Blood & Pigment is a blog about Blood & Plunder, a 28mm pirate-themed, skirmish miniatures wargame by Firelock Games set in the Golden Age of Piracy. We are a premiere place for the latest news, ship building tutorials, army building stats, force list recommendations, pirate themed wargaming terrain, painting hobby tutorials and much more.
Latest News and Articles for Blood & Plunder
Blood & Pigment releases multiple new articles, videos and content for the game nearly every week. Here are the most recent articles:
Merchants & Marauders – Pirate Board Game Review
We focus almost exclusively on Blood & Plunder on this blog, but there are other Pirate games out there! In this review we look at Merchants & Marauders, a pirate board game published by Z-Man Games. DISCLAIMER: As of writing this (December 2025), this game has been hard to find for a couple years. I’ve…
Bartolomeu Português – Rise of Buccaneers Mini Preview
There’s a massive wave of new Blood & Plunder minis coming from Firelock Games in early 2026! We’ve looked at a couple units, Young Henry Morgan, and some of the new generic commander models so far here on Blood & Pigment. Today we get to look at a new historical commander and his unique sculpt:…
Dr.D Does Wicked Brush 2025 (2026?) Painting Contest
Hello Pigmenters! (The title might be a little confusing since there is going to be, technically, be two Wicked Brush painting contest events for 2025. The date of the convention changed from January to December from the previous year so there was two Everwinters in the year of our Lord, 2025. So, I am not…
Spanish Commander – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Mini Preview
By Garrett Swader The new wave of blood and plunder minis for the 17th century are on the way. I was given the special privilege to be the first to paint some of the early preview minis for the project. If you know me and my Blood & Plunder history, you know exactly what commanders…
English Freebooters- Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniature Preview
More previews for the early 2026 Blood & Plunder project from Firelock Games! Today we look at the new sculpts for the English Freebooter unit, one of the core units for the classic English Buccaneer faction. English Freebooters New Sculpts This new set of English buccaneers sailors, or Freebooters, includes 4 new poses to compliment…
Blood & Pigment Black Friday Sale
We’re excited to offer a 25% off sale on all our plunder in the Blood & Pigment shop this weekend! Firelock Games has put a huge 25% sale on all their products all the way until December 21st, but our sale is more exclusive and only runs until the end of the day December 1st.…
The Hostage – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
We got another special Blood & Plunder character model to show off! The Hostage sculpt was part of the this year’s Summer of Plunder Organized Play Kit and it now available from Firelock Games in a set of Sailing Master, Pirate Fiddler, Hostage and Ship’s Wheel. This article is part of a series showcasing several…
Native Commander – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Mini Preview
We have another preview for you from the upcoming Blood & Plunder project scheduled for early 2026! Today we are showing off the new Caribbean Native Commander model that will be released as part of the “Wave 2” series of minis for Blood & Plunder. Dr. D from the Arachne: Raise the Black Podcast has…
Explosives in Blood & Plunder – Blood & Pigment Podcast Special Episodes 24 is Live!
Please enjoy Episode 24 of the Blood & Plunder podcast where we cover all the rules and tactics surrounding explosives in Blood & Plunder. Blood & Pigment Podcast Episode 24 Dan, Garrett and Joseph run over the overall rules for explosives, then touch on all the special rules for Firepots, Stinkpots, and Grenadoes. How do…
Firelock Games 2025 Black Friday Sale
Firelock Games’ Christmastime sale is here and it’s a good one! There’s a discount, a free mini, and some NEW STUFF! Firelock Games Black Friday SAle – 25% OFF Everything Firelock Games is offering a 25% discount on their entire line of products on their website starting NOW and running until December 21st. They have…
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Ultimate Guide to Ships & Boats
Ship overviews, Stat cards, Force Building Info, Painting & rigging guides, video reviews
Nation & Faction Guides
Nation and Faction reviews, Commander Analysis, and Force Building tips
Wargaming Terrain
Reviews and suggestions for great 28mm scale pirate wargaming terrain for your game table.
Battle Reports
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