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:
Volunteer as a 2026 Summer of Plunder Commander!
The Summer of Plunder is fast approaching, and we need a few more bold leaders to join the crew of volunteers! This epic global Blood & Plunder event brings players together to compete, tell stories, and shape the tides of war—but none of it happens without dedicated Commanders to lead their factions to glory. As…
March 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The Great Pirate Paint Off marches on! At the midpoint of March we have some prizes to give away to early entries in the Port Royal and Blood & Plunder unit categories. We have about 6 weeks of the contest left and we have to say you guys have been doing impressive work this year.…
Spanish Mission Garrison Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s Adepticon Tournament List
Adepticon is just around the corner and we have a “tournament list” prep post here. I thought it would be fun to force myself to play something I might not naturally pick for the 200pt Land Tournament this year, so I let our Patreon backers choose which Nation and Faction I would play. Spanish beat…
French Boucaniers – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniature Preview
By Garrett Swader Intro We are being crushed under a pile of Blood & Plunder preview minis at Blood & Pigment studios! They are for the upcoming Rise of the Buccaneers expansion in April 2026. Firelock Games has been really knocking it out of the park with the new sculpts they are designing. Recently I…
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…
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