Amigo Games, the US branch of German board game company Amigo Spiele + Freizeit, ceases operation. CEO Alexander Jost shares that fluctuating production costs, especially after Trump's tariffs, made the company unviable.
Current Amigo leadership Joachim Ulbricht (left) and Alexander Jost.Amigo
Amigo Games Inc., the US subsidiary of German board game company Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing down. The company branch announced its closure through an Instagram post. According to the post, “the ongoing economic challenges since the coronavirus pandemic”, specifically “ever-changing landscape of shipping and component cost increases” forced the company out of the market. The final straw had been Trump’s tariffs and the following insecurities in supply chains and prices in the last twelve months, Amigo says.
Amigo Games Inc., the US subsidiary of German board game company Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing down. The company branch announced its closure through an Instagram post. According to the post, “the ongoing economic challenges since the coronavirus pandemic”, specifically “ever-changing landscape of shipping and component cost increases” forced the company out of the market. The final straw had been Trump’s tariffs and the following insecurities in supply chains and prices in the last twelve months, Amigo says.
