The votes are in and we have some winners to announce! The Oak & Iron and Terrain categories have concluded at the end of February and there were fantastic entries in both sections. Oak & Iron Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron category. 2nd & 3rd Place Oak & … Continue reading Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
28mm Wargaming Terrain
Wargaming terrain suggestions & reviews for items to use on your Blood & Plunder tabletop. Check out our terrain articles for tons of great ideas and suggestions to make your wargaming table look better than ever!
Wargaming Terrain Content Includes:
- Terrain & Building Product Reviews
- Pirate Wargaming Terrain & Scenery Suggestions
- How To Guides & Painting Tutorials
- How-To YouTube Videos
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We have collected a large number of terrain retailers that make products compatible with a 28mm Pirate miniature game style that works well for Blood & Plunder. We also have a few elements with a North American frontier style that work well for the Fire on the Frontier expansion. You can find that on our Helpful Links for Blood & Plunder Players
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Wargaming Terrain Articles
Beginner Blood and Plunder Terrain Overview
Introduction Terrain is an integral part of tabletop miniatures games. In Blood and Plunder Terrain is very important for game play. It impacts the game from the very first round. I think it is also something that makes our hobby special, and will definitely be the first thing people say “Oh Wow!” to for a … Continue reading Beginner Blood and Plunder Terrain Overview
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
Terrain & Oak & Iron Winners – 2024 Great Pirate Paint Off Prizes
The second month of the Great Pirate Paint Off contest has concluded and we have winners to announce and some prizes to award! In February, the painting contest focused on wargaming Terrain pieces and Oak & Iron Ship entries. Our contest sponsors for these categories are The Plunder Den (for Terrain) and Oak & Iron … Continue reading Terrain & Oak & Iron Winners – 2024 Great Pirate Paint Off Prizes
The Legend of the Blunder Monkey
The "Blunder Monkey" holds a special place in the Blood & Plunder legendarium. First produced in very limited numbers during the second Blood & Plunder Kickstarter campaign in 2017, the famed Blunder Monkey has since been highly sought after by Blood & Plunder players around the world. Now, for a limited time, the original, the … Continue reading The Legend of the Blunder Monkey
Gabions for Blood & Plunder – Fortifications
I was recently pondering on something to craft for the terrain category in the upcoming Great Pirate Paint Off, when I found some plastic gabions that I had purchased a while ago. When I first purchased them I originally wanted to use them for English siege fortifications. In 1702 the English used them to protect … Continue reading Gabions for Blood & Plunder – Fortifications
Top Suggestions for Pirate Wargaming Terrain in Blood & Plunder
Wargaming Terrain is an important part of any miniatures game and collecting terrain for Blood & Plunder can be particularly challenging since it doesn’t use the mainstream fantasy or WWII style of terrain. Here you can find details & sources for appropriate buildings and area terrain with a Caribbean style for your Blood & Plunder … Continue reading Top Suggestions for Pirate Wargaming Terrain in Blood & Plunder
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4Ground Terrain – 28mm Spanish Church
By Joseph Forster I can't tell you how horribly disappointed was by the news that 4Ground Publishing is closing its doors this year. Their terrain is a mainstay of the Blood & Plunder community! However, they haven't closed to the doors yet. They're taking orders through the end of June 2022, so now is the … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – 28mm Spanish Church
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Product Review – HRC Wargaming Scenery
By Joseph Forster I'm always on the lookout for good terrain at an affordable price. I recently made a couple orders with HRC Wargaming Scenery on Etsy and I wanted to share some pictures of the quality gaming terrain I received from them. HRC Wargaming Scenery is an online terrain supplier based in Poland. They … Continue reading Product Review – HRC Wargaming Scenery
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Product Review – Acheson Log Cabin Ruin
By Joseph Forster In my preparation for Raise the Black to be finished and delivered, I've been picking up some new terrain pieces to fill out my North American. In my web searches for 28mm terrain, I ran across the Acheson Creations website and I was pleasantly surprised by the range and focus of their … Continue reading Product Review – Acheson Log Cabin Ruin
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Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Guy Bayes
Hi Guy 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’ve been gaming since 1982 when I discovered D&D and some of the other early RPG games. Gaming was a big part of my teenage years as I … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Guy Bayes
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4Ground Terrain -La Haye Sainte Buildings
By Joseph Forster I've just finished a massive 4Ground terrain project and I'm eager to share it with you! Today we'll be looking at three large buildings from the 4Ground La Haye Sainte collection. This set of buildings is made to represent a farm in France that was the location for a notable battle in … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain -La Haye Sainte Buildings
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Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Jozef Hudacek
Hi Jozef 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.” Hello there! I am from a small town in Slovakia and I have been interested in board games, history, sci-fi and making and painting stuff since childhood, so … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Player Spotlight – Jozef Hudacek
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4Ground Terrain – New France Cabins
I'm back with some more MDF buildings from 4Ground Publishing. When I first started collecting terrain for Blood & Plunder, a couple 4Ground buildings were among my very first purchases and since then I've come to count them as my favorite source of buildings and terrain accessories for the game. I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing the … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – New France Cabins