Numerous and determined to carve out homes in the New World, the English are stout-hearted and won’t back down from a fight.
Faction Video GuidesBelow are our latest articles regarding the English for Blood & Plunder. These include faction info, commander models, early colonial Spanish terrain, and more!
The Palisade Fort popped up on the Firelock Games website a while back and I just finished getting it painted. The official rules for this fort haven't been released yet but they're in beta testing and should be out soon! The Palisade Fort set comes with 4 corners, 3 straight sections and one gate (it … Continue reading Completed Palisade Fort & Test Battle Report
I've been meaning to get some of these elite English soldiers painted up for a long time. I finally finished a set! This English unit uses the French Milice de Caraibes models since they have the same set of equipment. As an English player the fact that a 4 point French Militia model has the … Continue reading Completed Veteran Freebooters
In Blood & Plunder each nationality has certain distinctives that make it interesting and unique. I've been writing a series of articles that look at distinctives of individual factions (there are several factions within each nationality i.e English Buccaneers are very different than English Caribbean Militia) and those get into the nitty-gritty details of units, abilities, and strategies. … Continue reading The English Nationality and Factions
I had a chance to fight another battle with my Logwood Cutters force. This was my experiment using them at sea and it turned out to be a very entertaining game with my friend Kevin. The Forces I used basically the same set of troops I used on land in my last battle report, merely … Continue reading Battle Report – Logwood Cutters vs Pirate Hunters
I've been wanting to get some more experience with some of the Unaligned factions and I recently got to play this land game using the Logwood Cutters faction vs my friend Kevin playing the English Caribbean Militia for the first time. My local game store, Geeks & Games in Oregon City hosted us for this … Continue reading Battle Report – Logwood Cutters vs English Caribbean Militia
Historically it appears the Pirate Hunters were a diverse lot, ranging from Militia volunteers, Royal Navy veteran to Boucaniers who were likely nearly as lawless as the pirates they hunted. In Blood & Plunder, this faction is represented by a mix of seamen, Militia and Buccaneers. Their faction ability improves their melee ability which makes … Continue reading Faction Overview – English Pirate Hunters
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
This isn't the typical Redcoat English militia color scheme but I've painted a bunch of these militia in red and I wanted to do something different. This is a quick guide using my standard approach of Base/Wash/Highlight. Step 1 - Prep and Prime Standard practice for metal minis. I detail the model with a knife, … Continue reading English Militia Painting Guide
My local custom campaign has proceeded to round 4 where my English Pirate Hunters encountered a Spanish Corsair Corvette. This is 200 point naval game again featured my custom commander vs Guy, who is running our campaign and playing NPC ships which the players might encounter The ForcesThe Corsair corvette was much different than any … Continue reading Battle Report – Campaign Game 4: Pirate Hunters vs Spanish Corsairs
My local group has just started up a new custom campaign and this was my first game. We played this game at Oregon City Geeks & Games, a great store that fully supports Blood & Plunder. The campaign in No Peace Beyond the Line is excellent and I encourage anyone with a local group to … Continue reading Campaign Battle Report 1 – Pirate Hunters vs English Buccaneers
This was a 200 point naval Encounter with Nick, used as a "warm up" for an upcoming campaign. My local club is about to start its third full campaign and we've taken liberties with the campaign rules. This time were simplifying it a bit and adding some story elements. I love the campaign as it's … Continue reading Battle Report – English Pirate Hunters vs Armada de Barlovento
One of the really cool things Firelock Games has done as a Company is release new rules and material that adds value to product that players already own. When Firelock basically doubled the depth of the game with the free New Factions & Units pdf, I knew there was a great group of people running … Continue reading Completed Sloop of War
I painted up another English Commander with the intention of using him as a Portuguese/European militia commander. I painted this guy while I worked on the Native Warriors guide and this post is just an excuse to post some pictures of another finished project. Fair-haired and fancy coated. I painted him to match a set … Continue reading Completed English Commander
Ever since the post-NPBtL errata came out, I've been eager to play William Kidd again! With a new version of Strict available, he's much more attractive as a commander for larger naval game. The following report covers a 350 point naval game vs my friend, Guy. I mentioned to him that I wanted to play … Continue reading Battle Report – Kidd’s Privateers vs English Buccaneers
This is my third report on the Tower Fort Ambush Scenario! After seeing the Attacker roundly beaten twice in two previous games I felt I had a better idea how to approach the scenario as the Attacker. In this game I load my English up with explosives and try to burn down the stubborn French … Continue reading Battle Report – Tower Ambush: English Buccaneers vs. French Caribbean Militia