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Optimal Play

Mostly playthroughs

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Watch board game videos from Optimal Play: reviews, tutorials, playthroughs, and more on BoardGameVideo.

Subscribers: 4.9K
Videos: 418
Games covered: 165

418 Videos

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Playthroughs (347)
Reviews (28)
How to play (21)
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Unboxings (7)
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Playthrough2:20:13

Root: The Homeland Expansion - Three Player Rematch featuring the Knaves!

Jul 20, 2026·Root

Unboxing1:33:19

Ashes Ascendancy - Natural Magic Expansion unboxing and playthrough!

Playthrough2:20:13

Root: The Homeland Expansion - Three Player Rematch featuring the Knaves!

Jul 20, 2026·Root

Unboxing1:33:19

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Board game playthroughs, deep dive discussions, and more. A cadre of adventurers in southern California sharing their (mis)adventures with the world. New videos every week!

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Jul 19, 2026·Ashes Ascendancy

Playthrough1:08:00

Ashes Reborn: Red Rains - Harold Westraven vs. The Frostwild Scourge

Jul 10, 2026·Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn

Playthrough2:53:00

Root: The Homeland Expansion - Four Player Game featuring the Lilypad Diaspora

Jul 7, 2026·Root

Playthrough59:12

Cataclysm Arcade - Battling with just one booster pack each!

Jul 1, 2026·Cataclysm Arcade

Playthrough3:26:24

Fortune & Folly Playthrough with Chapter 2 Decks (Part 2) | Arkham Horror LCG

Jun 29, 2026·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Playthrough2:21:34

Realm of Reckoning 4-Player Playthrough

Jun 24, 2026·Realm of Reckoning

Playthrough1:28:17

Regicide Legacy Campaign Playthrough - Final Mission!

Jun 23, 2026·Regicide Legacy

Playthrough1:54:01

Fortune & Folly Playthrough with Chapter 2 Decks (Part 1) | Arkham Horror LCG

Jun 17, 2026·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Playthrough1:02:17

Regicide Legacy Campaign Playthrough - Mission 11

Jun 15, 2026·Regicide Legacy

Playthrough41:41

Classic Arcade Game in Roll & Write Form! Coin Pusher: Galactic Surge Playthrough

Jun 11, 2026·Coin Pusher: Galactic Surge

Playthrough1:41:55

Fliptown: The Lone Gun campaign Chapters 6 and 7

Jun 8, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough2:34:07

Fliptown: The Lone Gun campaign Chapters 3, 4 and beyond?

Jun 5, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough1:50:18

Fliptown: The Lone Gun campaign! LATE NIGHT STREAM

Jun 3, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough2:22:10

Aeon's End: Beyond the Breach - Playthrough vs The Terror in Brass

Jun 3, 2026·Aeon's End

Unboxing49:42

You only have ONE breach?! Aeon's End: Beyond the Breach Unboxing and Impressions | Optimal Play

Jun 2, 2026·Aeon's End: Beyond the Breach

Playthrough2:28:05

Arkham Horror Chapter 2 Playthrough: Smoke and Mirrors

May 26, 2026·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Playthrough50:11

Fliptown Playthrough - Solo Against a Cowbot!

May 22, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough1:44:36

Arkham Horror Chapter 2 Playthrough Begins!

May 15, 2026·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Playthrough52:39

Entering the GHOST TOWN in Eternal Decks! (Playthrough)

May 8, 2026·Eternal Decks

Playthrough1:34:46

Nine Nights Siege - Kickstarter Preview Playthrough!

May 5, 2026·Nine Nights Siege

Playthrough46:55

Flip Voyage - Solo High Score Rush (Can you beat my score?)

May 1, 2026·Flip Voyage

Playthrough48:05

Eternal Decks Playthrough - First Delve into Eternity!

Apr 30, 2026·Eternal Decks

How to play24:34

Eternal Decks - A Casual How-to-Play Explanation

Apr 28, 2026·Eternal Decks

Ashes Ascendancy - Natural Magic Expansion unboxing and playthrough!

Jul 19, 2026·Ashes Ascendancy

Playthrough1:08:00

Ashes Reborn: Red Rains - Harold Westraven vs. The Frostwild Scourge

Jul 10, 2026·Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn

Playthrough2:53:00

Root: The Homeland Expansion - Four Player Game featuring the Lilypad Diaspora

Jul 7, 2026·Root

Playthrough59:12

Classic Arcade Game in Roll & Write Form! Coin Pusher: Galactic Surge Playthrough

Jun 11, 2026·Coin Pusher: Galactic Surge

Playthrough1:41:55

Fliptown: The Lone Gun campaign Chapters 6 and 7

Jun 8, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough2:34:07

Fliptown: The Lone Gun campaign Chapters 3, 4 and beyond?

Jun 5, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough1:50:18

Fliptown: The Lone Gun campaign! LATE NIGHT STREAM

Jun 3, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough2:22:10

Aeon's End: Beyond the Breach - Playthrough vs The Terror in Brass

Jun 3, 2026·Aeon's End

Unboxing49:42

You only have ONE breach?! Aeon's End: Beyond the Breach Unboxing and Impressions | Optimal Play

Jun 2, 2026·Aeon's End: Beyond the Breach

Playthrough2:28:05

Arkham Horror Chapter 2 Playthrough: Smoke and Mirrors

May 26, 2026·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Playthrough50:11

Fliptown Playthrough - Solo Against a Cowbot!

May 22, 2026·Fliptown

Playthrough1:44:36

Arkham Horror Chapter 2 Playthrough Begins!

May 15, 2026·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Playthrough52:39

Entering the GHOST TOWN in Eternal Decks! (Playthrough)

May 8, 2026·Eternal Decks

Playthrough1:34:46

Nine Nights Siege - Kickstarter Preview Playthrough!

May 5, 2026·Nine Nights Siege

Playthrough46:55

Flip Voyage - Solo High Score Rush (Can you beat my score?)

May 1, 2026·Flip Voyage

Playthrough48:05

Eternal Decks Playthrough - First Delve into Eternity!

Apr 30, 2026·Eternal Decks

How to play24:34

Eternal Decks - A Casual How-to-Play Explanation

Apr 28, 2026·Eternal Decks

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