Dead Men Tell No Tales
‘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.
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
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
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
So, you want to run a Firelock demo. Maybe you're a new Quartermaster, or you're just trying to get more people to playing your favorite game. Either way, learning to run an effective demo is a cornerstone to building community around a game. I ran my first Firelock demos while helping out in the Phalanx … Continue reading Allow Me to Demonstrate
The Sea Tournament at Adepticon was the one event that I wanted to make sure I participated in. I built and tested a list that I expected to do quite well (spoiler alert: it did) and brought it to the event. I'd like to share my list, and some thoughts, with the community. The chaos … Continue reading DMC Goes Fourth – Sea Tourney List
It's been 2 weeks and I think the high's worn off - let's talk about the Deadman's trip to Adepticon! Oh, also - where the hell have I been for the past 3 months anyway?? In Jack Sparrow fashion, the latterly formerly, because damn it man, this is an Adpeticon article! My 2024 started rough. … Continue reading Dead at Adepticon
At the time of writing this, the revamped French line for Blood & Plunder has just dropped in all-new resin. The new material is great, but even better are new minis! Finally, the Compagnies Franches de la Marine have arrived on the Blood & Plunder tabletop. As a "frequent commander of French forces" myself, I … Continue reading The New French – Painting La Marine
The first big Dead Man's Chest giveaway is a wrap! Entries were calculated, thrown onto a big spreadsheet, and the winner determined randomly. And that winner is (drumroll please) Kyle Arpke! Kyle hit all of the various entry methods - subscribing to the blog, following the facebook page, and submitting a bunch of games for … Continue reading The Dead Man’s Giveaway is a Wrap!
It turns out, Dead Men tell tales sometimes; DMC will be partnering with Glenn from Tales of the Sail, to run a 150-point Land Tournament at H.A.W.Ks 'Barrage-Con' on Saturday, September 23rd. This event will be hosted at the community center in Havre de Grace, Maryland (about 30 minutes north of Baltimore) The land tournament … Continue reading Havre No Mercy – HAWKS Barrage Tournament
It's the final week of the Summer of Plunder and it's going to be (wait for it) Yes, I know I'm old. Elder Millennial and I will not apologize! The final objective in week 9 is to include a Legendary commander (30pts or above) or to include a Level 3 Historic Admiral if you play … Continue reading SoP ’23 Week 9 – Out With a Bang