The Spanish Mission Garrison is a unique faction in Blood & Plunder, offering interesting options for force building and tactics on the table. Read on for some historical context and a full review of the Spanish Mission Garrison Faction, found in the Raise the Black expansion for Blood & Plunder. “The first mission town attacked … Continue reading Spanish Mission Garrison – A Blood & Plunder Faction Overview
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Guest Battle Report: Michael Verity – Spanish Militia vs. Dutch Caribbean Militia
The following is a guest article battle report from a game from the recent 2023 Summer of Plunder campaign. Thanks to Michael Verity for letting feature his game here. Game Setup & Special Rules Night Raid Scenario. Adjustable visibility range with chance to increase or decrease from starting 15" (WH dice) each turn for passing … Continue reading Guest Battle Report: Michael Verity – Spanish Militia vs. Dutch Caribbean Militia
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Battle Report: North American English Militia vs. French Caribbean Militia
By Joseph Forster Time for a quick battle report! This battle pitted my North American English Militia against Bryan's French Caribbean Militia in the Raid scenario. The Forces I played a 200 point North American English Militia force led by Samuel Mosely. The force ability for the North American English Militia faction is getting an … Continue reading Battle Report: North American English Militia vs. French Caribbean Militia
Live Battle Video – French Raiders vs. Caribbean Tribes
Here is our first foray into live recorded battle reports. Please enjoy this 200 point land game between Joseph and Guy where we test out the in-development French Raiders against the Caribbean Tribes. Let the Fatigue rain down! https://youtu.be/_f6lXKlnr7U We had some technical difficulties with 2 of the cameras we used so this video has … Continue reading Live Battle Video – French Raiders vs. Caribbean Tribes
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Force Building II: Building for Land Games
By Joseph Forster This is part 2 in a series of 4 articles on force building in Blood & Plunder. In Part 1 we looked at some basic ideas for building any force, and this article will build on that content. Here we will briefly go over some ideas for making forces specifically suited to … Continue reading Force Building II: Building for Land Games
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Battle Report: Buccaneer’s Companion Scenario V – La Serena
By Guy Rheuark This is the fifth battle in the The Buccaneer's Companion Vol. I. It has been a long campaign for the brave Spanish defenders. We defended against the English buccaneers in Portobello, killing them to almost a man. They retaliated and took one of our ships, in what is now known as The … Continue reading Battle Report: Buccaneer’s Companion Scenario V – La Serena
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Battle Report: Storm the Fort – Dutch Privateers vs English Caribbean Militia
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
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Solo Battle Report: Capture the Settlement – Northeastern Woodland Tribes vs North American English Militia
This was a solo game testing out a new scenario from the upcoming Queen Anne's War expansion. This scenario is still a work in progress and feedback is still relevant and helpful at this point (August/September 2020) so please chime in if you have any thoughts! For this solo game I basically of used the … Continue reading Solo Battle Report: Capture the Settlement – Northeastern Woodland Tribes vs North American English Militia
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Battle Report: The Buccaneer’s Companion Scenario I – Portobello
By Guy Rheuark A Record of the Brave Spanish Militia of Portobello Fighting the Cruel English Buccaneers I had an opportunity to start a play through part of The Buccaneers Companion, Firelock Games 2020 organized play expansion with Joseph Forster. It is exciting to play as the Spanish in this campaign. Historically they lost every … Continue reading Battle Report: The Buccaneer’s Companion Scenario I – Portobello
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Battle Report: Land Escort – Flibustier Nau vs Portuguese Bandeirantes
I finally played a French faction! Here's a quick 200 point battle report pitting my French led by Francois L'Olonnais against my friend Bryan's Portuguese led by Francisco Dias Velho. The Forces I chose to play the Flibustier Nau, Francois L'Olonnais's personal force. This faction is a much more limited version of the French Buccaneers … Continue reading Battle Report: Land Escort – Flibustier Nau vs Portuguese Bandeirantes
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Battle Report: Land Breakthrough – Golden Island Tribe vs Spanish Militia
I have another battle report for you and this was a fun one! Here we have a 200 point land game testing the massive 65 model Spanish Horde vs a 32 model Native force led by legendary King Golden Cap. I played the Natives as Attacker in the Breakthrough scenario vs my friend Guy Rheuark … Continue reading Battle Report: Land Breakthrough – Golden Island Tribe vs Spanish Militia
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Solitaire – English Buccaneers vs Portuguese-Brazilian Tercios
I'm back with another COVID solo game. Firelock Games sent me some fort bastions to run through some playtest games and here's my first game using them. This is a "Control the Field" scenario using the Solitaire play rules. English Buccaneers vs Portuguese-Brazilian Tercios battle over a palisade These bastions are basically enlarged and fortified … Continue reading Solitaire – English Buccaneers vs Portuguese-Brazilian Tercios
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Battle Report – Logwood Cutters vs English Caribbean Militia
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
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 – French Canadian Militia vs Caribbean Tribes
This was a 200 point land game and part of our "project" to see if the Native factions, specifically the Native factions with Poisoned Arrows, could be defeated with some sneaky French factions. The Forces Both forces are very similar to the forces used in my last battle report with the French fielding lots of … Continue reading Battle Report – French Canadian Militia vs Caribbean Tribes