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Week 1
This is a great opportunity to play a demo or learn-to-play game and welcome new players to the game.
Weekly Objectives:
- Blood & Plunder – “Scouting Party”
Play a game under 100 points. This is a great opportunity to play a demo or learn to play.- Oak & Iron – Play a 25-50 point game.
- Port Royal – Start a campaign with the Quake 1692 scenario in the Summer of Plunder OP kit or TheivesHarbor.com
Week 2
Weekly Objective – “Lady Fortune”:
- Blood & Plunder –Spend more than 3 Fortune Points in a game or Play the Men of Fortune scenario
- Oak & Iron – Play a game with 5 Fortune instead of 3 and spend it all before the end of the game
- Port Royal – Play the Valuable Ingots scenario. Each turn, grant both companies 2 additional Fortune Points
BONUS PRIZE EVENT #1!
Week 3
Each Nation’s Weekly Objectives vary by specific challenge as determined by the National Commanders.
| Logo | Nation | Objective |
|---|---|---|
 | Dutch | “Head Hunter” B&P or PR – Kill the enemy Commander O&I – Sink or capture the enemy flagship |
 | English | “Blood on the Homefront” B&P – Play any point size game using the New England Village Garrison. (Note: you can use any mini to proxy as civilian villagers) O&I – Play a game with half your force (rounding down) with the Merchant Crew Upgrade Card and the Escort Scenario. PR – Play a game where at the start of each turn, spawn an Armed Citizen on a random Plunder Token. (Use rules for Angry Old Pirate Event Table #3). |
 | French | B&P – Use the Marksmen special rule. O&I – Take the Additional Guns upgrade on every ship in your fleet PR – Score a hit shooting with a Boucanier. |
 | Natives | “The Old Ways are Best” B&P – Create a force without using firearms – only bows and melee weapons, consider the power of Poison Arrows. O&I – Use the homebrew Native Faction shared on Timber & Sail and use the Lay in Wait faction ability PR – Create a force without using firearms – only bows and melee weapons, consider the power of Poison Arrows. |
 | Pirates | “Show us your ARRR! Face” – Include a photo of yourself playing your game of choice to be entered into a random drawing for a prize. Costume is encouraged, but not required. |
 | Spanish | Battle Cry of the Iberian Peninsula B&P – Inspire your forces by using a Mission Priest and yell, “Santiago!” O&I -Play the Bravado Initiative Card PR – Use the Spanish Faction ability of Santiago! to engage your enemy Make Your Voices Heard – Record a video of yourself yelling Santiago! while playing in a game store, amongst your friends/opponents. Send the recording (with your name) to jshivak@gmail.com, and we will splice them together as a chorus of victorious Spaniards! |
Week 4
Weekly Objective Theme “Veteran Crew”
- Blood & Plunder – Use a Force with no model costing less than 5pts.
- Oak & Iron – Take some version of a crew/personnel upgrade on every ship in your fleet (e.g. Additional Crew, Marines, Buccaneers, etc.)
- Port Royal – All characters treat their experience as -1, ignoring human limits.
Week 5
Weekly Objective Theme – “Dangerous Waters“:
- Blood & Plunder –Play a Sea Game with 3+ Shoals or play The Fickle Sea scenario starting at +1″ wind speed.
- Oak & Iron – Play a game with 5 or more pieces of terrain on the board OR the Amazing Race scenario from TimberAndSail.com
- Port Royal – The entire ground level of the table is flooded and counts as rough terrain. Before the game starts, randomly place 6 wild beasts (sharks, alligators, etc.).
BONUS PRIZE EVENT #2!
Week 6
Weekly Objective Theme: Leaders of Men
- Blood & Plunder – Play a game using a Historical or Legendary Commander worth 21 points or more.
- Oak & Iron – Your fleet MUST include a level 2 or 3 named Admiral (e.g., no generic or Level 1 Admirals).
- Port Royal – The leader of each company gains the rules from the Legend Archetype (pg. 86).
Week 7
Weekly Objectives:
- Blood & Plunder – Coastal Raids
Play an Amphibious game or the Escape by Sea scenario.- Oak & Iron – Play the “Escape from Nassau” scenario in the Organized Play kit or the “Raze” Scenario from TimberAndSail.com.
- Port Royal – Both companies gain the Treasure Map ability (pg. 75).
BONUS PRIZE EVENT #3!
Week 8
Weekly Objectives:
- Blood & Plunder – Masters of the Sea
Perform an Advanced Maneuver at Sea.- Oak & Iron – Roll a die at the start of each round and apply the corresponding Event Card based on the result.
- Cannon = Wind Increases
- Musket = Wind Direction Change
- Pistol = Gusts
- Skull = Wind Decreases
- Sail = Wind Increases
- Cutlass = Calm
- Port Royal -Players designate one Plunder token as Morgan’s Sword (pg. 77). Each company may recruit a Dutch Expert Seaman for free.
Week 9
Each Nation’s Weekly Objectives vary by specific challenge as determined by the National Commanders.
| Logo | Nation | Objective |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | B&P – Play a game using a Blood & Pigment scenario. O&I – Play a game using a Timber & Sail scenario. PR – Play a game using the Dangerous Territory scenario (pg 66) |
| English | “Blood and Bombs” B&P – Play a game where you have each of the three explosive types fielded. O&I – Take the Buccaneer Crew Upgrade Card on a ship within your squadron and another ship as a Fire Ship. PR – Play a game where each player distributes 3x free grenadoes to their company before play begins |
| French | B&P – Use a commander with the Careful Planning ability O&I – Use an Admiral with the Clever ability PR – Use as many officers as crew in a game. |
| Natives | “The Mountain lion is silent, patient, and deadly” B&P – Use the Lay in Wait set up rule to bring our opponents down or use a Commander with the Expert Ambushers Special Rule. O&I – Use a level 2 or 3 admiral from the homebrew Native Faction shared on Timber & Sail PR – Play a scenario using the AMBUSH deployment model (#4 on pg. 68) |
| Pirates | “Flag of Defiance” B&P or O&I – send in a picture of your personalized flag, banner, ship, or sails on a figure or ship to represent your pirate force. PR – Send in a picture featuring a figure customized with tattoos, peg-leg, eye patch, parrot, monkey, or other unique pirate-y features. Alternatively – send a picture of your self-designed pirate flag. |
| Spanish | La fuerza de las armas españolas B&P – Initiate a charge using a Hidalgo O&I – Fight a round of Close Combat using Repel Boarders Initiative Card PR – Have a Guarda Costos crew with at least 4 models equipped with Rapiers/Swords |
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