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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:
2026 Summer of Plunder Feedback Survey
We hope you were able to participate in this year’s Summer of Plunder campaign! We’re always thinking about next year and what we can do better to make it enjoyable for the whole community. And you’re feedback is helpful! We had some major changes this year, including the combination of Nations into Alliances (probably won’t…
2026 Pacific Northwest Blood & Plunder Land Tournament Event Report
Here is a quick report on the store tournament at Geeks & Games in Oregon City on July 18th, 2026. Summer Pacific Northwest Blood & Plunder Tournament This is our second summer running a tournament at Geeks & Games in Oregon City, OR. Last year we ran a 250pt Sea Tournament so this year we…
French Flibustiers Nau: Blood & Plunder Faction Review
Introduction Have you ever woken up on the wrong side of the bed? Have you ever had a negative thought about someone else? Do you have a slight prejudice against a certain type of person? Do you sometimes use bad words that your parents told you that you shouldn’t use? Do you not put the…
Week 9 Player Update & Prize Winners – 2026 Summer of Plunder
The Summer of Plunder has come to an end! An epic campaign of more than 300 players and nearly 2000 games logged from around the world. The Bourbon alliance squeaked out a win on the campaign map, and you can see the final results of that contest here. Now we check in for final messages…
Campaign Map Update – Week 9 of Summer of Plunder 2026
We have come to the last week of the 2026 Campaign! Summer of Plunder is wrapping up and we have the final map results for you. The Spanish/French/Native alliance took the lead early in the campaign. Let’s see if the English/Pirates/Dutch were able to pull ahead at the very end! OK, that was long enough!…
New Blood & Plunder Faction Boxes
Firelock Games has just released some great new product packages, and they have a HOT sale to promote these for the next couple weeks! Let’s jump in! New Blood & Plunder Army Boxes These new army boxes are essentially great combinations off different sets of their plastics multipart mini sprues that set you up to…
Raid at Barnwell’s Crossing – Summer of Plunder Battle Report from Paul C
Introduction This is a guest battle report from Paul Chouinard from the final week of the 2026 Summer of Plunder campaign. The Forces Raid at Barnwell’s Crossing: 130‑point Wabanaki (FotF) vs. British Militia (Scenario 2: Raid) Game Setup John Barnwell’s militia mustered at dawn, uneasy but determined. They had heard rumours of a Wabanaki raiding…
Blood & Pigment Podcast Episodes 31 is Live!
We have a new Blood & Pigment podcast episode out! Blood & Pigment Podcast Episode 31 Our main topic topic in this episode is reviewing the English/British nation in Blood & Plunder. Special Guest – Ryan Peterson Ryan Peterson has been painting and playing Blood & Plunder and Port Royal for 5-6 years. In the…
Week 8 Player Update & Prize Winners – 2026 Summer of Plunder
Blackbeard’s Last Battle, Annapolis Royal, 1800 games played around the world, players vying for the top spots, gamers learning and teaching new games, and $250 in prizes to give away! Welcome to the player and prize update for the 8th and penultimate week of the 2026 Summer of Plunder campaign! Commander Reports Now, here are…
Campaign Map Update – Week 8 of Summer of Plunder 2026
Let’s resolve the 8th week of this year’s Summer of Plunder on the campaign map! The two teams have drawn solid battle lines over the past two weeks, but the map changed things up a bit this past week with additional locations in both the Caribbean and Northeast theaters. In this update we’ll look at…
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