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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:
Chief Gray Lock – Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Firelock Games released an organized play kit for this year’s Summer of Plunder campaign with 6 brand new sculpts for commander profiles in the Raise the Black expansion. Daniel and Emily really did a great job on these sculpts and we’d like to showcase the Native Commander, Chief Gray Lock in this post. Chief Gray…
Prizes for Week 1 – 2026 Summer of Plunder
Ahoy everybody! The Prize Tsar is going to walk everybody through which prizes are available week by week, so players can plan ahead and see what prizes they want to work for and/or see where their entries are going for prizes! There’s a substantial number of prizes going out every week during the Summer of…
Sortie from Castillo San Marcos – Guest Battle Report
Special guest battle report from Jeremy DeBary during 2026 Summer of Plunder. Introduction I’ve been playing Blood & Plunder a year – my first game last year was the first week of Summer of Plunder 2025. Because of my local loyalties to Florida and my Native American ancestry, I’m building and painting my forces in…
Painted Summer of Plunder Commander Prizes from Dr. D
The Summer of Plunder campaign has just started and we have some more booty to add to the pile of plunder that’s going out! Dr. D. from the Arachne/Raise the Black podcast has generously donated a set of the Summer of Plunder Organized Play kit commander models that he has painted! 6 Commanders from the…
2026 Summer of Plunder Has Begun!
The 6th annual Summer of Plunder has officially launched! Running from May 30th to August, we hope you enjoy this year’s pirate gaming extravaganza! Opportunities in this year’s campaign include: Summer of Plunder Sale at Firelock Games Firelock Games has put up a sale for these first weeks of the Summer of Plunder campaign! Starting…
2026 Summer of Plunder Campaign Rules System
The Summer of Plunder campaign starts in just about a week on May 30th! The main goal of the campaign is to encourage people to get out and play some fun games. So don’t let any of the delightfully complicated system below distract you from that! But part of the campaign is a overarching game…
AdeptiCon 2026 – Blood & Plunder Sea Tournament Recap
By Jason Klotz, Sea Tournament TO The Blood & Pigment team once again returned to Milwaukee for AdeptiCon 2026. We helped host a full schedule of Blood & Plunder events. The Sea Tournament remained one of the convention’s most active competitive offerings, drawing players from across the community. We had a solid turnout and a…
French Flibustiers– Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniature Preview
Intro More Wave 2 minis! The Decade of Plunder Kickstarter project recently concluded, but we still have a lot of minis to showcase. Today we have the new set of French Flibustiers, expertly painted by Dr. D. New Wave 2 Flibustiers Sculpts This unit represent the classic 17th century buccaneer, well armed, highly skilled, and…
Guide to the 2026 Summer of Plunder Campaign Map
The 2026 Summer of Plunder is just around the corner! One of the elements of the campaign is a team competition to dominate the new world on the campaign map through players and commanders working together to strategize and coordinate troop placement and movement. You can find the full rules for the campaign system here,…
2026 Summer of Plunder Objectives & Scenarios
The Summer of Plunder offers a unique Objective & Scenario every week. Below is the schedule for each of the weekly objectives and scenarios for the 2026 campaign. Hopefully, this will help you plan out your weekly objectives and local gaming group events. These would be a simple list, but the campaign provides objectives for…
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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.
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