What a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A. [View all]

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Now a special edition of the board game is teaching a new lesson—about how hard it is to make things in the USA.

The game is being marketed by the WS Game Company, which produces most of its high-end board games in China, just like almost every other toy maker.

After getting hit with a seven-figure tariff bill last year, CEO Jonathan Silva decided to see if it was possible to produce a profitable board game in the United States.

He opted for a custom version of Monopoly, pegged to the country's 250th birthday. But the experiment almost didn't pass go. One big problem: No dice.

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5887378/monopoly-tariffs-china-manufacturing-made-inusa