I've been given permission to share some details from one of the new factions in the upcoming (and ever impending) French & Indian Wars Vol 1 (previously known as Queen Anne's War) expansion. Let's explore a new Spanish faction! Historical Background Before we look at the game rules and details for the Spanish Mission Garrison, … Continue reading New Faction Preview- Spanish Mission Garrison
We're doing a quick giveaway to promote our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/kHTUGvIZiRo Giveaway Rules: Comment on the video linked above to enter. You can use "Piece of Eight" as a easy comment. You could also tell us what you would enjoy seeing on our channel! We would appreciate it if you liked this video, shared it, … Continue reading Historical Fortune Coin Giveaway on YouTube
Here's a full review of the Spanish Militia faction on our YouTube channel. We look at this large faction by looking at the various ways you can play this large and interesting faction. https://youtu.be/ZbZt2zEG3Og
Join Guy Rheuark as he paints a terrain piece and gives some tips on painting large pieces without ruining your own paint jobs. https://youtu.be/sLgVgrPhwjQ
This post is long overdue! It's been more than a year since Firelock Games came out with a line of resin terrain. I've had them painted for months but just haven't got them up here on the blog. Let's take a look at the 4 pieces of terrain included in the Village Bundle. The four … Continue reading Firelock Terrain – Village Bundle
By Joseph Forster This is the 4th and final part in a full series of articles on force building in Blood & Plunder. In the first article we looked at some general tips on generic force building, in the second article we looked at building for land games and then we looked at the various ways to … Continue reading Force Building IV: Building for Amphibious Games
This is part 3 in a full series of articles on force building in Blood & Plunder. In the first article we looked at some general tips on generic force building, in the second article we looked at building for land games and now we get to look at building for games at sea. With … Continue reading Force Building III: Building for Sea Games
By Joseph Forster This is part 2 in a series of 4 articles on force building in Blood & Plunder. In Part 1 we looked at some basic ideas for building any force, and this article will build on that content. Here we will briefly go over some ideas for making forces specifically suited to … Continue reading Force Building II: Building for Land Games
Force building is a huge part of a miniatures game like Blood & Plunder and with the depth, variety and scope of this game, there is a lot to explore and absorb! It can be intimidating and overwhelming when first jumping into the game but it quickly becomes very interesting and satisfying and can even … Continue reading Force Building I – Basics and Universal Guidelines
By Joseph Forster Representing huge dugout canoes made of single logs, the Piragua is the largest boat in Blood & Plunder and fills a fun between-a-boat-and-a-ship place in the game. Faster, more maneuverable, and tougher than both the canoa and longboat, the Piragua is an interesting boat to include in your force and is a … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Piragua