How To Play Blood & Plunder
June 19, 2017 by dignity
We talk with Mike & John from Firelock Games about How To Play Blood & Plunder with a demo game between the Spanish and the French. In this tutorial, you’ll learn about movement, shooting, melee combat and more so keep your sabres sharp and the powder dry as we prepare for a clash.
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Are there any tactics, in particular, you’d like to see discussed more? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.
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This is enough for you and a friend to get started in the game and enjoy some adventures on the high seas!
Have you got a handle on the basics now?
Do we get bonus points for throwing insults in while having sword fights etc?
You fight like a dairy farmer!
It wouldn’t hurt ;#0
How appropriate, you fight like a cow.
Arr me laddies, walk the plank you landlubber! I for one am going to pull out my pirate dictionairy, bonus point or not i don’t care :p
Will there be a later video for ship to ship combat? I heard you can board the enemy ship and potentially seize it for your own use.
Yup all major aspects of the game are being covered this week
Saw one Demo game where the English boarded cleared the Spanish deck, where countercharged from the bridge of the Spanish ship and thrown back to their own ship
I like systems like this where the training level of a unit is reflected in more than just their morale.
Wow, looks fun.
So, measuring the distance between units is closest to closest?
I believe the phrase is “Yarrrr!”
yarrr
viva blood & plunder
seems like a real fun game
and that table looks awesome!!!…seems pretty straight forward and the minis look really cool!!!, could be great to get a board with two ships, and maybe pirate boarding or something like that
Great to see explanations of how to play on video. Firelock make their own chapter by chapter run through but it’s good to see people asking the questions we all have! Keep it up BoW
would love to have some pirates, to bad the ship are expensive, try to find a cheaper alternitive for them
Hi,Icewolff! We understand where you’re coming from. Please keep in mind that ships come with all canons, all swivel guns, string for rigging, dowel for mast, parts for rigging, and separate hard stock card with stats and rules etc. They are made from a light-weight, durable resin and portray an accurate historical standard. We want our players to have historical ships that are meticulously detailed and are a real value in comparison to other ships on the market. 🙂
Playmobil and Fisher Price both makes a line of plastic Pirate toy figures and ships. The scale [IMO] is amazing close to B&P (aprox. 1:50). I have been able find two so far at local Thrift Stores for only $5, but I have not been able to get into a battle yet. This is just a suggestion for a cheaper alternative to the Firelock resin boats which still need to be assembled and painted. – even if they’re only used as terrain pieces.
I like the idea with the cards saying how many actions different trained troops can use. Makes it more tactical than “Everyone can move and do one action” or similar. Plus the models look great.
Looking forward to trying this game.
Everyone should try it, but beware! Once you try it you will want it!
Precisely!
The table is really outstanding!! The whole game looks beautiful 😎
I would love to make a Black Pearl with an undead pirate crew. No special rules, but I think it would look so cool.
As I started to watch the game the mechanics seemed a bit clunky and slow, with not much happening. But as the game moved on and Justin learned a bit more, the pace of the game sped up quit a bit. And as the two side closed in on each other the game speed increased even more. I think this is a great way for this type of game to work. Slow at the start as each side is shooting at each other, but as they get closer together, the speed of the game picks up just as it would… Read more »
even more excited to get stuck in!! looking forward to the rest of the week
I can’t wait to see the ship battles.
Also the description says it’s English vs. French and in the video you’re talking about Spanish vs. French. Are these Spanish from England or the other way around?
Regarding your “Spanish from England” – maybe they are the descendants of the survivors of the Spanish Armada who washed up on the coasts of the British Isles only 50 years previous (~~~lol~~~)
They’re supposed to be doing even larger ships soon
Looks awesome something different wouldn’t mind to have a set.
Why not talk about the near genocide of the native people that lived on those islands? Tainos and Carib Indians? I hope they flesh out that faction historically… even though historically it won’t have a fighting chance.
I love this era, I love the Caribbean and I love historical games so either way I’m excited!
Probably the same reason bolt action avoids some of the horrors or ww2.
Great ruleset, I need to buy a couple of starter set to try it !
That seemed quite straightforward a fun
Making an Ulster boy try and pronounce a French name, these Firelock gents are a cruel pair.