Brandon (Optimal Play)
@optimalplay.bsky.social
Brandon (he/him) from the board game youtube channel Optimal Play youtube.com/optimalplay 🏳🌈
Multiplayer civil war coop gameplay! Can we take down Captain America at this game of shield frisbee?
Marvel Champions Civil War Multiplayer Gameplay! Tigra and Hulkling against Captain America
YouTube video by Optimal Play
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Multiplayer civil war coop gameplay! Can we take down Captain America at this game of shield frisbee?
Just a couple chapters in but loving this so far! A deep dive into reality competition show history and how it reflects greater society. Super sharp and fun read, by a dude I've listened to hundreds of hours of for reasons I cannot explain.
Behind the Mirror is officially published! This process has been the culmination of 25 years of fandom and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
The responses & enthusiasm so far have been deeply meaningful to me.
The book's dedication was made out to all of you.
Thank you.
The responses & enthusiasm so far have been deeply meaningful to me.
The book's dedication was made out to all of you.
Thank you.
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just a couple chapters in but loving this so far! A deep dive into reality competition show history and how it reflects greater society. Super sharp and fun read, by a dude I've listened to hundreds of hours of for reasons I cannot explain.
No new Marvel Champions core set on the horizon! I would have lost that bet. #paxunplugged
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No new Marvel Champions core set on the horizon! I would have lost that bet. #paxunplugged
Wow, so none of the Arkham Horror Chapter 2 investigators even change class for their new iteration, huh? Sort of surprising and disappointing. #paxunplugged
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wow, so none of the Arkham Horror Chapter 2 investigators even change class for their new iteration, huh? Sort of surprising and disappointing. #paxunplugged
Tend is the heaviest flip-and-write we've ever encountered. Like literally, the box is huge and weighs like 40 pounds.
youtu.be/6oK7W1gA7UM #boardgames
youtu.be/6oK7W1gA7UM #boardgames
Cozy Sci-Fi Farming Simulator! - Tend Playthrough
YouTube video by Optimal Play
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November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tend is the heaviest flip-and-write we've ever encountered. Like literally, the box is huge and weighs like 40 pounds.
youtu.be/6oK7W1gA7UM #boardgames
youtu.be/6oK7W1gA7UM #boardgames
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I was in the audience for this and it got such a huge reaction. Not surprised they cut it but certainly disappointed!
'Wicked' star Marissa Bode's original introduction of Cynthia Erivo performing 'Defying Gravity', which mentioned standing up to a 'power-hungry dictator,' was edited for NBC's 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night' broadcast.
'Wicked' TV special cuts Marissa Bode calling out 'power-hungry dictator'
'Wicked' star Marissa Bode's original introduction of Cynthia Erivo performing 'Defying Gravity', which mentioned standing up to a 'power-hungry dictator,' was edited for NBC's 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night' broadcast.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I was in the audience for this and it got such a huge reaction. Not surprised they cut it but certainly disappointed!
Regicide Legacy out of context
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Regicide Legacy out of context
Asked ChatGPT to identify this weird mushroom thing I've noticed growing in my yard and it insisted it was just a discarded piece of bread.
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Asked ChatGPT to identify this weird mushroom thing I've noticed growing in my yard and it insisted it was just a discarded piece of bread.
It's Halloween and the seas are rough. Can the Atlantica make it home safe before the horrors, deep ones, and our own friends tear it to pieces? youtu.be/fna4PqgJvfQ #boardgames
Unfathomable Five-Player Playthrough (With From the Abyss Expansion) - Part 1
YouTube video by Optimal Play
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October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's Halloween and the seas are rough. Can the Atlantica make it home safe before the horrors, deep ones, and our own friends tear it to pieces? youtu.be/fna4PqgJvfQ #boardgames
So the inspector and our remodel electrician got into a big argument and the inspector stormed out and left. Is this good?
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So the inspector and our remodel electrician got into a big argument and the inspector stormed out and left. Is this good?
