If you're just starting out with Blood & Plunder, it can be overwhelming to figure out what products to buy to get started. The 2-player Blackbeard vs Maynard Starter Box is a great place to start for Blood & Plunder. Assuming you've already picked that up, now what? This guide will help you know what … Continue reading What Should I Buy After the Blood & Plunder Starter Box?
Natives

Native American

Trained warriors fighting on their home turf, the Native Americans are a dangerous foe.
Faction Guides
- Caribbean Tribes
- Caribs (Kalinago)
- Darien (Cuna)
- South American Tribes
- Iroquois
- Wabanaki
- Westo
- New England Tribes
- Northeastern Woodland Tribes
- Southeastern Woodland Tribes
- Golden Island Tribe
- King Philip’s Alliance
- King Philip
Faction Video Guides
Natives Faction Articles
Below are our latest articles regarding the Natives for Blood & Plunder. These include faction info, commander models, early colonial Spanish terrain, and more!
Blood & Plunder Birchbark Canoe
We have a new boat! The 28mm Canoe for the Natives. With an increased focus on the conflict in North America, Fire on the Frontier includes several North American Native tribes factions in Blood & Plunder. Those factions finally have their own boat: the Birchbark Canoe. In this post, we're going to: Look at Blood … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Birchbark Canoe
Fire on the Frontier Review with OnTableTop
The folks at OnTableTop recently did an interview about Fire on the Frontier with Mike, Liam, and Joseph. You can watch the 47 minute video on YouTube here or in the video below. https://youtu.be/sdzLKgJJH0M Topics include chatting about the new material in the book, the research process, the design process, favorite new elements and a … Continue reading Fire on the Frontier Review with OnTableTop
Completed Legendary King Philip Model
By Joseph Forster The new Native minis for the Fire on the Frontier have finally arrived and I have started getting them painted up. Today I want to share some pictures of my completed King Philip legendary commander miniature. King Philip (or Metacom), one of the central characters of King Philip's War, was a Wampanoag … Continue reading Completed Legendary King Philip Model
Product Review – Things from the Basement Faction Boxes
By Joseph Forster Things from the Basement has some great Blood & Plunder support products on their website (and I think have been involved in the design of the Ports of Plunder line of buildings) and today we're going to look at their storage boxes. They have a full line of 7 "Faction Boxes," each … Continue reading Product Review – Things from the Basement Faction Boxes
Fire on the Frontier – Preview II
By Joseph Forster Let's take another look at the new Fire on the Frontier book coming out later this year. In our last preview we looked at the basic table of contents, then looked at some Native and English factions. Today we're going to look at the new way this book interacts with the historical … Continue reading Fire on the Frontier – Preview II
Product Review – No Peace Beyond the Line
By Joseph Forster Blood & Plunder is a great game and if you're reading an article on this blog, I probably don't need to convince you of that. The core rulebook lays out the rules, provides a solid set of scenarios, and presents a selection of Spanish, English, French, and Pirate factions to play with. … Continue reading Product Review – No Peace Beyond the Line
Global Community Campaign: Native Call to Arms!
By King Go Siph Pho Stir Join the Natives in the 2021 Blood & Plunder Global Community Campaign! War has begun! The Ugly White Man has come out to fight, forgetting that the land is not theirs. The Spanish try to teach us ways of peace but fail to defend us or provide weapons and … Continue reading Global Community Campaign: Native Call to Arms!
Raise the Black Preview – The Cherokee
By Joseph Forster Development continues on the Raise the Black expansion and it looks like the Queen Anne's War portion of the expansion will really expand the options for Native players. Some old factions will be updated for the new timeline and there will be several more new factions representing specific tribes ranging from Canada, … Continue reading Raise the Black Preview – The Cherokee
Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Brian McLaughlin
Hi Brian and thank you for giving us some of your time and participating in this interview. Please introduce yourself as a person and as “a gamer.” I live in Minnesota and have been playing/painting miniatures since I was in 8th grade. I started with Airfix plastics, WW2, Napoleonics and Civil War. Eventually I got … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Brian McLaughlin
Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Dexter Heide
This is the first in a series of articles spotlighting players in the Blood & Plunder community. Please enjoy this written interview with Dexter Heide. Hi Dexter, and thank you for giving us some of your time and participating in this interview. Please introduce yourself as a person and as “a "gamer." My name is … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Dexter Heide
Faction Review – Caribs (Kalinago)
By Joseph Forster The Native factions in Blood & Plunder offer a very different way of playing the game. They have glaring weaknesses but also strengths in areas that the European factions lack. I think the Kalinago are a prime example of this combination of strength and weakness. With very mobile units, impressive firepower with … Continue reading Faction Review – Caribs (Kalinago)
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
South American Tribes Faction Overview Video
We hope you enjoy our video review of the South American Tribes faction. https://youtu.be/-cNQy89CaVk You can read our over of the South American Tribes here and view various articles featuring them on the table here
Faction Review – The Black Caribs
By Guy Rheuark At the end of the Unaligned and Peripheral Powers section in No Peace Beyond the Line lies a curious entry. The Black Caribs faction. Black Caribs, or Garifuna, have an interesting history. Ostensibly they are listed as a separate people than the Native Americans of the Caribbean, and those of Saint Vincent, … Continue reading Faction Review – The Black Caribs