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:
2026 Adepticon Tournament Force List Submission
We are a little less than three weeks out from 2026 Adepticon and it’s shaping up to be a great event for Blood & Plunder and all of Firelock Games’ titles. There are about 200 people signed up for Blood & Plunder games at this convention, and almost another 200 signed up for Blood &…
Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The votes are in and we have some winners to announce! The Oak & Iron and Terrain categories have concluded at the end of February and there were fantastic entries in both sections. Oak & Iron Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron category. 2nd & 3rd Place Oak &…
March 7 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We’re well into March and into the heart of the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off! During March we focus on Blood & Plunder Units, and a new category this year, Port Royal models. Let’s look at some of our early entries in these categories and look at the prizes we will be giving out at…
March 4th Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We’ve finished the second month of the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off and we’ve got some People’s Choice Voting happening now, and we have some end of month prizes to give away. Both the Oak & Iron and Terrain categories were incredible this year. Very impressive work! We’re only halfway through the contest and we’ve…
Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
[MARCH 7 UPDATE: VOTING IS OVER BUT YOU CAN SEE THE WINNERS HERE] It’s time to cast your votes again in the Great Pirate Paint Off! The Oak & Iron Ship and Terrain categories have just wrapped up and I have to say, people are killing it this year! Amazing work that’s just at the…
Golden Age Pirates – Blood & Plunder Minis Release
Firelock Games has a lot of Blood & Plunder releases lined up for 2026 and this one is a surprise to us (and maybe even them…). As of TODAY (Feb 27), Firelock Games is taking preorders for their brand new Golden Age Pirates Faction Box of 25 resin miniatures. This is a full set of…
Spanish Lanceros – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniature Preview
Intro New Blood and Plunder minis keep pouring in out of Firelock Games and I got my hands on another set for the lead up to the new Rise of the Buccaneers Kickstarter happening soon. This expansion will primarily deal with early privateering exploits of buccaneers based out of the freshly captured island of Jamaica.…
Jelles de Lecat (Captain Yellows)– Rise of Buccaneers Blood & Plunder Mini Preview
More Dutch content! Today we get to look at a new Legendary Dutch Commander from the upcoming Rise of the Buccaneer: Jamaica book that will hitting Kickstarter on April 2 (right around the 10th anniversary of the original Blood & Plunder Kickstarter project). This is Jelles de Lecat. Or Captain Yellows. Or Yelles, or Yahllahs,…
Cold Wars 2026 – Blood & Plunder Event Report
Brad Meloy recently ran some epic games at HMGS Cold Wars in Lancaster, PA and he’s shared a quick report of the action. Cold Wars 2026 Cold Wars is a wargaming convention hosted by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society during February or March. It was hosted at the Wyndham Resort and Convention Center in Lancaster,…
Frozen Empires: an Unofficial Blood and Plunder Module
by Dan Carlson Frozen Empires is a Homebrew Blood and Plunder Expansion aimed at allowing players to fight land, amphibious, and sea battles set during the Great Northern War! This project has been three years of research, writing, playtesting, and rewriting and we are glad to offer it on the blog! If the Great Northern…
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