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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8549323" data-attributes="member: 50987">The video specifies all kinds of tabletop games, not just board games.  Yes, it mentions the extra difficulties in production that board game manufacturers and developers have faced as one of the "dominoes," but it also mentions indie RPG manufacturers and comic books, too.  The consultant on the episode (Eddie Webb) is the author of Pugmire, a popular indie tabletop RPG.To your point, I agree that board games are hardest-hit, for sure, but I think the points in the video are relevant to tabletop RPGs also.  Many of the RPG Kickstarters I've backed have been hit with shipping delays of several months, not just because of paper shortages for the physical books, but also because of plastic tokens, custom dice, and other components.  (Even the juggernaut D&D is played with more than just text.)I feel like I have been waiting ages for some of the multimillion-dollar Kickstarters I backed, like The One Ring and Avatar: Legends.  I have the PDFs, sure, but...meh.  I didn't pledge the Kickstarter to get the PDFs.  (And looking at the Kickstarter pages, I'm far from the only one.)  I felt like this video was a good reminder of the issues that game developers and manufacturers are facing in the wake of Covid-19, and a reminder that I need to be a little more understanding.</blockquote>