As countless industries reel from the news of major new US trade tariffs, you may not realise that one particularly close to our heart is likely to be among the worst affected: tabletop games.
Over the last 15 years, give or take, tabletop RPGs, wargames, and particularly board games have enjoyed a huge boom. Factors such as the rise of Kickstarter and the mainstreaming of nerd culture have allowed a huge range of games to flourish and find audiences, enjoying unprecedented funding and sales.
