A Court of Thorns and Roses: Fate and Favor verschijnt op 6 oktober 2026
In brief
- Game Rant says A Court of Thorns and Roses: Fate and Favor launches on October 6, 2026 as the first official ACOTAR board game.
The piece also ties that release to two new ACOTAR books: A Court of Splintered Harmony on October 27, 2026 and A Court of Forgotten Melody on January 12, 2027. The article places those titles within a new storyline called The Valkyrie Cycle.
The board game’s product description lists 41 Character Cards, 10 Event Cards, 7 Player Boards, and 112 Influence Tokens among its contents.
What happened
According to Game Rant, A Court of Thorns and Roses: Fate and Favor is scheduled for October 6, 2026. The article describes it as an official board game based on Sarah J. Maas’ ACOTAR series and calls it the first official tabletop release in Prythian. That positions the game as a new expansion of the ACOTAR universe, with a concrete release date and a clear place in the franchise.
The publication sets that date alongside two announced books. A Court of Splintered Harmony is identified in the article as book 6, with a release date of October 27, 2026. A Court of Forgotten Melody follows as book 7 on January 12, 2027. Game Rant says the two titles together form a new storyline called The Valkyrie Cycle. In that framing, the board game arrives before the next novels, making the release order a key part of the news.
Game Rant also says the board game is already available to pre-order through retailers such as Target. The product information lists a game board, cards, player boards, tokens, and a rulebook as part of the contents. The article also names several specific box components, including 7 Score Movers, 7 Fate Tokens, 3 Dawn Court Gift Tokens, 1 Autumn Court Hunting Grounds Token, and 1 Summer Court Blood Ruby Token. That gives the report not just a release date, but a fairly detailed product rundown.
Timeline
October 6, 2026 — Planned release of A Court of Thorns and Roses: Fate and Favor; the article calls it the first official ACOTAR board game.
October 27, 2026 — Planned release of A Court of Splintered Harmony; Game Rant calls it book 6 in the new storyline.
January 12, 2027 — Planned release of A Court of Forgotten Melody; Game Rant calls it book 7 in The Valkyrie Cycle.
Before release — The article says Fate and Favor is already available to pre-order through retailers such as Target.
Product contents — The board game is listed with 41 Character Cards, 10 Event Cards, 7 Player Boards, 7 Score Movers, 7 Fate Tokens, 112 Influence Tokens, 3 Dawn Court Gift Tokens, 1 Autumn Court Hunting Grounds Token, 1 Summer Court Blood Ruby Token, and a rulebook.
Background
The Sarah J. Maas ACOTAR series is the basis for both the board game and the two books mentioned in the article. Game Rant explicitly places the board game ahead of the next novels and uses that order as the backbone of the report. In that setup, the board game is not a standalone release, but part of a broader stream of ACOTAR projects connected in the article.
The listed contents of Fate and Favor include a game board, 41 Character Cards, 10 Event Cards, 7 Player Boards, 7 Score Movers, 7 Fate Tokens, 112 Influence Tokens, 3 Dawn Court Gift Tokens, 1 Autumn Court Hunting Grounds Token, 1 Summer Court Blood Ruby Token, and a rulebook. The article presents these as part of the product listing, making it clear the release is more than just a licensed name and instead a fully developed board game with multiple card and token components.
The two books Game Rant mentions, A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody, are linked in the piece to a new storyline called The Valkyrie Cycle. The article also gives the release order: first the board game on October 6, 2026, then A Court of Splintered Harmony on October 27, 2026, and finally A Court of Forgotten Melody on January 12, 2027. That order matters because the article frames the board game as an early launch point for a new phase of the franchise.
Game Rant also names Target as an example of a retailer where the board game can already be pre-ordered. That detail suggests the title is already in a sales phase, although the publication remains the only source provided for the claim. The combination of a fixed release date, a product list, and two additional book announcements forms the core of the report.
Sources
- Game Rant: article on A Court of Thorns and Roses: Fate and Favor and the announced ACOTAR books.