Spanish Tercios Tournament List from Easter Island Event

With this Spanish Tercio, list Fernando Arteaga won 3rd place at the Easter Island 2022 tournament. Spanish Tercios Tournament List Faction: Tercios Commander: Experienced Tercio Commander Points: 150 Theater: Land Source: No Peace Beyond the Line By Fernando Arteaga Force ConstructionSpanish Tercios 8 Trained Soldados with a Grizzled Veteran 8 Trained Hostigadores with a Standard … Continue reading Spanish Tercios Tournament List from Easter Island Event

Spanish Corsairs Historicon Sea Tournament

 This list won the sea tournament at Historicon 2022. Faction: Spanish Corsairs Commander: Blas Miguel Points: 200 By Fernando Arteaga Spanish Corsairs Historicon Sea Tournament The ForceFirst Piragua: First Unit: Miguel De Blas, 11 Marineros without pistols (one musician in it). Stinkpots. They were manning the four swivels. Second Unit: 6 Marineros without pistols starting … Continue reading Spanish Corsairs Historicon Sea Tournament

Faction Overview – Spanish Corsairs

By Guy Rheuark On the fringes of Spanish society in the 17th century existed the Spanish Corsairs. Named after the raiders and privateers of the Mediterranean, these Privateers did not always have a letter of mark, and sometimes believed that they didn’t need one. Much like the Guarda Costas, Spanish Corsairs were opportunists, attacking with … Continue reading Faction Overview – Spanish Corsairs

New Faction Preview- Spanish Mission Garrison

I've been given permission to share some details from one of the new factions in the upcoming (and ever impending) French & Indian Wars Vol 1 (previously known as Queen Anne's War) expansion. Let's explore a new Spanish faction! Historical Background Before we look at the game rules and details for the Spanish Mission Garrison, … Continue reading New Faction Preview- Spanish Mission Garrison

Blood & Plunder Force Building I – Basics and Guidelines

Force building is a huge part of a miniatures game like Blood & Plunder and with the depth, variety and scope of this game, there is a lot to explore and absorb! It can be intimidating and overwhelming when first jumping into the game but it quickly becomes very interesting and satisfying and can even … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Force Building I – Basics and Guidelines

Faction Overview – Ostend Privateers

By Joseph Forster The Ostend Privateer faction is one of the smaller Spanish factions in Blood & Plunder, but its combination of strengths from both the Dutch and Spanish nationalities make it a very strong naval faction, in spite of having fewer force building options than most other naval factions of the major European powers. … Continue reading Faction Overview – Ostend Privateers

The Spanish Nationality and Factions

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