We cover a lot in this episode. Join us for a full conversation on explosives in Blood & Plunder. They are special weapons only available to a few certain classes of units in Blood & Plunder. Firepots, Stinkpots and Grenadoes all perform special jobs in Blood & Plunder and can be very dynamic on the table. We discuss rules for each different explosive, and then how to is it well in a game. We have some big news and updates on the upcoming 2026 Blood & Plunder Kickstarter...
Join us for a mega episode where we have all (most) of the national commanders on for a debrief from the big Summer of Plunder campaign. Get reports from each commander on how the campaign went from each nation's perspective.
Dan, Joseph and Riley take a survey of all the ships currently available in Blood & Plunder. Starting with the Canoa and moving all the way through to the Galleon, we take a look at each ship, what it's good at, what makes it unique, which nations it might work especially well for and if it might be a good addition to your fleet.
We have lots to talk about on this episode! We discuss the Summer of Plunder conclusion, and Garrett's experiences as Gencon and Nashcon before jumping into our main topic: Crew Management. Running a ship well in Blood & Plunder takes some experience and finesse. You have lots of options, and lots of potential problems to manage once you make contact with the enemy. We talk through some of the common pitfalls and give some "expert tips" on building and managing a crew that wil...
In this episode we take a deep dive into the topic of Cavalry in Blood & Plunder. What should you expect? How do they work? What do you need to be aware of? Which cavalry is best? What Nations and Factions can use cavalry? It's a small crew on this episode with Garrett and Joseph holding down the fort, but we charge into the topic with brace of pistols blazing.
How does each nationality play within Blood & Plunder? How do the Spanish factions differ from the French and how are the Pirates unique? In this episode we walk through each nationality, covering what makes them unique, and hitting some of their top factions. If you're new to Blood & Plunder and trying to choose what models to buy, or if you've been playing one nationality for a while and you're curious about the other nations, this overview should be helpful!
Join hosts Garrett, Dan and Joseph for some Blood & Plunder conversations. In this episode we each pick our top 3 units in Blood & Plunder and discuss their strengths and weaknesses and how to use them on the table. We also run through hobby, history, and event news as usual. Enjoy the conversation!
Join the team in reviewing all the events, demos, tournaments and fun had playing Blood & Plunder and other games at Adepticon, 2025. Hosts on this show include Garrett, Dan, Joseph, Jason and Riley.
Hosts Garrett, Dan and Fernando get into into the nitty gritty of different ship types and talk about different great options for adding to your fleet after the Balandra and the Bermuda Sloop included in the starter kit. Last episode before our big Adepticon event! Timestamps: 0:16 Intro 1:19 Hobby Desk 7:34 Tales of Glory and Shame 15:15 Best Ship Purchase After Starter Box 16:17 Garrett's Recommendation 20:35 Dan's Recommendation 29:12 Fernando's Recommendation 42:49 Announcements
The Surgeon is in! In this episode we dissect some Blood & Plunder forces, chatting about potential weaknesses and ways to improve or modify. We take a look at three forces submitted from community members: 1. Native American Creek Land 200pts 2. Spanish Sea 150pts 3. English Militia Land 150pts We also chat about hobby projects, recount tales of glory and shame, review upcoming events, and look at some of Firelock's upcoming projects.
Have Amphibious games of Blood & Plunder been hard to balance or set up well? Join Garrett, Dan, and Joseph for a discussion on making amphibious games fun and balanced in this episode. Other segments include: Hobby Desk Tales of Glory & Shame Adepticon Prep Peek Behind the Curtain Painting Contest Update and, shamelessly stolen from Tales of the Sale, New Year's Resolutions (henceforth to be referred to as "Plunderlutions").
The big errata episode is here! The core rulebook is getting some corrections, updates, and balance changes and we're here to guide you through everything! With the whole podcasting crew on, we hit all the hot topics, breeze through the little fixes, detail any rules changes, and reflect on our experiences playtesting some of these new rules and pontificate on how we see this update affecting the meta in 2025. We also recount Tales of Shame & Glory, review our painting projects, tal...
Garrett, Fernando and Joseph are back with more Blood & Plunder news, updates, and a big conversation about playing "convention" size 3-10 player games of Blood & Plunder.
In this episode, Garret, Joseph, and Daniel talk about their Top 3 Favorite Sea Factions for Blood and Plunder. There are some sudden twists, as well as tactics that many players may not have realized are possible!
In this episode Garrett, Dan, and Fernando go over their top 3 favorite Blood and Plunder land factions.
In this bonus episode, Joseph sits down with Bartosz, Commander of the Native American team in the 2024 Summer of Plunder. Since Bartosz wasn't able to get in on the big roundtable discussion, we caught up to him later and got to chat about how the campaign went from the Native American team's perspective.
In this special episode, Joseph and Jason host a roundtable discussion of the 2024 Summer of Plunder with (nearly) all the Commanders and 2nd in Commands for the 6 nations participating in the campaign this year. Each commander is asked how the campaign felt for them, what they focused on in their national chats, and why players should fight for them next year. Then we have a bit of open time for interaction and review of the diplomacy aspect of the campaign before touching on some poss...
Join Dan and Joseph in a review of The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard. This title is one of the more well known and recent publications on the early 18th century pirates. It attempts to cut through some of the romance and legends and examine the Nassau pirates as they were, their backgrounds, influence on international politics, successes and failures and their ultimate place in history.
Joined by Firelock Games' own Mike Tunez, Dan, Garrett and Joseph get a full update on the goings on at Firelock Games, including updates on Blood & Plunder, Port Royal and Oak & Iron. After getting the exclusive scoop, we have a great conversation on tactics in Blood & Plunder. Swarm lists (many cheap models) have been strong for a long time in Blood & Plunder, but Elite lists (fewer, high cost models) have been placing high at tournaments as well. Fighting against these ext...
Hosts Garrett, Dan and Joseph finish the mini-series on building Blood & Plunder ships by discussing techniques and methods for creating sails and rigging. We also review the Enfilade convention and give some updates on the in-progress 2024 Summer of Plunder, seen from various perspectives as Spanish Commander, Pirate Commander a one of the Campaign Managers.