China are a significant part of the burden, as spelled out in examples in the lawsuit: Stonemaier Games, which has its products printed at a factory in China, has imports that are “ready to ship on which it estimates it will pay millions in ... Read full article.