By Joseph Forster Fire on Frontier is releasing any day now! As of today (January 8th), the book had been shipped from the printer to Firelock Games so it should be shipping soon! Fire on the Frontier has a whole chapter devoted to Fortifications and one of the best and most interesting structures (in my … Continue reading Blockhouse Spoilers & Models
By Joseph Forster Terrain is a big part of Blood & Plunder, both to make game play interesting and to make your tables look good. 4Ground Publishing makes a lot of great stuff that works for Blood & Plunder and today we're looking at a set of 3 buildings that can be a great place … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Town Bundle 1
By Joseph Forster In my preparation for Raise the Black to be finished and delivered, I've been picking up some new terrain pieces to fill out my North American. In my web searches for 28mm terrain, I ran across the Acheson Creations website and I was pleasantly surprised by the range and focus of their … Continue reading Product Review – Acheson Log Cabin Ruin
By Guy Rheuark After my last experiences building 4Ground Publishing’s terrain, notably the Treadwheel Crane, I was eager to build some more. My terrain collection is mostly from Gale force 9, and my own crafted woodland terrain, and sorely lacked buildings of any sort. Luckily, 4Ground sent bloodandpigment.com some of their terrain to try out. … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Mediterranean Village and Scatter Terrain
By Joseph Forster Last year we reviewed the Ports of Plunder line of 4Ground buildings and terrain and I'm still very happy with that complete set. I recently learned there are more pieces that weren't included in that set but fit right in! Today we're going to look at the Spanish Town Hall from the … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Spanish Town Hall
By Guy Rheuark The recent partnership between Firelock Games and 4Ground Publishing has produced an extensive series of exciting terrain for Blood & Plunder. The kits that are initially available are relatively cheap, fun to assemble, and look good out of the box. Of all of the buildings and piers, the crane stood out the … Continue reading Fan-Made Treadwheel Crane Rules and Scenario
By Joseph Forster I'm back with some more MDF buildings from 4Ground Publishing. When I first started collecting terrain for Blood & Plunder, a couple 4Ground buildings were among my very first purchases and since then I've come to count them as my favorite source of buildings and terrain accessories for the game. I thoroughly … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – New France Cabins
By Joseph Forster No matter how much terrain I collect or create, it seems like there's always something else I could use. Or something else I need. In all seriousness I don't need any more terrain but a new piece always adds interest to a board and it's nice to have options. I've been meaning to buy the … Continue reading Terrain Building: Making River and Stream Terrain
By Guy Rheuark Setting up terrain for Blood & Plunder, as listed in the core book, can be a little uncertain. How much terrain is enough? How much is too much? The only guidance you get is to follow the scenario, but few scenarios mention terrain. I usually end up setting up terrain based … Continue reading A New Way to Determine Terrain Setup
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