Intro Adepticon is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, Blood & Plunder sea tournaments of the year. The tournament is set up to be 3 rounds and the winner is whoever wins all 3 rounds and can manage to get their Strike Point differential lower than anyone else. My goal this year was … Continue reading Wait, Who’s In Charge Here? – Garrett Swader’s Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament 2nd Place Force
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(Re) Building the Church – Erich Goebel’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 2nd Place List
Why didn’t Benjamin Church ever get invited to poker night with the militias? Because he always had a deal with the other side. By Erich Goebel When prepping for Adepticon 2026, I built many lists for the land tournament - some decent (on paper) and many jank but something kept drawing me back to Church. … Continue reading (Re) Building the Church – Erich Goebel’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 2nd Place List
Dutch Santiago! Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament Winning List
by Dan Carlson Who says lighting can't strike twice? After grabbing 1st Place at the Adepticon Sea Tournament in 2025, I claimed 1st Place again in 2026. While last year's success taught me a ton, I decided to play a different faction this year: Ostend Privateers! The List The Faction: Ostend Privateers Commander and Units … Continue reading Dutch Santiago! Adepticon 2026 Sea Tournament Winning List
Canadian Muskets: Adam Horton’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 3rd Place List
Adam Horton competed at the 200pt Land Tournament at Adepticon 2026 and took 3rd place in a field of 24 players. Here is run down of his French Raiders tournament list and a description of his 3-0 tournament experience. By Adam Horton Intro This is not the tale of a master strategist with a brilliant … Continue reading Canadian Muskets: Adam Horton’s Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament 3rd Place List
Floating Spanish Mission – Josh Shivak’s Top Placing Sea Tournament Force – Adepticon 2026
By Josh Shivak So, as all good things tend to start out as, this list started life as a joke. I won the Summer of Plunder 2023 big prize ship, a mighty 6th Rate Frigate, and I had wanted to come up with a fun list to be annoying and have a good time showing … Continue reading Floating Spanish Mission – Josh Shivak’s Top Placing Sea Tournament Force – Adepticon 2026
French Hillbilly Boar Shoot: Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament Winning List
Hello D-sciples! It is Dr.D coming in hot with some list discussion from my Adepticon 2026 land winning list. This list applies the fundamental truth that you should shoot people from varying distances until you turn their brains off and then take their stuff. Even after so many years, Boucaniers remain a potent force in … Continue reading French Hillbilly Boar Shoot: Adepticon 2026 Land Tournament Winning List
Golden Age Pirates Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s 2026 Adepticon Sea List
Tournament season is upon us! Adepticon is coming up next week and there will be substantial tournaments for both Land and Sea games, at 200 and 250pt respectively. I put myself at "the mercy of the people" this year and let the community vote on which faction I would play for the tournaments. Our Patreon … Continue reading Golden Age Pirates Tournament List Prep – Joseph’s 2026 Adepticon Sea List
King’s Raiders – 3rd Place List at the 2025 Adepticon Land Tournament
By Jayden King Introduction I will admit, I have played a lot of Blood & Plunder at this point–particularly land games. I built this list at the last minute, or rather thirty minutes before the tournament started, in the hotel lobby, on the public work-station computer. And I relied on units that would be painted … Continue reading King’s Raiders – 3rd Place List at the 2025 Adepticon Land Tournament
Here is the Church and Here is the Musket – Winning List of the 2025 Adepticon Land Tournament
Here is the Church and here is the Musket…?: The Winning List of the 2025 Adepticon Blood & Plunder Land Tournament By Erich Goebel The Adepticon 2025 Land Tournament was well sized, coming in at 23 participants matching off in intense 1v1 combat. This year featured an increase in points from 150pts to 200pts, which … Continue reading Here is the Church and Here is the Musket – Winning List of the 2025 Adepticon Land Tournament
Muskets and Blades: The Winning List of the 2025 Adepticon Sea Tournament
by Dan Carlson This Year's Blood and Plunder Sea Tournament was massive, with 23 players all fighting for the top spot! Last year was my very first Tournament, and due to an event and horrible dice rolls, I was exploded on Turn 1. After that silly defeat, I tried to come up with something I … Continue reading Muskets and Blades: The Winning List of the 2025 Adepticon Sea Tournament
AdeptiCon 2024 – Blood & Plunder Land Tournament Recap
AdeptiCon stands as one of the premier wargaming conventions in the United States. Firelock Games participated as a vendor, and Blood & Pigment filled the role of gaming event organizer for Blood & Plunder. This year, we opted to step up tournament play by running a Land and Sea Tournament as well as an Oak … Continue reading AdeptiCon 2024 – Blood & Plunder Land Tournament Recap
“Pirate Flame Throwers” Firepot Tournament Force – AdeptiCon ’24
AdeptiCon 2024 has just finished up, but the smoke has barely cleared. This year's Blood & Plunder events went well, with the Sea Tournament being am extremely fiery affair. This is an overview of my (Jason Klotz) winning force list for the tournament. It covers the force breakdown, deployment, and setup, along with tips and … Continue reading “Pirate Flame Throwers” Firepot Tournament Force – AdeptiCon ’24
Barco! British Privateers: 2nd Place Tournament Force – AdeptiCon 2024
I. Introduction I did not build this list thinking I could win with it; I built it out of shame. I have been playing Blood & Plunder for about six years now and still, I have not painted my armies. This has become a point of frequent, merciless ridicule… Okay, it may not be that … Continue reading Barco! British Privateers: 2nd Place Tournament Force – AdeptiCon 2024
Royal Spanish Army 1st Place Tournament Force – AdeptiCon 2024
INTRODUCTION The Raise the Black expansion for Blood & Plunder has greatly favored the Spanish Land sub-factions. We can now field an elite force without the need to rely on cheap militia. While Tercios were available previously, they lacked finesse, and their subfaction rules were lacking. Now, Spain boasts access to the game's top soldiers: … Continue reading Royal Spanish Army 1st Place Tournament Force – AdeptiCon 2024
150 Point Maroon Tournament Force – AdeptiCon 2024
Please enjoy this guest post by Dylan Craig, looking at his Maroon Force he used at the Land Tournament at 2024 AdeptiCon. Force Overview Faction: Maroons, using the Suriname Maroons Force Option (Faction found in Raise the Black) Commander: Untested Standard Unaligned Renegade Commander Points: 150 Theatre: Land By: Dylan Craig Here is a link to the force on Blood & … Continue reading 150 Point Maroon Tournament Force – AdeptiCon 2024