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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:
Week 5 Player Update & Prize Winners – 2026 Summer of Plunder
Welcome to the summary of the 5th week of the 2026 Summer of Plunder! The macro competition on the campaign map is tightening up and players and leaders hone in on strategies and counterstrategies and catch up on the course of the war in the Week 5 Map Update post. In this post we will:…
Pieter Stool – Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Firelock Games released an organized play kit for this year’s Summer of Plunder campaign with 6 brand new sculpts for commander profiles in the Raise the Black expansion. Daniel and Emily really did a great job on these sculpts and we’d like to showcase the Dutch Commander, Pieter Stool in this post. Pieter Stool Model…
Campaign Map Update – Week 5 of Summer of Plunder 2026
We just finished the fifth full week of the 2026 Summer of Plunder Campaign and Queen Anne’s War is raging across the new world. After being outplayed by the French, Natives and Spanish during the first couple weeks of the Campaign, the English, Pirates and Dutch have been making a comeback. Will it be enough?…
PILLAGE & PLUNDER: Spoils of War Expansion
Pillage & Plunder: Spoils of War is a new fan supplement for Blood & Plunder from Final Stand Games. In this article I’ll cover what it does, why I made it, and where to get it. If you’ve ever felt like your buildings deserved more than a cover bonus, keep reading. I’m Jason Klotz, lead…
Blood & Pigment Podcast Episodes 30 is Live!
We have a new Blood & Pigment podcast episode out! Blood & Pigment Podcast Episode 30 Our main topic topic in this episode is building a competitive tournament list in Blood & Plunder. Special Guest – Niguel Niguel Vega has been in the Blood & Plunder world for a good long time, consistently placing high…
Jose de Zuniga Y La Cerda- Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Firelock Games released an organized play kit for this year’s Summer of Plunder campaign with 6 brand new sculpts for commander profiles in the Raise the Black expansion. Daniel and Emily really did a great job on these sculpts and we’d like to showcase the Spanish Commander, Jose de Zuniga Y La Cerda in this…
Week 4 Player Update & Prize Winners – 2026 Summer of Plunder
Intro The Summer of Plunder is reaching its midway point! With more than 1000 games logged in the campaign so far, we still have 5 weeks to go! This past week players had the challenge of adding a Hostage/Advisor to their Blood & Plunder forces, or playing scenarios including Stede Bonnet in Port Royal and…
Upcoming Prizes for Week 5 – 2026 Summer of Plunder
There’s a substantial number of prizes going out every week during the Summer of Plunder. Here are the prizes that will be awarded at the end of the fifth week (6/30-7/6). All of these prizes are random draws from participants during the week, but some of them are only drawn from players who have participated…
Campaign Map Update – Week 4 of Summer of Plunder 2026
We just finished the fourth full week of the 2026 Summer of Plunder Campaign and we’re approaching the halfway point. With all three theaters of the war open, things are really getting interesting! In this update we’ll look at the campaign map where players on two grand alliances have made choices on where to deploy…
Captain Yellowbeard! – Blood & Plunder Blackbeard Model Customization
Guest Post by Ted McCarty Greeting and blessing captains and crew, I hope you have enjoyed the campaign season thus far. For those of you who don’t know, us pirates have established the future traditions this summer, and one of them has been a weekly movie night. While the majority of these nights have been…
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