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
We're live tonight, trying out the gorgeous new hotness The Old King's Crown on stream! #boardgames
www.youtube.com/live/wzQMwap...
www.youtube.com/live/wzQMwap...
🔴The Old King's Crown - Newbies clashing for the first time!
YouTube video by Optimal Play
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October 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We're live tonight, trying out the gorgeous new hotness The Old King's Crown on stream! #boardgames
www.youtube.com/live/wzQMwap...
www.youtube.com/live/wzQMwap...
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If your opponent in a tabletop game forgets an important rule, you have an obligation to remind them even if it screws you over.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If your opponent in a tabletop game forgets an important rule, you have an obligation to remind them even if it screws you over.
For your blocking convenience.
Here’s a list: bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
For your blocking convenience.
Incredible.
Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.
Our new ad just aired during Survivor.
Our new ad just aired during Survivor.
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Incredible.
This Welcome to the Moon board has got to be a world record.
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This Welcome to the Moon board has got to be a world record.
It's October and there are a bunch of commercials with terrible acting and jokes lacking a punchline. I can only assume these are all football players?
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It's October and there are a bunch of commercials with terrible acting and jokes lacking a punchline. I can only assume these are all football players?
So excited to be live with @nightcrewgames.bsky.social trying Cyberpunk legends on their stream! Swing by and see the action!
Don’t miss out on today’s livestream with @optimalplay.bsky.social ! m.twitch.tv/nightcrewgam...
nightcrewgames - Twitch
Our first game Cyberpunk Legends is now live on Kickstarter (psst... links in on the side). Night Crew Games is a group of designers, artists, writers, and testers driven to push the boundaries of tab...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
So excited to be live with @nightcrewgames.bsky.social trying Cyberpunk legends on their stream! Swing by and see the action!
Made a quick little video teaching my friends to play Merchants of Andromeda, an auction game we really enjoyed! youtu.be/gygeGcdd9t0
Merchants of Andromeda - A Casual How-to-Play Explanation
YouTube video by Optimal Play
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October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Made a quick little video teaching my friends to play Merchants of Andromeda, an auction game we really enjoyed! youtu.be/gygeGcdd9t0
I'm married to the guy who produced this trailer 🤩 this movie is gonna be amazing. #wickedmovie youtu.be/R2Xubj7lazE
Wicked: For Good | Final Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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September 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm married to the guy who produced this trailer 🤩 this movie is gonna be amazing. #wickedmovie youtu.be/R2Xubj7lazE
Joining the exodus. Bye, Disney.
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Joining the exodus. Bye, Disney.
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“fascist government controls media and bans dissent” is a straightforward description of what’s happening in the united states
The federal government is dictating what speech is permitted.
*DISNEY SAYS 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE' TO BE PREEMPTED INDEFINITELY
*DISNEY SAYS 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE' TO BE PREEMPTED INDEFINITELY
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr: "There's actions we can take on licensed broadcasters. It's long past the time that...Comcast and Disney say 'We're not gonna run Kimmel anymore...because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or licensed revocation from the FCC.'"
September 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“fascist government controls media and bans dissent” is a straightforward description of what’s happening in the united states
I made a homebrew beer like this once
Costco sold shoppers a bunch of exploding wine.
September 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I made a homebrew beer like this once
Counterprogramming Silksong with our latest Guards of Atlantis game, I'm sure it'll be fine.
Guards of Atlantis II - Snorri Debut!
youtu.be/sIx6xKa3YJc
Guards of Atlantis II - Snorri Debut!
youtu.be/sIx6xKa3YJc
Guards of Atlantis II - Snorri Debut!
YouTube video by Optimal Play
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Counterprogramming Silksong with our latest Guards of Atlantis game, I'm sure it'll be fine.
Guards of Atlantis II - Snorri Debut!
youtu.be/sIx6xKa3YJc
Guards of Atlantis II - Snorri Debut!
youtu.be/sIx6xKa3YJc