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A Guide To The Spanish In Blood & Plunder
June 20, 2017 by crew
We’re flying the flag of The Spanish in our next Faction Chat for Blood & Plunder Week alongside Firelock Games.
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This is the faction of choice for John from Firelock Games as they include some ruthless rules and ways to fight using guerrilla tactics on the tabletop.
Learn all about their tactics and how to get those Spanish soldiers fighting for you, even if they don’t want to!
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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!
Could this tactically savvy faction be the one for you?
Yarr,
Muy bien
im already butchering names of troop types in my head, my main want is a pirate ship though
Definitely interested! This period is the same period where the Netherlands had their fight for independence with the Spanish, so historically this is a very interesting period for me 🙂
And I’m a sucker for historic 28mm models!
Spanish are interesting, alot rides on putting down fatigue. Would love to try them out.
same here ecclesiastes, i am from Holland and just love the period, also called the “golden centurie” here in The Netherlands, sadly it ended allready in 1672.
All the wealth of the New World and the Spanish Empire gets crippled by inflation from that same wealth, glad to see the history of the time reflected in rules like the poor equipment. Have to say, the Lanceros look like a fun unit, jumping out of the brush, lances at the ready!
I like the part of Michael Crichton’s Pirate Latitude when the english board a Spanish ship and state that they are way better sailors because the ship is in such a bad condition because the Spanish crew didn’t maintain it well enough. I was never sure if that was accurate, but thanks to the guys of Firelock games we learned now that the Spanish didn’t really care about their guys in the new wold as long as the wealth of the new world arrives in Spain. So it would make sense that the english saw them self superior to the spanish sailors.
Dos cervezas muchas gracias
This is my faction. I love the natives. One thing I would like for them is to make a faction of Indios tainos. Those were the ones that existed in my native island of Puerto Rico and I would like to have them.
Looking really good.
Good survey. I need to see the other factions before deciding which will be mine
Great authentic feel to these models and meta without it feeling too burdened with history like can happen in other historic game systems. There’s enough differentiation between the units to make it interesting without housekeeping and lookup tables slowing things down. I’m getting a similar vibe to SAGA from this.
This is the one I backed on Kickstarter still painting them 🙁 must paint faster
I’d hate to face those lances in CC
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition but I still don’t understand why you didn’t start with some English or better yet Pirates
In previous pirate games we’ve played I’ve always ended up as the Spaniards. These look cool so I see no reason to alter that right now 🙂
Just bought the Spanish last night! Awesome models! Now I need to win the rules and another faction to get our Dakota gang involved…
The Spanish are Tilth
Not my faction of heart, but I quit like the lanceros !
Think I fancy the French to be honest.
Very excited about this Kickstarter, there are some exciting things being announced. I want a galleon…
Interesting faction but not sure if they are for me but grassyarse all the same.
very interesting faction and great minis….but I would realllllllyy love to see the pirates!!! yarrrrr
will any faction use slaves?? I think some could be slave traders and use them for a great front line
I like the melee aspect. I may grab them as a second faction or an opfor for the English.
The bowmen seem like they could be pretty useful
The Spanish actually seem pretty cool. I like the sound of the ruthless rule.
Lots of variety in the Spanish models. In my mind you can’t be playing this era without the Spanish being a main protagonist.
Arrr!! Spanish be lookin’ ship-shape fer me!!!
Must have for the Spainish Main.
It’s nice that there are different play styles in the faction.
I wish I had backed the original kickstarter. I like the unique playstyle with each faction. Plus who doesnt want to be a Captain or Capitano!
Love it! The history in these makes it extra interesting!
I love the idea of the militia popling up from everywhere. Im waiting for the pirates though!! No allegiance for my guys!
Still think I am pretty sold on the English! Whom I also play in BA and TY…
I’ve got the Spanish faction and the minis look great and full of character.
There’s some absolutely stunning miniatures in the range. While the boats are impressive – very impressive – I have to say it’s the character models that sell me on this. The captains and the special characters are just awesome.
Their tables at Origins looked great! This definitely has my attention.
Having seen yesterdays battle report, I am really into the Spanish.
Me gusta!
hit and run and synergy together…may be here is a faction for my wife…
Certainly different not enough to tempt me away from the English
Thanks for the video.
I’ve got the Unaligned faction on the way, but the Spaniards have some interesting options
Wait and see for me but spanish over french so far. Surely ill have to be loyal to the crown and go british though.
The decision gets harder. Nice faction.
I am not sure this is my faction but, I would have them as a second faction as all the stories typically have the Spanish on one side or the other.
