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Summer Of Plunder! How To Take Part In Blood & Pigment’s Blood & Plunder Campaign

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Gerry sits down with the team from Blood & Pigment to chat about how to take part in Blood & Pigment's Summer Of Plunder, a massive Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron Global Campaign for the Historical wargame by Firelock Games.

PHALANX Revamping Classic Unhappy King Charles Board Game

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PHALANX Games are revamping another awesome board game with new art and more. Unhappy King Charles, a brilliant board game set during the period of the English Civil War, is available for you to pre-order right now.

Get Voting In Blood & Pigment’s Pirate Painting Competition!

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Blood & Pigment have been holding their Great Pirate Paint Off over the last while in the run-up to their Summer Of Plunder. We talked about the contest a while back now and the time has come for you to get stuck in and start voting as part of the people's choice segment of the competition. Get those finalists to a place of honour!

BelloLudi Bring Big Battles To The Period Of 1660-1721

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The folks at BelloLudi have another big set of wargaming rules for you to scoop up that focus on the period of 1660-1721. The Big Battle Game rules are available for you to snap up from them and a whole host of different publishers too.

Gerry Can Show You How To Make Realistic Canvas Sails

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In this week's Gerry Can, we show you how to make Blood & Plunder Ship Sails out of real live honest to god canvas, because when you've rigged your sloop you probably want to make sure the sails don't look like lego marshmallows right?

Bloody Miniatures Call On The Witchfinder General!

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Bloody Miniatures are back to bolster your 28mm English Civil War collection with some brand-new miniatures. Nick Collier has been working on the latest set of miniatures starting off with a neat set focused on The Witchfinder General. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: A Relaxed Return & Ready For Hobby!

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In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the team discuss the best of Star Trek and after embracing a weekend of relaxation, they are ready to dive into some of the hobby as we see what folks have been getting up to in different wargaming worlds.

Tiger Miniatures Bolster 28mm Tudor-era Irish Collection

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Tiger Miniatures are expanding their collection of 28mm miniatures with a range of 28mm Tudor Irish for use in your games set around the time of the Border Reivers! They have some noble fellows to lead the way alongside a core of followers to help build a warband with.

Warlord Add 15mm Pike & Shotte Heroes To Their Epic Collection

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Warlord Games have added some brand new pre-order options to their collection for those diving into Pike & Shotte Epic Battles. Some big personalities for the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War have been added into the mix to lead your small-scale (but massive!) armies. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Help Us With Our Boyne Battleplan!

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we work out that Warren is a terrible D&D player and ask for some help in how we could approach building a BIG Historical wargaming army.

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Cavalry | Firelock Games

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Gerry gets stuck into unboxing a set of six 28mm Cavalry miniatures from Firelock Games for use in their Historical miniature game, Blood & Plunder. A great set for use in your pirate wargaming!

Blood & Plunder – Sloop Painting Tutorial | Firelock Games

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We dive into a Blood & Plunder painting tutorial where John shows off how to paint the Sloop from Firelock Games for their 28mm piratical naval wargame.

Gerry Can Show You Rigging & Ratlines For Blood & Plunder Ships!

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In this week's Gerry Can, we dive into how to super detail your Blood & Plunder ships for use in Firelock Games' Historical wargame. No corners have been cut here!

VLOG: Crafting Army Lists + Miniatures Are Painted For Blood & Plunder!

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Justin shows off the three army lists that he is going to be using for games of Blood & Plunder. There are a few to choose from that are going to be used in different scenarios. Artillery, ships and more have been painted up for this!

Paint Plundering Pirates With Blood & Pigment’s New Contest

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Blood & Pigment are running a "Great Pirate Paint Off" soon which leads up to their massive Summer Of Plunder later in 2023. Run in conjunction with Firelock Games and a bunch of other creators, they are looking to get your crews painted up and ready for an adventure on the high seas in Blood & Plunder.

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Native Americans | Firelock Games

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Continuing our unboxing of the new Blood & Plunder plastic range, Gerry has a look at the set of twelve Native Americans from Firelock Games that you get for use in their Historical pirate wargame. 

Judge Dredd; Check Out Block War & This Ace Sci-Fi Wargame From Warlord Games! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! In this episode, we're having a look at the ace new Block War expansion from Warlord Games for their Judge Dredd Miniatures Game. Could this be the Sci-Fi skirmish game worth diving into if you've become disillusioned by Necromunda?

Pike & Shotte: Epic Battles; New From Warlord Games! [Update]

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Warlord Games were not content with turning Waterloo and the American Civil War into an Epic Battles endeavour. They are now going to be delving into the heart of 17th Century Europe with Pike & Shotte: Epic Battles and a new set, Push Of Pikes.

VLOG: Deciding On Gaming Tables & Scenarios For Blood & Plunder

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Gerry and Justin sit down to talk about their 100, 150 and 200-point lists for use in their games of Blood & Plunder from Firelock Games. They also have a talk about the terrain they are going to be using across the three games.

Community Spotlight: German Armies, 15mm Necromunda & Raising The Black!

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Join us for a look at some amazing Historical wargaming projects and also something a little different for the world of Necromunda!

