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Community Spotlight: Moonstone Heroes, A Wizard’s Folly & Pirates Of Legend

2 years ago 5

In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into the world of Moonstone once more, a wonderful Wizard's Folly for some Fantasy adventures and some Pirates Of Legend!

Mamelukes & Deli Cavalry Join Perry Miniatures’ Ottoman Army

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If you're looking to build up your Ottoman Army of 1790-1815 then Perry Miniatures have some cavalry options for you. A mass of Mamelukes and Deli Cavalry are going to be thundering across the tabletop soon for your Historical wargames in 28mm scale.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Are You Fed Up With Not Playing Any Games?

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As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into some of the hobby that we've been up to but also get stuck into whether the time is ripe for "the one wargaming system to rule them all". Warren gets precious about dice and puts forward an interesting question about the way we learn rules and the games we play.

Unboxing: Border Wars – Border Reivers On Foot | Flags of War

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Gerry takes a look at more of the Historical miniatures coming out of Flags Of War for Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon. In this Unboxing, Gerry gives a review of the Reivers On Foot, a full family of fighters that are looking to strike across the border between England and Scotland. 

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.

Blood & Pigment’s Piratical Summer Of Plunder Has Begun!

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Blood & Pigment has now begun its Summer Of Plunder campaign! You can dive in and get playing some games of Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron from Firelock Games as you feed into the unfolding clash for control of the Caribbean, South America and North America!

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?

Gerry Can Show You How To Make Blood & Plunder Ship Sails Out Of EVA Foam

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In this week's Gerry Can, we show you how to make Blood & Plunder Ship Sails out of an interesting material, EVA Foam! This could be a great way to go with your wargaming ships for the Golden Age Of Piracy! 

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?

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!

3 years ago 4

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.

North Star’s American Revolution Range Grows With New Preview

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North Star Military Figures have been showing off more early images of their expanding American Revolution range that will complement the updates for Muskets & Tomahawks in the near future. The most recent previews were for their 28mm Colonial Infantrymen. 

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – Pirates Of Legend | Firelock Games

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Gerry continues with his unboxing of the fantastic Historical wargame, Blood & Plunder, with a look at the new Pirates Of Legend Captains Box which you can snap up from Firelock Games.

Unboxing: Blood & Plunder – 2 Player Starter Set | Firelock Games

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We get stuck into an unboxing of the mega-sized 2 Player Starter Set from Firelock Games for their hit Historical wargame, Blood & Plunder. Blackbeard faces off against Maynard in a clash between the Royal Navy and his Pirates!

Community Spotlight: Ironjawz, Cheese Riots & Firefighting Forge Fathers

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We have a look at some excellent painting for the start of the year including mighty Ironjawz, a Cheese Riot and some Firefight Forge Fathers from Mantic Games.

North Star Preview New Muskets & Tomahawks Miniatures!

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North Star Military Figures has been showing off some of the new miniatures that they have been working on for Studio Tomahawk's Muskets & Tomahawks and the American Revolution. The first previews were for a few of the Native Americans/Indians. 

Turner Miniatures Takes The Age Of Admirals To The Nile

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Henry Turner of Turner Miniatures is back on Kickstarter with another project bringing to life 3D Printable miniatures for use in your 1/700, 1/1000 and 1/1200 naval wargames on the tabletop. 

Clash With Sally 4th’s 28mm Royal Marines In The Caribbean

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Sally 4th has added a bunch of 28mm Royal Marines into the mix for those having a crack at piratical swashbuckling adventures during 1704. 

Build Up Your Hanoverian Dragoons With QRF Models

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QRF Models has added a few new miniature sets to their website for those looking to play out the clashes of the Seven Years War as the Hanoverians. These come from the Freikorp15 range in, unsurprisingly, 15mm scale.

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.

New Blood & Plunder Two Player Starter Set Pre-Orders Live!

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Firelock Games is now taking pre-orders for their brand new Raise The Black expansion for Blood & Plunder plus a load of the awesome new plastic kits that were brought to life via Kickstarter.

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

3 years ago 4

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.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Wargame Design – Break A Game To Make A Game!

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this show, we have a guest from the land down under! Jason from Getting Tabled joins us to talk about game designs and the intricacies of bringing rules together for tabletop games.

6-15mm Seven Years War Armies On Kickstarter From Turner Miniatures

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Henry Turner is on Kickstarter with a new project looking at bringing a set of 6-15mm miniatures to life for use during the Seven Years War period. Dive into the Europe Asunder project that covers a variety of factions fighting during the period.

Raise The Black For Blood & Plunder Is Coming Soon!

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The folks at Firelock Games have a neat update for those who are waiting to pick up their Raise The Black bits and pieces for use with Blood & Plunder.

Community Spotlight: Heavy Gear, Mighty Vikings & Colourful Aztecs

3 years ago 5

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

Unboxing: English & Dutch – War Of Austrian Succession | Flags Of War

3 years ago 2

Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing of some of the 28mm English and Dutch soldiers from Flags Of War for the period of the War Of Austrian Succession.

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?

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