A company tried to make Monopoly in America and couldn't get dice

When tariffs on Chinese board games hit WS Game Company with a seven-figure bill, CEO Jonathan Silva decided to test whether manufacturing at home was possible. He chose Monopoly: The Americana Edition, a special anniversary release — but discovered a critical problem: no United States manufacturer could supply ten thousand dice. Per Boing Boing, the attempt to go domestic ran into a supply chain reality check.

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