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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:
20% Off Fall Sale at Firelock Games
Firelock Games has been running some great sales this year, and they just started a new sale that extends from October 7th through October 20! Their sale covers EVERYTHING on the website! So it doesn’t matter if you’re trying to beef up your Blood & Plunder army, Oak & Iron Fleet, or try something different…
Grijalva River – Scenario II from the Granada Campaign of 1665
Our second battle report from the Granada Campaign in The Rise of the Buccaneers: Jamaica expansion is live on YouTube! Grijalva River This is one of the most dangerous scenarios for the Buccaneers! The Spanish have located their ships waiting at the coastline and have a chance for revenge! The Buccaneers can try to defend…
Spanish Hostigadores- Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
They are far from “new,” but we have finally painted up Firelock Games’ sculpts for the Spanish Hostigadores unit. The Hostigadore unit was released early in the game’s life, but it lacked dedicated models for years! We have models for the unit now, and they are really great sculpts! Spanish Hostigadores Models Each of the…
Cristobal Arnaldo de Issasi Miniature Preview
Intro I have returned to sing the praises of the sculpting team at Firelock Games and to show off a new miniature. This time we have a commander that for some Spanish players might be an old favorite, Cristobal Arnaldo de Issasi. He has been in the game since the original rulebook. He has also…
Granada Campaign of 1665 Campaign Video Series
We’re patiently waiting (maybe not so patiently) for the release of the Rise of the Buccaneers: Jamaica book to ship with the Wave 2 set of minis late in the year. But in the meantime we have played through Buccaneer campaign found in the expansion book and we are working up a full set of…
Caribbean Tribes – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
The Native American factions are often overshadowed by the Pirate and European style forces, but Factions like the Caribbean Tribes are both enjoyable and powerful as a competitive army in Blood & Plunder. In this article we will go over the details of the “catch all” Caribbean Tribes Faction found in the No Peace Beyond…
Search & Recover at Sea – Blood & Plunder Battle Report
I hadn’t played any Native American Factions in a game at sea for while, so I recently ran out the generic “Caribbean Tribes” in a 150 point casual game at my game store with Riley. Here’s a quick battle report of that game of Search & Recover at Sea. The Forces The current “tournament meta”…
Blood & Pigment Podcast Episodes 32 is Live!
We have a new Blood & Pigment podcast episode out! Blood & Pigment Podcast Episode 32 In this episode we review the Summer of Plunder campaign with Daniel Wray, who helped design and run the event, and then do another “List Surgeon” episode, looking at some Blood & Plunder armies and analyzing and offering suggestions…
Spanish Milicianos Indios – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniatures Preview
By Garrett Swader Intro After a hiatus from writing to focus on Summer of Plunder I’m back with another miniature preview for Firelock Game’s upcoming Rise of the Buccaneers: Jamaica expansion. This time we are looking at one of my favorite units in the game, the Milicianos Indios! New Milicianos Indios Sculpts This unit is…
Huge Labor Day Rulebook Sale from Firelock Games!
Firelock Games has announced an incredible sale for the Labor Day holiday weekend! If you need any rulebook, you can pick up all their games’ core rulebooks for an insane 50% off during the week of Labor Day! Rulebook Sale Starts Monday, September 7, 2026 I’m not sure Firelock Games has ever run a discount…
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