Firelock Games: Blood & Plunder - Buccaneering Across the Spanish Main

[Mary Diamond]

Ahoy, all you tabletop gaming enthusiasts! Allow me to draw your attention to a fine game set in our wonderful Golden Age of Pyracy.

https://www.firelockgames.com/bloodandplunder/

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BloodandPlunder

 

Note these are the same fine folks that are bringing Port Royal to the table via KickStarter - see my other post noted below.

 

 

[michaelsbagley]

I second the recommendation. I've been a player of this company's first pirate miniature game for years now, it's more of a large skirmish style game (20-30+ figures per side, although somwhat scalable)....

I am even more excited about the new game than I was the original... having a small "band" size game (4 to 7 figures per side in an average game) is a lot more exciting (and likely a better entry point into the larger skirmish game, for those inclined).

I too was lucky enough to squeeze in a demo at Adepticon, and it was great, and fast playing.

[Stynky Tudor]

This looks very cool...something else for me to spend money on.

[Pyrate Captain Mick]

They are excellent rules. I had a chance to  play-test one of Firelock's concept games of the Napoleonic period at Gencon. As far as I could tell trying to weave between 80,000 participants, it was one of only a handful of historical games. Remembering back to when my new bride and I slept on the floor of Horticultural Hall in Lake Geneva well over 50 years ago, then, almost all games were historical, the hobby has morphed heavily.

The nice thing about Blood and Plunder is that you can dust off your Old Glory pirates and use them, although re-basing to a 20mm washer might be necessary. It is a complete system with room for expansion. Firelock sells an abundance of ships, figures, game cards and dice, etc. However, on the cheap, you can use what you have and a simple deck of playing cards will work. D10's D6's and anything you want for tokens work just fine, but their product line really enhances the game.

I am sincerely hoping if and when thy release Napoleonic rules it enables the play of Jean Lafitte. I always wanted to play the scenario of the Rescue of Bonaparte.

Break yer mast and stays,

Cap'n Mick