Attention all Blood & Plunder fans! This is an exclusive preview of a new Character rumored to coming to the game Soon™. Say hello to the "Cuban Merchant," a man who's as smooth as Caribbean rum and tenacious as a popcorn kernel stuck in your teeth. Cuban Merchant Historical Background Authentic historical artwork of a … Continue reading New Character: Cuban Merchant Fighting Man
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8 Blood & Plunder Rules You’re Playing Incorrectly (maybe)
By Joseph Forster Blood & Plunder is a pretty simple game at its heart. The activation system is easy to understand, you move, you shoot, you reload. It's not a super difficult game to pick up and enjoy. But it's a big game with lots of possibilities and I'm still finding things in the rules … Continue reading 8 Blood & Plunder Rules You’re Playing Incorrectly (maybe)
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14 Spiritual Leader Proxy Minis for Blood & Plunder
By Joseph Forster Using Spiritual Leader Characters in Blood & Plunder are one of my favorite unit options and I've become increasingly obsessed with collecting appropriate models for the various forces I regularly play. The obsession has become all-consuming so I figure if I make a blog post about them, that will get it out … Continue reading 14 Spiritual Leader Proxy Minis for Blood & Plunder
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Create-a-Pirate Contest Winners
By Joseph Forster Thank you to everyone who entered characters in our commander/character contest! We got lots of fun and interesting entries and I discovered some new names through this as well! It was very difficult picking winners but it had to be done. We have selected 3 winners to receive the contest prize of … Continue reading Create-a-Pirate Contest Winners
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Blood & Pigment Design-a-Pirate Contest
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
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Strategies and Tactics in Blood & Plunder: Playing the Game
By Guy Rheuark After learning to play Blood & Plunder and buying your first miniatures there are a wealth of strategies and tactics that not only make each game exciting from moment to moment but let you carry lessons you learn from one game to the next. Gameplay isn’t the only way to learn, though. … Continue reading Strategies and Tactics in Blood & Plunder: Playing the Game
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Blood and Plunder Exclusives and Special Releases
By Bryan Longoria If you’re new to Blood and Plunder you may not know about the exclusive figures floating around out there. Here’s a quick round up of exclusive miniatures to date. Howard Pyle The Howard Pyle exclusive miniature was the 35k stretch goal from the original Blood and Plunder Kickstarter. It’s the perfect miniature to use … Continue reading Blood and Plunder Exclusives and Special Releases
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Strategies & Tactics: What to Bring to War and Making a Force List
By Guy Rhueark After learning to play Blood & Plunder and buying your first miniatures there are a wealth of strategies and tactics that not only make each game exciting moment to moment, but let you carry lessons you learn from one game to the next. Gameplay isn’t the only way to learn, though. You … Continue reading Strategies & Tactics: What to Bring to War and Making a Force List
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The Need for New Characters for Natives
New Proposed Native Characters for Blood & PlunderBy Guy Rheuark I recently started playing the native nationality in Blood & Plunder and found that they offer a very different and fun way to play. As a historical gamer, playing the natives also inclined me to research the natives of the period, how they lived, dressed … Continue reading The Need for New Characters for Natives
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Spiritual Leader Models
Characters are a fun part of Blood & Plunder and it's always good to find a miniature to play the part. Firelock made a nice pack of minis to cover several of the special characters made available in No Peace Beyond the Line but it only has minis for 4 of the many characters you … Continue reading Spiritual Leader Models
A Complete Guide to Blood & Plunder Characters
Besides opening up the game to a huge new selection of nationalities, factions, units, and ships, the No Peace Beyond the Line expansion book has changed the game in a substantial way. One of the largest changes to the game is letting players add Characters to their Blood & Plunder forces. I've been using Characters … Continue reading A Complete Guide to Blood & Plunder Characters