Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 27, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Royal Spoonbill - for Fishery Manager and first round end goal
• Canada Goose - Grasslands bird for first round end goal
• Sacred Kingfisher - for Fishery Manager, first round end goal, and between turns food

Food

• Nectar - for Sacred Kingfisher
• Fish - for Royal Spoonbill
• Wheat - for Canada Goose

Bonus Card: Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Sacred Kingfisher in Woodlands (for Fishery Manager, potential between turns food, and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Royal Spoonbill)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
3. Play Bird - Royal Spoonbill in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and more birds)
4. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Merganser and House Finch (both from deck), Kereru from Royal Spoonbill's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Play Bird - House Finch in Grasslands (to tuck while laying eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Canada Goose to draw House Sparrow (from tray) using House Finch's power
7. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Merganser in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and round end goal)
8. Draw Birds - Snowy Owl (from tray, for another bonus card) and Long-Tailed Tit (from deck), Superb Lyrebird and Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (both from deck) using Red-Breasted Merganser's power (discarded Long-Tailed Tit), Eurasian Golden Oriole from Royal Spoonbill's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Beak Pointing Right: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck to draw Eurasian Tree Sparrow (from tray) using House Finch's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Eurasian Golden Oriole)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Grasslands (for potential between turns Wheat for House Sparrow)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Kereru to draw Black-Chinned Hummingbird (from tray) using House Finch's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential food between turns)
6. Play Bird - Black-Chinned Hummingbird in Grasslands (for Berries while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Tucked Superb Lyrebird to draw Common Little Bittern (from tray) using House Finch's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 1 point (tied for 1st w/ 4 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Eastern Imperial Eagle (from tray, for 4th round end goal) and Black-Billed Magpie (from deck), Royal Spoonbill and European Golden Oriole (both from deck) using Red-Breasted Merganser's power (discarded Black-Billed Magpie), Bushtit from Royal Spoonbill's power
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power (before turn)
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power (before turn)
3. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (used House Sparrow, Bushtit, and Common Little Bittern for food cost)
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
3. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Play Bird - European Goldfinch in Woodlands (for potential tucks between turns)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Skipped House Finch's power
1. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Fish from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Wetlands (used 2 Berries for 2nd rat, Wildlife Gardener - Birds with Cup nests, Drew Turkey Vulture from tray to tuck)
1. Tucked from duck under European Goldfinch
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Tucked Turkey Vulture to draw Lazuli Bunting (from deck) using House Finch's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 6 points (1st w/ 8 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Roseate Spoonbill in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager, Falconer - Birds with a Predator power, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them)
1. Tucked from duck under European Goldfinch
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Tucked Lazuli Bunting to draw Indigo Bunting (from deck) using House Finch's power
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
3. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Tucked Indigo Bunting to draw Stellar's Jay (from deck) using House Finch's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Tucked Stellar's Jay to draw Scaled Quail (from deck) using House Finch's power
1. Tucked from duck under European Goldfinch
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Tucked Scaled Quail to draw Wild Turkey (from deck) using House Finch's power
1. Tucked from duck under European Goldfinch

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Rat and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 7 points (1st w/ 9 food cost)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

My Score - 114 (Won)

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 22
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 16
• Nectar - 0

Pikmin Bloom: Rock Beach Pikmin

 

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Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 26, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Great Crested Flycatcher - for more food
• Montagu's Harrier - for Enclosure Builder
• Common Loon - for Enclosure Builder

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Great Crested Flycatcher
• Fish- for Common Loon

Bonus Card: Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster Nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Australian Raven (from tray, for round end goal and game end power)
2. Play Bird - Great Crested Flycatcher in Woodlands (for more food and round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Many-Colored Dove
3. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for Enclosure Builder, round end goal, and more birds)
4. Draw Birds - Baird's Sparrow (from tray, for Enclosure Builder) and Laughing Kookaburra (from tray, for food while laying eggs and to play Montagu's Harrier on top of eventually), Not one with fewest birds for Common Loon's power, but still activated for other player
5. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Raven and Laughing Kookaburra), Worm from Great Crested Flycatcher's power
6. Play Bird - Laughing Kookaburra in Grasslands (for potential food while laying eggs and to eventually cover with Montagu's Harrier)
1. Northern Flicker from other player's Northern Shoveler
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Rat from Laughing Kookaburra's power
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
2. Berry from other player's Many-Colored Dove
8. Play Bird - Australian Raven in Woodlands (for round end goal and game end power)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Woodlands (for round end goal, 2 Worms from bird feeder)
1. Juniper Titmouse from other player's Northern Shoveler (before turn)
2. Berry from other player's Many-Colored Dove
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Baird's Sparrow), Worm from Great Crested Flycatcher's power
3. Play Bird - Baird's Sparrow in Grasslands (for Enclosure Builder and more eggs)

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long

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Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 23, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cetti's Warbler - for Wetland Data Scientist and double for 1st round end goal
• Greylag Goose - for Wetland Data Scientist
• Northern Cardinal - for more food
• Turkey Vulture - for potential between turns food

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Northern Cardinal

Bonus Card: Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eleonora's Falcon (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
3. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (from tray, for round end power)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Cetti's Wearbler), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
6. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (for round end power)

Round End: Discarded Rat to tuck 1 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 4 points (1st w/ 5 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Eleonora's Falcon), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Play Bird - Eleonora's Falcon in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and potential egg while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Pink-Eared Duck (from tray, for Wetlands Scientist) and Wilson's Storm Petrel (from deck), Eleonora's Falcon's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for more food) and Red-Headed Woodpecker (from deck), Eleonora's Falcon's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in cluster/star nests for round end goal)

Round End: No food for Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (2nd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Red-Headed Woodpecker), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Play Bird - Red-Headed Woodpecker in Grasslands (for potential Wheat while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Wilson's Storm Petrel in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Scientist)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg, in cup nests for round end goal), No Wheat available for Red-Headed Woodpecker's power

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 10 eggs)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Pink-Eared Duck), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
2. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power (cached Wheat)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power (cached Wheat)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
5. Play Bird - Pink Eared Duck in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye

Round End: Discarded Nectar, Worm, and Wheat to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 3 points (3rd w/ 8 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

My Score - 89 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 5

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