The votes are in and we have some final winners to announce! The Blood & Plunder Ship and Force categories have concluded and the public has weighed in. Behold, the winners! This is the penultimate post for this year's painting contest. There will be one final post with big batch of prizes in the next … Continue reading Ships & Forces People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Port Royal
Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Over the past 4 days we have had open voting on the Blood & Plunder Units and the Port Royal miniatures categories. We have some winners to announce, both for the People's Choice categories, and the end-of-month prize drawings. Blood & Plunder Unit Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
March 7 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We're well into March and into the heart of the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off! During March we focus on Blood & Plunder Units, and a new category this year, Port Royal models. Let's look at some of our early entries in these categories and look at the prizes we will be giving out at … Continue reading March 7 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Port Royal vs Blood & Plunder – A Game Comparison
Blood & Plunder is the flagship product for Firelock Games. It is a 28mm skirmish game set in the Colonial Americas during the Golden Age of Piracy of the 17th and early 18th Centuries. Port Royal is set in a smaller slice of the same era. It focuses on events following a massive earthquake … Continue reading Port Royal vs Blood & Plunder – A Game Comparison