Brandon (Optimal Play)
@optimalplay.bsky.social
Brandon (he/him) from the board game youtube channel Optimal Play youtube.com/optimalplay 🏳🌈
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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.
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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
youtu.be
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...
m.twitch.tv
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
youtu.be
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
youtu.be
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
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Los Angeles: share this. Fuck ICE.
Please change immigration appointments from in person to online!
August 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Los Angeles: share this. Fuck ICE.
Gwent, the card game from the world of the Witcher, is on tabletop at last! Join us for a playthrough and first impressions. youtu.be/WtVCYgbVW5s
Brought to Life at Last! Gwent: The Legendary Card Game Playthrough
YouTube video by Optimal Play
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Gwent, the card game from the world of the Witcher, is on tabletop at last! Join us for a playthrough and first impressions. youtu.be/WtVCYgbVW5s
I bought a Lenovo laptop a couple weeks ago. So of course they've already decided I must want near-daily emails about the latest deals on laptops. Makes sense. 🤦🏼♂️
August 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I bought a Lenovo laptop a couple weeks ago. So of course they've already decided I must want near-daily emails about the latest deals on laptops. Makes sense. 🤦🏼♂️
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
You have all failed me, how did no one alert me that there is a corgi-bot in the newest Magic set
August 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You have all failed me, how did no one alert me that there is a corgi-bot in the newest Magic set