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Militia | Firelock Games

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Gerry dives into another Unboxing of the Firelock Games Blood & Plunder miniatures. This time, he's looking at the 28mm plastic Militia set that can be used to bolster your crews in this Historical Pirate wargame. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: A 7-Day Miniature Painting Challenge?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Ben lays down the gauntlet and dives into a 7-day miniature painting challenge that might help you bust through the backlog and get rid of some of that hobby fatigue. 

VLOG: Building Army Lists For Blood & Plunder

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In today's VLOG, Gerry talks about working out the army lists that are going to be used for playing Firelock Games' Blood & Plunder. In this video, we're discussing the British that will be looking to control the high seas. 

Gerry Can Show You How To Build The Ships From Blood & Plunder!

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In this week's Gerry Can, Gerry showcases how to build the Sloop that comes in the new 2-Player Starter Set for Firelock Games' Blood & Plunder. 

VLOG: Getting Ready To Set Sail In Blood & Plunder | Behind The Scenes

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Gerry and Justin sit down in the studio to talk about setting sail in Blood & Plunder from Firelock Games. They discuss the plans for the different factions they're going to be playing as and the future Blood & Plunder coverage that we have planned!

Blood & Plunder – Amaro Pargo Painting Tutorial | Firelock Games

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In this video, John dives into painting one of the personalities, Amaro Pargo, from Firelock Games' excellent miniature wargame, Blood & Plunder. Get piratical with one of these excellent 28mm Pirates for use when playing out Historical adventures on the tabletop.

Community Spotlight: Swedish Soldiers, A First Age Diorama + USMC Tanks & Troops

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We delve into a fantastically yellow Swedish army, explore a wonderful diorama from The First Age and then hit the battlefield with the USMC.

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Soldiers | Firelock Games

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Gerry dives into an Unboxing of the new plastic Blood & Plunder Soldiers for use in their 17th Century Historical wargame of 28mm pirates! See what we think of the brand-new set from Firelock Games.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Steaming Through Dead Man’s Hand To Flames Of War With Trains!

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Gerry dives into the fun he's been having in the Wild West and Lloyd has had quite the idea when it comes to trains AND wargaming. It's a marriage made in heaven.

By Fire And Sword Getting A 2nd Edition Via Kickstarter

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By Fire And Sword from Wargamer is going to be getting a new lease of life as Wargamer are planning to come to Kickstarter soon with the 2nd Edition of their rather epic wargame. 

Microworld Games Battle With 6mm Renaissance Soldiers

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Microworld Games continue the release of fun 6mm wargaming miniatures with another peek into the realm of the Historical. A new set of "Generic Renaissance" miniatures have been added to their webstore to be used alongside various empires, factions and the like during the period. 

SAGA Is Great But Is Age Of Alexander? + Blood & Plunder Gaming Piracy in Plastic! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! Firelock Games have shown off a new Blood & Plunder 2-Player Starter Set that's as large as a pirate's chest of loot! Two full crews of 28mm miniatures are accompanied by TWO Sloops for you to take to the high seas with.

Community Spotlight: O-12, Blood & Plunder Pirates & Ottoman Turks!

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Join us for another Community Spotlight where we're looking at the world of Infinity, some Blood & Plunder and also a mighty Ottoman Turk army.

Community Spotlight: Heavy Gear, Mighty Vikings & Colourful Aztecs

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In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into some Heavy Gear armies, a mighty Viking army and also some very colourful Aztecs!

Cult Of Games XLBS: Tabletop Games – Where To Buy? How To Buy?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we're talking about your hobby buying habits. Where do you buy your tabletop goodies and how do you buy them?

WoFun Games Offer Up 17 Historical Rule Sets For FREE!

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The folks at WoFun Games have offered up a rather awesome present for Historical wargamers this month. They are offering up seventeen WoFun Starterpack PDF Rule Sets for FREE.

Unboxing: Conquistadors | Wargames Atlantic

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Gerry unboxes the 28mm plastic set from Wargames Atlantic for the Conquistadors. You can use these for an array of 15th and 16th Century battles in Europe and beyond and they can be paired up against their existing Aztec Warriors too.

Unboxing: Aztec Warriors | Wargames Atlantic

2 years ago 4

An unboxing of the recently released 28mm Aztec Warriors plastic miniatures from Wargames Atlantic for those diving into some Historical wargaming.

Unboxing: Border Wars – Border Reivers | Flags Of War

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Join us for an Unboxing of the new Historical 28mm Border Reiver miniatures that you can get as part of the Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon wargaming Kickstarter from Flags Of War. 

Is That Blackadder?! Hot New Historical Wargaming Border Reivers Hits Kickstarter #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! We get a look at a hot new Historical Wargame from the folks at Flags Of War. Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon has you taking on the role of Reiver families kicking ass on the border between England and Scotland.

Peter’s Paperboys Battle In The City Of Gold With Paper Ships!

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Peter's Paperboys has now released a brand new set of paper kits for you to use in your tabletop wargaming. Battling back against the Conquistadors, your native warriors will be seeking to drive them from the City Of Gold. 

Firelock Games Launching The Summer Of Plunder 2022 Campaign

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Firelock Games has announced that they are diving into a new Blood & Plunder campaign over the next few months. Summer Of Plunder 2022 will see you fighting for your nation of choice and potentially being in with the chance of winning some great prizes too.

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