By Guy Rheuark On the fringes of Spanish society in the 17th century existed the Spanish Corsairs. Named after the raiders and privateers of the Mediterranean, these Privateers did not always have a letter of mark, and sometimes believed that they didn’t need one. Much like the Guarda Costas, Spanish Corsairs were opportunists, attacking with … Continue reading Faction Overview – Spanish Corsairs
We're excited to announce a new contest here at Blood & Pigment! For this event we're asking players to design and submit their own custom historical Commanders or Characters. We're calling this a Design-a-Pirate contest but it covers more than just pirates. We're looking for fan-made designs for commanders and characters for any and all … Continue reading Blood & Pigment Design-a-Pirate Contest
Here's a video guide on painting Firelock Cannons with Contrast Paints. https://youtu.be/I02BV5bPzlc
Hi Lee and thank you for giving us some of your time and participating in this interview. Please introduce yourself as a person and as “a gamer.” HI I’m Lee Upton a member of Leicester Phat Cats and the guy usually dressed as a pirate at UK wargaming shows. I have been playing wargames for nearly … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Lee Upton
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
Hi Brian and thank you for giving us some of your time and participating in this interview. Please introduce yourself as a person and as “a gamer.” I live in Minnesota and have been playing/painting miniatures since I was in 8th grade. I started with Airfix plastics, WW2, Napoleonics and Civil War. Eventually I got … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Brian McLaughlin
The Plunder Basics series continues with this short video on painting the windows on ships. https://youtu.be/TNZm9_Ue6SQ
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
We hope you enjoy this video review of the French Buccaneers. https://youtu.be/GlnKf2ivUyw
This interview is part of a series of articles spotlighting players in the Blood & Plunder community. Please enjoy this written interview with David Stanley. Hi David, and thank you for giving us some of your time and participating in this interview. Please introduce yourself as a person and as “a gamer.” I have been … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – David Stanley