No body expect the Spanish ….
Nice overview. I picked up some.
Love me some Spaniards.
Nice to see the history bleeding into the gameplay.
Interesting options. Looks like there is some tactics in just how you setup your attack and which types are up front in a battle. Seems like there some meta involved when playing.
Best looking commander in my opinion.
Spanish are cool!
They said that playing the Spanish presents a learning curve. Is that for the game play or the pronunciation of their names 😀 Like the combined tactics of the force with the ruthless skill. never was one for a firing line.
This would be my main faction
Great minis, and like the specialized play style.
Me gusta.
I’d go for these, but I’d annoy myself saying the unit names in my excruciating Spanish. ¡Qué asco!
I like the Spanish. One of their models got an old conquistador-helmet. This is the faction that got old nearly obsolete equipment because the Spanish Empire is under pressure in Europe and cannot afford to arm its colonies properly. But still the Spanish fight on!
Cool faction!
I like this faction!
I choose Spanish ion the KS purely to be different from the other backers I knew. Seems I made a good choice though.
Love the game and the system. What I need to increase is my French and Unaligned factions, those would be my first picks. Can’t wait for their 2nd KS campaign:).
I absolutely love B&P. Three of us in my local club picked up stuff during the first kickstarter. Amazing miniatures. Awesome rules. I have backed this KS also.
I wish my play style lined up with the way the Spanish faction are designed.
Hmm. Torn between this one or the English.
I lived in the Dominican Republic. I’d love an hispañola themed force.
I really like the details they brought into the faction. But I could never make myself play the Spanish of that era
amazing sculpts, really like the look of this
horde army and great models
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Really liking the tactic and build differences built into each faction that gives you room to change up the bands and how they would interact in the game. I can see my 3D printer getting a workout spinning out pirate terrain pieces shortly.
This is such a cool period. Love how accurate they have made things.
Very interesting. I love how they have really done their research and applied it to the game without it feeling forced
The Spanish look like a very weak, poorly equipped army but with the ruthless rule and good tactics they seem to be a real force to be reckoned with. The only problem is that I think I would be butchering their names more than butchering the enemy.
Interesting faction. I like how they’ve included the poor weapons/gun powder into the way they play. Haven’t decided on a faction yet.
Quite good faction, great models too, but now duch are pretty good too, hope to get some of the range and have fun!
I have a feeling all the factions are going to be quite appealing in this one thanks to the historical aspect.
I’d just want to stand around and impress everyone by saying the names properly…
Soon you’ll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab
All of the factions have good sculpts, making it hard to pick between them.
Maybe the spanish will be one of my factions.
My gf is an 18th c scholar, so very interested
I like the light armed militia element to the Spanish list!
Great faction, love my Guardia Costa. Now I need to figure out who will be my new army.
I like the styling of the miniatures. They have a lot of character. I particularly like the native Indian leaning on his bow as if he’s just there waiting for the fighting to be over.
Not to sure if i would play the “Spanish”, but then again if i could i would have all factions. In this way i could pick from game to game who i would use, maybe even mix and match a force from all the factions. Now that`s a “True” pirate force…………………….
Not my preferred faction but I really like how B&P have something cool and unique in every faction. It’s well done.
Also, if you don’t pick me to win a prize: Walk the plank, ya scurvy dogs!
Looks like a hard faction to beat, but I would prefer to fight the Spanish than use them.
Not for many other reasons than being a fan of pirate board games and pirate computer games as a kid and always wanting to be Dutch or English against the French and Spanish.
Not my first choice, but would probably end up getting them just for the challenge of seeing what could be done with different combinations.
maybe as an option for the unaligned
Really great way of introducing the game, factions, character, abilities and whatnot, it’s been pretty easy to follow through
spanish main, could be a great powered faction to play.
I was thinking the spanish would be one of my first choices to play
There is no way I am going to get these names correct but I really like this force.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr! Shiver me timbers!
Very cool faction!
First force presentation I watch and heck I love all those flavorsome not complex rules. Damn the shiny syndrome is so high on those rules
Sounds strange to call them lancers in English since that’s a cavalry weapon.
Not my faction, but love this game.
Very nice
Do these chaps have a European distributor?
Good video. Getting more depth out of history makes the game a lot more interesting.
Muy bien.
A very interesting faction, can’t wait to see them on the table.
Interesting to see the other factions special rules, maybe some pointers on painting guides/uniforms might help too to get the look of the mini with the feel of the game rules. Not too up on mid 16th century European dress.
They are a dirty faction and I like them
I like the sounds of the lanceros/indios combo