The Dutch excel at sea and are always eager to get into a brawl. They are extremely well-equipped and dangerous.
Faction Video GuidesBelow are our latest articles regarding the Dutch for Blood & Plunder. These include faction info, commander models, early colonial Spanish terrain, and more!
By Dan Carlson “The French were the first to singe the Spanish beard in the New World. The English, under Queen Elizabeth, were to set the beard aflame. But it is the Dutch in the early seventeenth century who truly scourge the whispered Spaniard from head to toe.”- pg 102 from Blood and Plunder: No … Continue reading The Dutch Nationality and Factions
Here's another fort report! This one was fast and brutal with less finesse or nuance. This was a 300 point game played with my friend Bryan and our local game store, Geeks & Games in Oregon City. The Forces I've had a lot of experience playing Spanish in the fort recently so this time I … Continue reading Battle Report: Storm the Fort – Dutch Privateers vs English Caribbean Militia
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
It's been hard to get games in over the past couple months. It's been good to see people get a lot more painting done while being locked away at home but I still hunger for that that occasional dose of real gaming! Firelock Games has quickly put together an excellent set of solitaire rules to … Continue reading Solitaire Battle Report – Westo Natives vs Dutch Navy
Are you sick and tired of playing with English or French Units? Does your nemesis at your local game store play the Spanish so well it infuriates you? Are those Advanced Maneuvers chipping away your rigging like shots at a Tortuga Tavern? If any of these apply to you, I humbly request you take a … Continue reading Dutch Privateers: Blood & Plunder Faction Review
I just finished up another set of Dutch Zeelieden. I don't have a full Dutch faction painted yet but these sailors are some of the best in the game and they can be used in so many seagoing factions. I haven't done a lot of painting over the last month but I did manage to … Continue reading Completed Zeelieden
Ship Overview - The Fluyt The Fluyt isn't the most fearsome or powerful in Blood & Plunder, but it's an impressive and eye-catching ship that can be effectively used in a variety of ways. The Fluyt is a large 3 deck ship that's moderately armed, can hold a lot of men, but is fairly slow … Continue reading The Fluyt – Blood and Plunder Ship Overview
This was an interesting campaign game. It was planned as a 2v2 naval encounter but coordinating 4 players can be difficult! The first 2 turns were just 1v1 and the 3rd and 4th ships can onto the board on turn 3 as reinforcements. It made for an interesting (and somewhat chaotic game)! The Forces I … Continue reading Battle Report – 2v2 Campaign Naval Encounter
Michiel de Ruyter was a renowned Dutch admiral who played a significant role in naval battles during the 17th century. His mastery of tactics and strategy led him to numerous victories, earning him the respect and admiration of his contemporaries. And while it is unfortunate, that he isn't currently included in Blood & Plunder (so … Continue reading Michiel de Ruyter Painted Miniature – Dutch Commander
I just finished up another set of Zeelieden. This isn't a tutorial this time, but merely an excuse to share pictures of minis that I'm proud of. Painting the second set is always more of a challenge for me after copying the Firelock paint schemes for the first set. I have to make decisions on … Continue reading Completed Zeelieden
I'm slowly getting to my Dutch models! The Zeelieden are some of the best sailors/artillery crew in the game and I'm eager to get some painted up so I can use them in my unaligned forces and play some Dutch Privateers and Dutch Navy factions as well. With Expert Artillery Crew, Expert Sailors, the hardiness … Continue reading Zeelieden – A Painting Guide
Local snow and cold weather slowed down our new campaign but my local group finally started our second game round. The ForcesI am playing the South American Tribes faction for this campaign and against me today Mario is playing the Dutch Privateers. Both of us went into this second round with 3xp so our commanders … Continue reading Battle Report: Campaign Game 2 – South American Natives vs Dutch Privateers
I got another set of 4 Dutch Enter Ploeg finished so I can run a nice set of 8 in a list now. I used a unit of 4 in some demos last week but a full 8 models will make them pretty deadly. I tried to work a little more yellow into the color … Continue reading Completed Enter Ploeg
The Dutch Enter Ploeg is a new elite boarding party/artillery crew unit released in the No Peace Beyond the Line expansion. While found mostly in Dutch forces, this unit can be brought along as a support unit in 3 Spanish, 4 English, 3 French and 3 Unaligned factions as well! This was my first time … Continue reading Enter Ploeg – A Painting Guide
The Armada de Barlovento has many similarities to the Spanish Guarda Costas but overall it's a more well-trained and hard-hitting faction. Adding Soldados as core units and moving Marineros Piqueros into the core column really changes the flavor of this Spanish naval faction. Force Rules You can tell it's going to be a fairly strong … Continue reading Spanish Armada de Barlovento – A Faction Breakdown