Campaign Newsletter 26th of July, 1690 World Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder The Anglo-Dutch Alliance During this last campaign break in newsletters, the Dutch Republic has surged forward to tie with the English. This can only mean a return of the Anglo-Dutch alliance, last seen in 1678! The Brethren of the Coast are close … Continue reading Global Campaign Newsletter V
Campaign Newsletter 12th of July, 1690 Image credit: Dexter Hiede World Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder Hoist the Colours! By Guy Rheuark The Brethren of the Coast have swept through the campaign, and show no sign of slowing down. They are in the lead with 22 games, with England in second, and Spain and … Continue reading Global Campaign Newsletter IV
Photo Credit: Dexter Heide World Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder England Rules the Waves The first month of the campaign has ended, and after a tumultuous battle, England is the winner with an amazing 18 battles being played. Tied for second is both Spain and The Brethren of the Coast with 16 battles, with … Continue reading Global Campaign Newsletter III
Campaign Newsletter 24th of June, 1690 World Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder A Week of War By Guy Rheuark It has been the second week of the campaign, and the war has been truly joined. While France is in the lead, it is the narrowest of leads, with England, Spain, The Dutch Republic, and The … Continue reading Global Campaign Newsletter II
Campaign Newsletter 16th of June, 1690 World Campaign 2021: Summer of Plunder A World at War The first week of the campaign is drawing to a close, and the community has come together to play at war, and France has slowly risen to the front by just one entry. Players have submitted Land games, Sea … Continue reading Global Campaign Newsletter I
By King Go Siph Pho Stir Join the Natives in the 2021 Blood & Plunder Global Community Campaign! War has begun! The Ugly White Man has come out to fight, forgetting that the land is not theirs. The Spanish try to teach us ways of peace but fail to defend us or provide weapons and … Continue reading Global Community Campaign: Native Call to Arms!
Blood & Plunder Global Community Event Rules World Campaign 2021:Summer of Plunder Welcome to the first Global Campaign for Blood & Plunder (and Oak & Iron), hosted by Firelock Games, Blood and Pigment and NDNG's Tales of the Sail. What follows are the rules we are using for this campaign. If you have any questions, … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Global Community Campaign Rules
By Guy Rheuark A Record of the Brave Spanish Militia of Portobello Fighting the Cruel English Buccaneers I had an opportunity to start a play through part of The Buccaneers Companion, Firelock Games 2020 organized play expansion with Joseph Forster. It is exciting to play as the Spanish in this campaign. Historically they lost every … Continue reading Battle Report: The Buccaneer’s Companion Scenario I – Portobello
Here's a 100 point battle report. It's been a while since I played a 100 point, and even longer since I played a small game like this at sea. This is a 100 point naval game using the Plunder scenario, played with friend (and blog contributor) Guy Rheuark. This was the first game in a … Continue reading Battle Report: Sea Plunder – Brethren of the Coast vs Dutch Navy
My current local campaign has progressed to round 5. This is a non-standard campaign with Guy Rhueark, our "Campaign Master," playing NPC Spanish that players encounter if they fail to bump into another player's ship in our campaign map of the Caribbean. This round, my Pirate Hunters commanded by Thomas Clarke had the task of … Continue reading Battle Report: Campaign Game 5 – Pirate Hunters vs Spanish Militia