The Native American factions are often overshadowed by the Pirate and European style forces, but Factions like the Caribbean Tribes are both enjoyable and powerful as a competitive army in Blood & Plunder. In this article we will go over the details of the "catch all" Caribbean Tribes Faction found in the No Peace Beyond … Continue reading Caribbean Tribes – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
Force Building
Blood & Pigment Podcast Episodes 32 is Live!
We have a new Blood & Pigment podcast episode out! Blood & Pigment Podcast Episode 32 https://open.spotify.com/episode/05i47Mc3ogcmPVcLZMoXev?si=2be623e04ed84cfd In this episode we review the Summer of Plunder campaign with Daniel Wray, who helped design and run the event, and then do another "List Surgeon" episode, looking at some Blood & Plunder armies and analyzing and offering … Continue reading Blood & Pigment Podcast Episodes 32 is Live!
Portuguese-Brazilian Tercios & Militia – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
By Tyler Cherrison The Portuguese Tercios and Militia are truly a jack-of-all-trades kind of force. You have access to a roster of very solid units backed up by useful Special Rules. You can build a list that can handle a ton of different situations or you can spam a specific unit to overwhelm your opponent! … Continue reading Portuguese-Brazilian Tercios & Militia – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
French Flibustiers Nau: Blood & Plunder Faction Review
Introduction Have you ever woken up on the wrong side of the bed? Have you ever had a negative thought about someone else? Do you have a slight prejudice against a certain type of person? Do you sometimes use bad words that your parents told you that you shouldn't use? Do you not put the … Continue reading French Flibustiers Nau: Blood & Plunder Faction Review
Wait, Who’s In Charge Here? – Garrett Swader’s Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament 2nd Place Force
Intro Adepticon is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, Blood & Plunder sea tournaments of the year. The tournament is set up to be 3 rounds and the winner is whoever wins all 3 rounds and can manage to get their Strike Point differential lower than anyone else. My goal this year was … Continue reading Wait, Who’s In Charge Here? – Garrett Swader’s Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament 2nd Place Force
Filibustiers De Graff – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
By Dylan Dyer Filibustiers De Graff is a Legendary Commander specific faction that appeared in Blood and Plunder with the No Peace Beyond the Line expansion. This force recently got a bit of a revamp with the most recent errata that added Marins Basque! What a great time to go back and look at an … Continue reading Filibustiers De Graff – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
(Re) Building the Church – Erich Goebel’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 2nd Place List
Why didn’t Benjamin Church ever get invited to poker night with the militias? Because he always had a deal with the other side. By Erich Goebel When prepping for Adepticon 2026, I built many lists for the land tournament - some decent (on paper) and many jank but something kept drawing me back to Church. … Continue reading (Re) Building the Church – Erich Goebel’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 2nd Place List
Dutch Santiago! Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament Winning List
by Dan Carlson Who says lighting can't strike twice? After grabbing 1st Place at the Adepticon Sea Tournament in 2025, I claimed 1st Place again in 2026. While last year's success taught me a ton, I decided to play a different faction this year: Ostend Privateers! The List The Faction: Ostend Privateers Commander and Units … Continue reading Dutch Santiago! Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament Winning List
Canadian Muskets: Adam Horton’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 3rd Place List
Adam Horton competed at the 200pt Land Tournament at Adepticon 2026 and took 3rd place in a field of 24 players. Here is run down of his French Raiders tournament list and a description of his 3-0 tournament experience. By Adam Horton Intro This is not the tale of a master strategist with a brilliant … Continue reading Canadian Muskets: Adam Horton’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 3rd Place List
Floating Spanish Mission – Josh Shivak’s Top Placing Sea Tournament Force – Adepticon 2026
By Josh Shivak So, as all good things tend to start out as, this list started life as a joke. I won the Summer of Plunder 2023 big prize ship, a mighty 6th Rate Frigate, and I had wanted to come up with a fun list to be annoying and have a good time showing … Continue reading Floating Spanish Mission – Josh Shivak’s Top Placing Sea Tournament Force – Adepticon 2026
French Hillbilly Boar Shoot: Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament Winning List
Hello D-sciples! It is Dr.D coming in hot with some list discussion from my Adepticon 2026 land winning list. This list applies the fundamental truth that you should shoot people from varying distances until you turn their brains off and then take their stuff. Even after so many years, Boucaniers remain a potent force in … Continue reading French Hillbilly Boar Shoot: Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament Winning List
Building a Blood & Plunder Force Around the Activation System
The initiative activation system is one of the things that makes Blood & Plunder great. The card system controls player initiative, determines the number of actions for units, and triggers special rules on some units. It truly is a stroke of genius. It is foundational to the game system, even down to how you build … Continue reading Building a Blood & Plunder Force Around the Activation System
Men of Iron: The Sailors in Blood and Plunder
Blood and Plunder is one of the only 28mm Skirmish games I know of that features naval combat as both a fun game mechanic and selling point. If you are looking to go to sea, you will need sailors in your Force List for various tasks from manning artillery, making repairs, and adjusting your sails. … Continue reading Men of Iron: The Sailors in Blood and Plunder
The Wabanaki – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
The Wabanaki confederacy was one of the largest and most important Native American powers in the Northeastern American continent during the era Blood & Plunder is set in. In the game, the Wabanaki faction is very powerful, has many fun options, and has some strong ties to the French. In this review article, we will … Continue reading The Wabanaki – Blood & Plunder Faction Review
King’s Raiders – 3rd Place List at the 2025 Adepticon Land Tournament
By Jayden King Introduction I will admit, I have played a lot of Blood & Plunder at this point–particularly land games. I built this list at the last minute, or rather thirty minutes before the tournament started, in the hotel lobby, on the public work-station computer. And I relied on units that would be painted … Continue reading King’s Raiders – 3rd Place List at the 2025 Adepticon Land Tournament