The board game Monopoly has always taught some important economic lessons: The benefits of owning real estate. The profit potential of railroad mergers. The value of a get-out-of-jail-free card.
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.
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