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A Court of Thorns and Roses gets a strategy board game as romantasy booms

A strategy board game based on the A Court of Thorns and Roses book series is being released. The tabletop adaptation is part of a broader expansion of the romantasy genre, which has driven strong sales in bookstores and bestseller lists and surged in popularity on BookTok. This move shifts the franchise from books into tabletop merchandise, highlighting the genre's commercial growth.

• A strategy board game is being produced that adapts the A Court of Thorns and Roses series for tabletop play.
• Romantasy has driven major book sales and bestseller placements and has become highly popular on BookTok.
• The genre’s focus on romantically inclined dragons, fae, and attractive magical male characters has helped turn it into a significant publishing business.
• The board game marks a concrete example of romantasy expanding beyond novels into licensed products and gaming.