Greater Than Games Shutters Due to Tariffs

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Greater Than Games, the publisher behind the superhero-themed Sentinel Comics RPG, has shuttered due to the ongoing tariff war between the United States and China. Flat River Group, Greater Than Games' parent company announced that they've reduced Greater Than Games' staff "in response to ongoing economic pressures resulting from the international tariff crisis." Additionally, all new projects from the publisher are suspended due to the tariff situation. However, Flat River Group will keep Greater Than Games' website open for the time being, with in-stock products available and current catalog products produced "as needed."

While Greater Than Games is best known for publishing Spirit Island and Sentinels of the Multiverse, they also published Sentinel Comics, a superhero RPG set within the world of their Sentinels of the Multiverse games. The global tariff war has impacted board game publishers, most of whom rely on Chinese manufacturers to produce games. Some RPGs are also produced in China or printed by other overseas publishers, thus making them eligible for the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in recent weeks.
 

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Christian Hoffer

Christian Hoffer

More news on this front, which apparently flew under the radar for most folks:

On May 20th, Flat River Group notified Cheapass Games that the were nullifying the deal under which their subsidiary Greater Than Games had sole publication rights to the entire Cheapass range. More on the subject at CAG's site here. Not much detail, but the move seems to have been as unexpected as GTG being shuttered in the first place.

I note that as of today there are only 9 CAG games left on GTG's fire sale of a store, all at 75% off. No mention of this on their site's new page either, the most recent announcement is still the bare-bones shuttering announcement from mid-April. At least Cheapass won't be stuck in limbo.
 

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