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 Spanish Militia are very different than Spanish Corsairs) and those articles get into the nitty-gritty details of units, abilities, and strategies. … Continue reading The Spanish Nationality and Factions
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
This was an experimental game 3 player game, 1 player at 300 and two players at a combined 315 points. It was also a "make up" campaign game for one of the guys in our local group that didn't get his regularly scheduled game in. Guy played a 300 point Spanish Merchant Frigate, Kevin played … Continue reading Three Player Battle Report – Guarda Costas vs English
The Guarda Costas was the original seagoing Spanish faction when the game was released and while there are some other solid choices for taking Spain out on the waves, the Guarda Costas has some unique advantages. Faction RulesI was surprised to see the Guarda Costas has the +2 on the roll to determine attacker because … Continue reading Guarda Costas – A Faction Breakdown