Local snow and cold weather slowed down our new campaign but my local group finally started our second game round. The ForcesI am playing the South American Tribes faction for this campaign and against me today Mario is playing the Dutch Privateers. Both of us went into this second round with 3xp so our commanders … Continue reading Battle Report: Campaign Game 2 – South American Natives vs Dutch Privateers
Blood & Plunder Battle Report
Battle Reports are post-action summaries of actual Blood & Plunder games and scenarios we’ve played. These reports are a great way to see how a Nation or Factions you are interested in performs in combat. We hope you enjoy seeing our great photos of the pirate minis, ships and terrain in action.
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Battle Report: Campaign Game 1 – French Caribbean Militia vs South American Natives
My local group is growing and we're starting up a new campaign with several new players in the area. We're hoping the campaign is a good way to get new players into the game since it provides regular opportunities to play with different people and it starts out with restrictions that can simplify play during … Continue reading Battle Report: Campaign Game 1 – French Caribbean Militia vs South American Natives
Battle Report – English Buccaneers Plunder the Westo Treasure House
This was a quick 100 point game played after a campaign game with Isaiah, a newer player in our local club. The ForcesI played the same 100 point Westo force I played in the previous amphibious game (I forgot to fill in the 6 points from dropping the 3 canoes). I had a unit of … Continue reading Battle Report – English Buccaneers Plunder the Westo Treasure House
Battle Report – English Buccaneers vs Westo Natives
My local group has just started a second campaign! We had 6 players in our last campaign and we're starting this run with 11 players. With an odd number of players, one players has to play against a "dummy player" in every round and I was only too happy to volunteer during this first round. … Continue reading Battle Report – English Buccaneers vs Westo Natives
Battle Report – English Buccaneers vs Portuguese-Brazilian Guarda Costas
After playing a long and interesting land game using the Natives and French Expeditionary Force, Guy and I cleared the table and played a 200 point naval game. Again, I used one of the lists I'm thinking about using for our local tournament in March. The ForcesI used the English Buccaneers for my force. My … Continue reading Battle Report – English Buccaneers vs Portuguese-Brazilian Guarda Costas
Battle Report – French Expeditionary Force vs South American Tribes
After a drought of about 5 weeks or so of no real Blood & Plunder games (excluding the demo day earlier this month), I got 2 solid games in with my friend Guy this weekend. Here's a report on the 200 point land game that pitted the French Expeditionary Force against the South American Natives. … Continue reading Battle Report – French Expeditionary Force vs South American Tribes
Demo Day at Next Level Gaming, Salem, Oregon
I got to help run another Blood & Plunder demonstration at a local game store! My club hosted a demo day in my home town of Oregon City back in November and we made some contacts that opened up an opportunity to run this demo at Next Level Gaming, a brand new store in Salem, … Continue reading Demo Day at Next Level Gaming, Salem, Oregon
Battle Report – Dutch Navy vs Armada de Barlovento
My friend Bryan and I have been trying to dig into the new factions from No Peace Beyond the Line and we both got to try some new lists in this 350 point naval game. This turned into a fast, bloody and brutal game that only lasted a couple rounds! Summary Joseph F vs Bryan … Continue reading Battle Report – Dutch Navy vs Armada de Barlovento
Battle Report – 2 vs 2 Campaign Finale
My group finished a campaign! I'm hoping to write another post on the campaign experience at some point so this will be a straightforward battle report. Guy Rheuark did a great job running the campaign. He took some liberties with the campaign rules to introduce more variation into our encounters and this last game turn … Continue reading Battle Report – 2 vs 2 Campaign Finale
Battle Report – Dutch Privateers Raid Fortified Spanish Port
My local group has been working on a campaign for a few months and I was scheduled to play my final game this weekend but one of the four players involved was delayed so it was put off to next week. My buddy Bryan had already played his campaign game and was as eager for … Continue reading Battle Report – Dutch Privateers Raid Fortified Spanish Port
Battle Report 11/18/18 – Armada de Barlovento vs Royal French Navy
I got a chance to play a good sized naval game with my friend Guy this weekend and give my newly completed Fluyt a test run. Summary Joseph Forster vs Guy Rheuark Armada de Barlovento commanded by Mateo Perez de Garay vs the Royal French Navy commanded by an Experienced Commander Fluyt vs Light Frigate … Continue reading Battle Report 11/18/18 – Armada de Barlovento vs Royal French Navy
Demo Day at Geeks & Games 11/11/18
My B&P club hosted a demo day at my local game store over this Veteran's Day weekend so I thought I make a quick post to share my experience. My local group currently has around 7 serious players and we're trying to grow so we set up an entire day to be available at the … Continue reading Demo Day at Geeks & Games 11/11/18
Battle Report 10/21/18 – Corso vs L’Olonnais
I'm writing this battle report a couple weeks after playing this game so this won't be extremely detailed but it was a great game and I got some decent pictures. Summary Joseph Forster vs Guy Rheuark Juan Corso's Special Force vs Francis L'Olannais' Special Force. 400 points per side Sea Battle with islands and shoals … Continue reading Battle Report 10/21/18 – Corso vs L’Olonnais