CRITICAL UPDATE Feb 24, 2025: I have received my copy of the 2.0 Core Box and updated this article with new content accodingly. Skip to the relevant content of “What’s New in the 2.0 Oak & Iron Core Box“. The winds of change are blowing! The much-anticipated release of version 2.0 of Oak & Iron is finally upon us. This… Read More »What’s New in Oak & Iron 2.0?
Oak & Iron is a game set in the age of fighting sail. It allows players to recreate battles between small fleets and squadrons of armed sailing ships. Firelock Games has designed the game to be simple and intuitive while also challenging players by providing significant tactical depth and yet being true to the theme and tactics of the period.… Read More »Oak & Iron Version 1.03: Ships of the Line Updates
⚔️🏴☠️Get ready for an epic adventure this summer with the Summer of Plunder 2023 campaign! ⚔️🏴☠️ Join the global pirate gaming community and embark on thrilling missions in Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron. During this 9-week event, players can earn points by playing games and win prizes. This year features an exciting new dynamic map where nations will… Read More »Calling All Pirates: Summer of Plunder 2023 approaches!
Firelock Games, the makers of the popular naval miniatures game Oak & Iron, recently announced the release of their newest miniature, the English 3rd Rate Ship of the Line. This is a highly detailed and historically accurate representation of a powerful warship from the 17th century. The backbone of the English Royal Navy for decades, this Man O’ War was… Read More »Review of the SioCAST English 3rd Rate Model for Oak & Iron
Firelock Games has announced the release of version 1.02 of the Oak & Iron rulebook, which includes several updates and clarifications to the popular naval war game. With this new version, players will find improved language on some vague areas of the rules as well as a pretty big change to Crew Actions. For the most part these changes are… Read More »What’s New in the Oak & Iron v1.02 Rulebook?
The dispatch mail ship has docked and we have news from the frontlines! Keep reading for exciting news for the Oak & Iron miniatures game about the release of a wave of new content in 2023. Firelock Games has been hard at work bringing new ships, crew, and rules to the game, expanding the already rich world of naval warfare… Read More »Future of Oak & Iron: What Firelock Games Has Planned for 2023
This next year is set to be a VERY exciting year for players of the Oak & Iron game! There are new ships on the horizon and several changes happening at Firelock Games that bode well for the game. Let’s talk about the details of why 2023 is going to rock for Oak & Iron and what it means for… Read More »News & Miniatures Coming Soon for Oak & Iron in 2023!