The impacts of the COVID-19 Coronavirus are many, and the gaming community is not immune from its effects. A number of boardgame manufacturers have cited potential supply chain impacts based on manufacturing disruptions due to the virus. The best example is in Seattle, where the Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) is still scheduled to start on March 12th, despite significant concerns in King County over the local spread of the virus.
Although ECCC is now offering refunds to all attendees, many wonder whether ReedPOP could be opening themselves up to legal action by not taking reasonable health precautions by cancelling the event. This is especially true based on today's announcement from King County that local businesses "avoid bringing large groups of people together" and "consider postponing events and gatherings." Many are saying that ReedPOP would be better off to cancel the convention right now in order to give attendees time to cancel their travel plans. With all the vendors that have dropped out (and more likely to cancel within the next few days), it could be a near worthless event to attend anyway.
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