IntroAnother great week of piratey gaming! With another 115 (ish) entries, campaign participation held steady through the 12th week. We’re up to about 1400 games logged in the campaign. Lots of games with fortifications this week. Nation Report Spain and England traded spots several times again this week, but somehow Spain expanded its lead by … Continue reading Week 13 Summer of Plunder Update
What a week of plunder! We just finished the 11th week of the campaign and you guys have logged almost 1,300 games! This week saw the nation race tighten, our player count reach almost 150 different players, and saw a remarkable unity in accomplishing the week’s scenario objective. Nation Report England had a huge week … Continue reading Week 12 Summer of Plunder Update
With week 10 of the campaign completed, the Summer of Plunder campaign has logged almost 1,200 games of Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron! We have 4 more weeks to go and lots of prizes to give out. As we get towards the end of the campaign over the next few weeks, we would … Continue reading Week 11 Summer of Plunder Update
Another week on the books! We’re still maintaining a little over 100 games logged per week in this campaign. The exciting news this week is we broke 1000 entries! As of this update, we have 1060 entries in the 2022 Summer of Plunder Campaign. We have one month left in the campaign this year. Let’s … Continue reading Week 10 Summer of Plunder Update
Welcome to the week 7 update on the Summer of Plunder campaign for Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron. With 6 weeks completed, we’re moving into the middle weeks of the event. So far 118 players have logged well over 700 games in this campaign. A follow up post will be released on Wednesday … Continue reading Week 7 Summer of Plunder Campaign Update
We’ve already finished week 4 of the Summer of Plunder! So far we’ve have 109 players participate in the campaign, logging well over 500 games. Let’s look at the shakeup for the national standings, check out some pictures of some games that have played over the past week, hand out some prizes, then look forward … Continue reading Week 5 Summer of Plunder Campaign Update
Welcome to the 4th 2022 Summer of Plunder Campaign Update! We're 3 weeks in and 100 players have logged over 420 games of Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron so far! Of those 420, at least 72 have been played at a local gaming store, and 97 of those games have involved teaching a … Continue reading Week 4 Summer of Plunder Update
Week two of the 2022 Summer of Plunder campaign has come to a close with more 300 games reported by 85 different players so far. Those numbers are higher than the entire summer event last year! It’s been awesome to see everyone getting games in, be that a home, or at a game store, solo … Continue reading Week 3 – Summer of Plunder Update
The campaign is here! The Summer of Plunder has begun! From now until Labor Day, Blood & Plunder (and O&I) players around the world can participate in a war for plunder and glory. You can find the full details on how the campaign works including prizes, rules, and everything else, over on the Campaign Home … Continue reading Week 1 – 2022 Summer of Plunder Campaign Launch
By Dan Carlson Ahoy there everybody! Cap’n Dan is here to go over the Dutch Navy and everything you need to know about playing them! Reasons for Playing the Dutch Navy: Being able to take Heavily Built on all the ships in your Force. Your main sailors are more well rounded than other Nationalities’ equivalents. Because … Continue reading Faction Overview – Dutch Navy
Global Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder The Grand Prize Winner By Guy Rheuark In all its glory, here is the Prize Sloop, with custom flags of the winning nation: The Pirates. For the Jolly Roger ensign I used a variation of Calico Jack's standard, as it is my favorite, fun to paint, and pleasing from … Continue reading The 2021 Global Campaign Grand Prize
Campaign Newsletter 18th of September, 1690 World Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder A Pirate Victory By Guy Rheuark After a three month campaign, the Brethren of the Coast managed to eke out a win by only two games. This campaign was close to the very end, with us receiving 17 entries on the last … Continue reading Final 2021 Campaign Newsletter
By Dan Carlson Ahoy there! It’s been awhile since I’ve chatted with you beautiful buccaneers! Having just finished up the last few articles for the Dutch Nationality, I figured it was time to do something hobby-related. It’s no secret that painting miniatures can be fun, but not everybody enjoys the act of painting. I prefer … Continue reading A Painting Guide for the Buccaneer Storming Party For Those Who Do Not Enjoy Painting
The Buccaneer's Companion organized play campaign has been out for well over a year now and it's time to do a review! Guy and I played the entire thing as Spanish and English, respectively. We started it in August 2020 and finished in December so we've had a while to reflect on the experience. In … Continue reading Buccaneer’s Companion Vol. 1 Review
Hi Gregory, and thank you for giving us some of your time and participating in this interview. Please introduce yourself as a person and as “a gamer.” Hi, I go by Greg or even “P”. I was born and raised in Los Angeles California, and currently reside in Tucson, Arizona, USA. I did a 21-year … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Gregory Padilla