The Six of VIII Board Game, 2026 Edition

Description

This game is projected to be available in September 2026.

Passions flared and power waned. King Henry pursued Anne Boleyn for almost seven years before they married. Those loyal to Catherine of Aragon did not accept Anne Boleyn, and considered King Henry's first wife a rightful Queen. Those faithful to Anne Boleyn saw her as the future, the young wife who would safely bear the King a son.

The Six of VIII This is a trick-taking game played on a timeline. Each Queen has her own costume that is trumped during her reign. Players must capture tricks containing crucial courtiers and score the most points. The facts, and the years on the timeline, are proportional to the lengths of each Queen's reign, with Anne of Cleves having the shortest.

Players sit across from their partner and pass two cards face down to begin. Tricks are must-follow. Players win one point per trick, and any points on the cards in the trick. Four hands are played, and the team with the most points wins.

In the advanced variant, three cards are added: the King and two Spies. The King card is the highest trump. The zero cards are spies, lowly servants that go unnoticed, working to undermine the rival side. They come black (for Catherine of Aragon) and red (for Anne Boleyn), but can reveal themselves as the 13 of the opposing suit.

There is also The Church of England card, which is given to the team with drop points after scoring. Once per hand, it can annul a trick that does not contain the King.