Blood and Bayonets

Blood and Bayonets completed a successful Kickstarter campaign.   Delivery was estimated for June of 2025

Blood & Bayonets is based on the critically acclaimed Blood & Plunder family of games. Blood & Bayonets is set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. Command the forces of the French, British, Portuguese or Spanish in skirmish battles on land and sea. Games consists of 40-60, 28mm miniatures per player for land engagements or a force of one or more small ships for naval encounters. Take command of your troops on the battlefield of the Napoleonic Wars.

Blood & Bayonets is a 28mm skirmish game that immerses players in the battles and conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars. It joins Blood & Valor, Blood & Steel, and Blood & Crowns as the next installment in a series of games based on Firelock Games’ flagship product, Blood & Plunder.

Blood & Bayonets allows players to recreate the countless skirmishes, raids, patrols, and small ship actions, that occurred during the Napoleonic Wars. Blood & Bayonets focuses on infantry formation and tactics used during the period. Formations are extremely important when controlling your force. For instance, units in line formation can volley fire, units in attack column are devastating on the charge, and units in skirmish formation can screen the troops behind them.

Blood & Bayonets has all the rules and force lists needed to play games set in the Peninsular Campaign. Players can take control of Spanish Guerrillas raiding a French Supply line or a force of British regulars in a desperate rearguard action, the choice is up to you and your friend’s imagination.

Blood & Bayonets also contains rules for multiplayer games, a campaign system, and rules for solo play. Take command of your force and gain glory on the battlefield!