What Is Blood & Steel? Firelock Games’ New Historical Wargame | Designer Interview
March 16, 2022 by avernos
Gerry sat down for a designer interview with the Firelock Games team to discuss Blood & Steel, their new Historical wargame set during the period 1837-1901.
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Blood & Steel explores Victorian Age Combat and delves into conflicts like the Anglo-Zulu Wars, American Civil War, Mexican American War, Spanish American War, 2nd Seminole War and the Maori Wars.
Will you be diving into Blood & Steel when it releases?
Black Wind, Fire and Steeeeeeeeeeel… oh… wrong genre… Can you guess the Band?
If I were a gambling man, I’d put a dollar on Iron Maiden and another dollar on Manowar. Those two ring a bell from my misguided youth. Personally, the only heavy metal I can stomach for more than 30minutes is Sabaton – but that is just me.
It’s Manowar… and it’s not because they are some favourite but just my brain going “I recognise those words” all the time…
I like the question on victorian science fiction. I’m interested in the battle of Dorking and pitching the prussians against the brits
an interesting time to cover gaming.
Sweet! If that means more Native American and Maori minis, color me interested! They’ve got some great Indians; looking forward to Maori, especially ones armed with the tiaha.
I’d love to see boxes with customizable minis a la Wargames Atlantic.
no minis I’m afraid, WA may do some stuff themselves but this is just a rule set
I am so looking forward to this as I am a big fan of Blood and Plunder. I think think there are taking the right approach with the scale and it should bring out some seriously good games. I have a couple of questions: Will they be looking at a supplement for the 19th century European conflicts like, Danish-Prusso, the Prusso-Austrian and the Franco Prussian War? Especially as the Perrys have done an amazing range for it. Will they be looking at the Crimea War as well as the Indian Rebellion/Mutiny? Also Indian Raj up to Jazz Age Imperialism, like… Read more »
Looking forward to seeing these rules played. I’ve got quite a few suitable figures so something new in this area is always of interest. Hopefully we’ll get a Let’s Play soon.
looking forward to it, all their other products were top notch