My name is Andy and I played in my first Blood and Plunder tournament at Historicon in 2022. My French Buccaneer Fluyt list placed third in the Sea Tournament on Saturday of the convention. Nation: FrenchFaction: French BuccaneersCommander: Untested French BuccaneerPoints: 200 (198)Theater: SeaSource: Core B&P Rule BookBy Andy Hodges Le Crabe Résilient The strategy … Continue reading Le Crabe Résilient
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French Buccaneers Faction Review Video
We hope you enjoy this video review of the French Buccaneers. https://youtu.be/GlnKf2ivUyw
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French Buccaneers Faction Overview for Blood & Plunder
By Guy Rheuark The French Buccaneers were one of the most feared factions in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Most likely leaving France as economic, religious, or political refugees, these interlopers started on Hispaniola and Tortuga hunting wild cattle and boar, working with the natives and learning how they smoked meat on a boucan. … Continue reading French Buccaneers Faction Overview for Blood & Plunder
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The French Nationality and Factions
By Guy Rheuark In Blood & Plunder each nationality has certain distinctives that make it interesting and unique. Joseph Forester has been writing a series of articles that look at distinctives of individual factions (there are several factions within each nationality i.e Spanish Militia are very different from Spanish Corsairs) and those articles get into … Continue reading The French Nationality and Factions
Battle Report – Armada Landing Force vs French Buccaneers
This 200 point land game was a "make up" campaign game for Nick, another player in my local group. Nick is playing the Spanish Armada faction through the campaign and his trajectory through the Caribbean didn't cross with any other ships on this first turn of the campaign. Instead of fighting a sea battle like … Continue reading Battle Report – Armada Landing Force vs French Buccaneers
Battle Report – Guarda Costas vs French Buccaneers
After playing a quick 2-turn game pitting the Natives vs the French Buccaneers, Bryan and I decided to play again but I would swap out my Natives for a 200 point Guarda Costas Force. The ForcesBryan ran essentially the same French Buccaneer Force as the last game except he swapped out the Carpenter for a … Continue reading Battle Report – Guarda Costas vs French Buccaneers
Battle Report – Kalinago vs French Buccaneers
I took a break from playing Native factions after playing through an entire campaign with the South American Tribes but it's time to bring them back out! I had a chance to play a 200 point naval with my friend Bryan and since I've never won a naval encounter with the Natives, I thought it … Continue reading Battle Report – Kalinago vs French Buccaneers