Brandon (Optimal Play)

YouTube video by Optimal Play Ranking EVERY Arkham Card! The Power Curve - Episode 4

New Power Curve is up, the series where we rank every player card in the Arkham Horror LCG through a robust scientific approach. This time: Would you rather play the bless investigator or the blessed investigator? And, can anything sink lower than Song of the Dead?!

It's the good time of year in lemon tree ownership, where we enjoy having fresh lemons just turning ripe.

A month from now we'll have cooked and made drinks with them constantly and used a whole 15 lemons, with 200 more literally looming over us. That's when the blessing becomes a curse.

YouTube video by Optimal Play Ashes Ascendancy Solo Playthrough - Issa Brightmore vs the Dragonborn!

@optimalplay.bsky.social recently ran Issa Brightmore against Scatha Kalani. Were they able to engineer a victory? #Ashes #ashesascendancy #plaidhatgames
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YouTube video by Optimal Play Barkham Horror Playthrough - The Official Arkham Dog & Cat Parody!

In this absolutely absurd video, we finally play through Barkham Horror. It's the dog and cat themed official parody of Arkham Horror that somehow exists! youtu.be/sqKbTIiW6HE

The already well established term for that is PRE-constructed decks. Not that the layman just learning about games knows that.

It's kinda just semantics but I prefer "constructed deck game," which IMO better conveys that constructing the deck is not the gameplay. Also it isn't just synonym words in the same order like deck building and deck construction.

Yeah once with the @boardgamebarrage.bsky.social guys. I had just an okay time with it really! But still interested to give it another go and I think this group will like it.

The board game Arcs in progress on the table

A photo I took of my hand of cards in the final round where I absolutely needed to declare the number 3 and 4 ambitions to possibly win.

Got Arcs back to the table this week, trying to get everyone in the group experienced so we can play the campaign soon. The story of the game for me was repeatedly identifying narrow routes to victory and then totally blowing it on the execution.

Great now I'm watching Perception Check on loop again, thanks

The scenarios are so good! We did a video series playing through the Hans scenarios in sequence, oughta get back to doing more of those.

So cute! Love corgis with tails. Just one of our three has his.

Three dudes with three dogs at a game table

Screenshot from our Barkham Horror playthrough, coming next week to the channel. I cannot overstate the chaos of this moment when it's in motion.

YouTube video by Optimal Play Ranking EVERY Arkham Card! The Power Curve - Episode 3

In this episode of the Power Curve: How many creature allies would they have to print to make Rod of Animalism playable? And, a new best card in the game?! youtu.be/l3mp7Odh4Xs

Given what Cataclysm represented for WoW, I'm surprised there isn't something more significant happening along with it. Like a major card adjustment to push back power creep, or some rule change like increasing hero starting life.

I've enjoyed a lot of them but Cthulhu DMD is top for me.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Oh cool, I'm not a Yugioh person but that sounds like the sort of video I'd enjoy regardless. Will check that out!

I watched and enjoyed this whole video but still have no idea who Cimoooo is or why it's a big deal he's there

Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist

Had a great time with our preview play of Stellar Ventures, attempting to sell out all of space capitalism to the aliens.

YouTube video by Play It Again Stellar Ventures Playthrough

Stellar Ventures always plays out so differently - no game is the same! Thanks @optimalplay.bsky.social, @benmandelker.bsky.social, and Jordan for the awesome playthrough!

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If they don't say that's what it is... then is it? Or is it just as official as anything else on there but they just got some sap to write it for them for free?

Boooo I've always hated the community lingo "cluever" for someone who focuses on clues in Arkham, and FFG's "new player" article now codified it. 🤢

Something to make you smile this evening.

All time moment

Argh I really wanna find more time for Sorcery, it's so cool

That's amazing, congratulations!

That looks super cool!

That's so many years! Happy LAnniversary

Heated Rivalry episode 5 is the hardest I've cried in years?!