Time to try the fort! My friend Guy and I got to try the new Tower Fort using the Tower Ambush scenario recently released on the Firelock website. This was a 200 point game with the Spanish Militia defending vs the French Buccaneers using the artillery focused Le Sieur de Grammont commander. The ForcesGuy's French … Continue reading Battle Report – Tower Ambush Scenario
So you're interested in Blood & Plunder! Great! I hope this introduction article helps you jump in and enjoy yourself. I'm not an official representative for the game or Firelock Games so this article is all just the opinion of one gamer, but I really enjoy this game and I want to see others enjoy … Continue reading Getting Started With Blood & Plunder
My fort arrived! It took me a while to get around to ordering it but it arrived last week and I've been pecking away at it in the little time I've had for painting recently. I did a very quick and simple paint job that probably took less than 2 hours from start to finish. … Continue reading Stone Tower Fort
I recently had the chance to play a quick 150 point land game with my friend Nick. I just finished painting a new French commander and Nick was planning to play the Spanish which is my standard land faction, so I took the opportunity to try out the Logwood Cutters, which I feel like is … Continue reading Battle Report – Spanish Militia vs. Logwood Cutters
My local campaign is slowly but steadily moving forward. I wasn't able to coordinate a game with my assigned opponent during this 4th round so Guy, our campaign master, filled in and played a L'Olonnais force against my Natives for this campaign turn. The ForcesWe played this game at the 200 point level and for … Continue reading Campaign Game 4: South American Tribes vs. Flibustiers Nau – Night Battle
Blood & Plunder needs terrain so I'm always on the lookout for good pieces to add to my collection. I've bought a couple 4Ground building kits before and I really like them so I decided to try one of their tree kits. This is their Young Birch tree set. The set comes with 5 pre-painted … Continue reading Terrain Building: 4Ground Young Birch Grove
Every time I read the setup for a naval game the rule book mentions the possibility of adding terrain so I'm finally making some shoal terrain to spice up my sea games. For this project I went to my local craft store and picked up a couple feet of transparent vinyl and some cheap paint … Continue reading Creating Shoal Terrain
