"Points per Hit" calculators for Small-Arms, Great Guns, and Melee attacks. Designed to assist players in optimizing their 'Blood & Plunder' forces and understanding game's underlying mathematics.
Category: Plunder
‘Blood & Plunder’ is Firelock’s flagship title. A 28mm wargame of colonial skirmishes in the new world, ‘B&P’ covers the privateering heyday of the 17th century, and the ‘Golden of Piracy’ in the early 18th.
Action Economy Pt.1 – Action Maps
Action Economy is a phrase that we hear a lot as gamers, but one that is less often defined. If pressed to explain how we should evaluate action economy, most players would probably say:"We spend Points, to gain Actions"By that logic, upgrading from Trained to Veteran should give us more actions. Last week, I demonstrated … Continue reading Action Economy Pt.1 – Action Maps
Hands on Experience – Build Basics
You've been looking at suits wrong, and it's making your lists suck. Have I gotten your attention? Clickbait is so hard to do on a blog. This was supposed to be an article about Action Economy, but no, we have to go even more basic than that. We need to break this down to the … Continue reading Hands on Experience – Build Basics
HMGS 2026 Land Tournament Pack
After Fall-In, the holiday season means that Cold Wars comes quick, and with the 2026 convention season beating down the door, it's time to present the Tournament Packet that will be used for any DMC-hosted Blood & Plunder tournament this year. I strongly urge you to read through this packet - at least at the … Continue reading HMGS 2026 Land Tournament Pack
Historical Scenario: the Last Gentleman Pirate, 1718
The Summer of Plunder is upon us; that annual circus of chaos and gaming glory. This year my focus is staying local, running a series of scenario games at my friendly gaming spot - Lazarus Games, in Harrisburg, PA.I plan to make those scenarios available here on the blog, for those who would like to … Continue reading Historical Scenario: the Last Gentleman Pirate, 1718
The Quick and the Dead(man) – Adepticon Land Winner
Let me start by saying that the Dead Man is not a "landlubber."While my local playgroup plays dirty, we don't Plunder on dirt very often; we like big boats and we cannot lie. The only time that I can be cajoled into a land game is when it's for a tournament. Maybe that should change, … Continue reading The Quick and the Dead(man) – Adepticon Land Winner
Faction in Review: Miskito Zambo
I don't like to review factions that I don't have experience with; and I rarely play Plunder on Land, except for tournaments. I have played few Land games since the Red For Reformado list won at Historicon '24, but I determined that my next competitive force would be something different. With the latest errata on … Continue reading Faction in Review: Miskito Zambo
A Horse of Another Color
Painting horses is one of those things that we just do, as wargamers. It's a strange thing too, because while we're normally willing to make the effort to find reference images of uniforms, we don't extend the same consideration to horses. White horse, black horse, brown horse, some complimentary colors, and that's enough to get … Continue reading A Horse of Another Color
No Prey, No Pay – Plunder at Historicon
It's July of 2024, and Historicon has come and gone. Called by some "the premier convention for Historical Wargaming in North America," Historicon is a sleepy convention of roughly 2500 attendees, held every year in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The heart of "Amish Country" - where history lives. Pepperidge Farms Remembers If I seem bitter, it's only … Continue reading No Prey, No Pay – Plunder at Historicon
Red For Reformado – Historicon 1st Place
In case you missed it, Historicon was last weekend. DMC has an article covering it, that you can read. That will get you caught up with the what & why and is hopefully why you're here - you read that one first and clicked on the nested link. There's not a lot of intro to … Continue reading Red For Reformado – Historicon 1st Place