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
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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
Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Over the past 4 days we have had open voting on the Blood & Plunder Units and the Port Royal miniatures categories. We have some winners to announce, both for the People's Choice categories, and the end-of-month prize drawings. Blood & Plunder Unit Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
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
The Rise of the Buccaneers: Jamaica – Blood & Plunder Expansion Book Preview
There's a new expansion on the way for Blood & Plunder! Forelock Games has just launched great new Kickstarter project featuring a massive range of new miniatures, and a new Blood & Plunder expansion book: The Rise of the Buccaneer: Jamaica. We've seen some draft copies of this project (and maybe even been a little … Continue reading The Rise of the Buccaneers: Jamaica – Blood & Plunder Expansion Book Preview
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
Rise of the Boekaniers: Curaçao New Expansion Announcement
[APRIL 1ST JOKE POST] Firelock pulled a fast one on us and is tweaking the direction of their upcoming Kickstarter (launching tomorrow) to focus more on the Dutch Buccaneers of the early 16th century. Rise the Boekaniers: Curaçao This book will focus on the different brave and financially aggressive captains sailing out the primary Dutch … Continue reading Rise of the Boekaniers: Curaçao New Expansion Announcement
Plunder Den Terrain Flash Challenge Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Dexter from the Plunder Den YouTube channel hosted a special Blood & Plunder Terrain Flash Challenge over the past 5 weeks and today we get to look at the excellent entries and award a prize to the winner. Stone Warehouse Flash Challenge The idea was to tackle the project given in this tutorial video and … Continue reading Plunder Den Terrain Flash Challenge Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Golden Age Pirates Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s 2026 Adepticon Sea List
Tournament season is upon us! Adepticon is coming up next week and there will be substantial tournaments for both Land and Sea games, at 200 and 250pt respectively. I put myself at "the mercy of the people" this year and let the community vote on which faction I would play for the tournaments. Our Patreon … Continue reading Golden Age Pirates Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s 2026 Adepticon Sea List
March 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The Great Pirate Paint Off marches on! At the midpoint of March we have some prizes to give away to early entries in the Port Royal and Blood & Plunder unit categories. Spanish Lanceros by Robert P We have about 6 weeks of the contest left and we have to say you guys have been … Continue reading March 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Spanish Mission Garrison Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s Adepticon Tournament List
Adepticon is just around the corner and we have a "tournament list" prep post here. I thought it would be fun to force myself to play something I might not naturally pick for the 200pt Land Tournament this year, so I let our Patreon backers choose which Nation and Faction I would play. Spanish beat … Continue reading Spanish Mission Garrison Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s Adepticon Tournament List
French Boucaniers – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniature Preview
By Garrett Swader Intro We are being crushed under a pile of Blood & Plunder preview minis at Blood & Pigment studios! They are for the upcoming Rise of the Buccaneers expansion in April 2026. Firelock Games has been really knocking it out of the park with the new sculpts they are designing. Recently I … Continue reading French Boucaniers – Wave 2 Blood & Plunder Miniature Preview
2026 Adepticon Tournament Force List Submission
We are a little less than three weeks out from 2026 Adepticon and it's shaping up to be a great event for Blood & Plunder and all of Firelock Games' titles. There are about 200 people signed up for Blood & Plunder games at this convention, and almost another 200 signed up for Blood & … Continue reading 2026 Adepticon Tournament Force List Submission
Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The votes are in and we have some winners to announce! The Oak & Iron and Terrain categories have concluded at the end of February and there were fantastic entries in both sections. Oak & Iron Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron category. 2nd & 3rd Place Oak & … Continue reading Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off