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Optimal Play

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

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Regicide Legacy Campaign Playthrough - Mission 2

Nov 3, 2025·Regicide Legacy

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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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Nov 2, 2025·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

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Oct 31, 2025·Arkham Horror: The Card Game

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Trading Floor Chaos! - Money Board Game Playthrough

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Throne Room Bloodbath! - Regicide, the 52-card Cooperative Adventure!

Oct 13, 2025·Regicide

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Sci-Fi Auction Madness! - Merchants of Andromeda Playthrough

Oct 9, 2025·Merchants of Andromeda

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Merchants of Andromeda - A Casual How-to-Play Explanation

Oct 7, 2025·Merchants of Andromeda

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Fishing Tournament of Champions! - Lure Board Game Playthrough

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Storyfold: Wildwoods - Learning and playing through the prologue!

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Nothing But Net - Kickstarter Preview Gameplay!

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Sep 28, 2025·Aeon's End: Legacy

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Star Wars: Battle of Hoth - AT-ATs enter the battle!

Sep 23, 2025·Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

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Sep 22, 2025·Wir sind das Volk!

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Sep 21, 2025·Paper Apps: Galaxy

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Retraining our Brains! - Aeon's End Legacy Playthrough - Chapter 6

Sep 18, 2025·Aeon's End: Legacy

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Star Wars: Battle of Hoth - Campaign Gameplay!

Sep 16, 2025·Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

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