The people have voted and we have some winners to announce in the 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off for Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron! During the month of February we focused on Terrain pieces and Oak & Iron Ships. We had our panel of judges narrow the categories to the top 5 and … Continue reading Terrain and Oak & Iron People’s Choice Winners – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
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2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – February 16 Update
It's mid February and time for a Blood & Plunder painting contest update! First we'll give away a couple prizes, then highlight some entries from the last two weeks, quickly check in on the Plunder Den Terrain Flash Challenge, and finally check out the prizes for the end of the month. We have two mid-month … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – February 16 Update
How to Make Sugarcane Terrain for under $12
Creating immersive wargaming terrain in Blood & Plunder is one of the key to bringing your tabletop wargames to life. In this guide, we'll walk through the simple steps to craft 28mm scale sugarcane fields on a budget. The process uses some simple accessible materials to transform your tabletop into a rich, tropical battleground featuring … Continue reading How to Make Sugarcane Terrain for under $12
People’s Choice Prizes for The Great Pirate Paint off – Update #8
The Great Pirate Paint Off has finally concluded! Last week we awarded prizes to some of the great entries we judged as stand out work. This week we award winners for the People's Choice categories. Voting has been happening over the past two weeks, starting at 10-12 top entries and slowly working down to the … Continue reading People’s Choice Prizes for The Great Pirate Paint off – Update #8
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Terrain Building: Making River and Stream Terrain
By Joseph Forster No matter how much terrain I collect or create, it seems like there's always something else I could use. Or something else I need. In all seriousness I don't need any more terrain but a new piece always adds interest to a board and it's nice to have options. I've been meaning to buy the … Continue reading Terrain Building: Making River and Stream Terrain
Creating Shoal Terrain for Blood & Plunder
Using terrain at sea in Blood & Plunder seems a bit counter intuitive. However, every time I read the setup for a naval game the rule book mentions the possibility of adding terrain. What kind of terrain is there in naval games? The most common danger of the era were shoals. Shoals are areas where … Continue reading Creating Shoal Terrain for Blood & Plunder