Six turns. Four players. Two opposing forces. One Spanish plantation that had to be held at all costs. In this battle report, I take you onto the tabletop for a game of Blood & Plunder , the historical skirmish game of black powder warfare from the same publisher behind Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron . Our scenario saw two players commanding English raiders attempting to capture a Spanish plantation within six turns, while two players took command of the Spanish militia tasked with driving them back. I played on the Spanish side, commanding militia supported by a force of Caribbean fighters. Each player controlled roughly 20 miniatures, making this a manageable but still substantial skirmish. The battlefield quickly became a bloody mix of black powder rifle fire, charges, close combat, and desperate fighting around the plantation itself. One of the mechanics I particularly enjoyed was Blood & Plunder's card-based activation system . The cards create uncertainty ove...