Wingspan Online Game Commentary #10

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• American Bittern (for Rodentologist bonus card)
• Red Crossbill (for more food)

Food: Fish, Worm, and Wheat

Bonus Card: Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Common Chaffinch (to get a Filled Column for round end goal, tuck unwanted birds)
2. Draw Birds - Common Starling (tuck extra wheat from Red Crossbill)
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder
4. Play Bird - Red Crossbill in Woodlands
5. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Common Starling), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power (for Common Chaffinch)
6. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands
7. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for American Bittern), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power
8. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands (for Rodentologist bonus card, fills column for round end goal, chance for extra bird while drawing cards)

Round End: Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 column) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night Heron (for Rodentologist bonus card), Roseate Spoonbill from American Bittern's power
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Woodlands (to get further in Woodlands to get more food)
4. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night Heron), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power (for Roseate Spoonbill)
1. Chihuahuan Raven from other player's Purple Gallinule
5. Draw Birds - Spotted Owl (for Rodentologist bonus card), White Stork from American Bittern's power
6. Play Bird - Chihuahuan Raven in Grasslands (for Rodentologist bonus card, gain food while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end), Discarded egg for Fish and Worm using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for White Stork)

Round End: Did not discard any food to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 1 point (tied for 3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for White Stork and Spotted Owl)
1. Eastern Bluebird from other player's Purple Gallinule
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Berry and Worm using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Eastern Bluebird)
3. Play Bird - Eastern Bluebird and White Stork in Grasslands (to get bird while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Great Horned Owl from White Stork's power, Discarded egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Spotted Owl and Black-Crowned Night Heron)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Cassin's Finch from White Stork's power, Discarded egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Great Horned Owl)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Wilson's Snipe from White Stork's power, Discarded egg for Fish and Rat using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Great Horned Owl and Black-Crowned Night Heron)

Round End: Did not discard any food to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds in Hand: 6 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist bonus card, Breeding Manager bonus card - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them, not a fan of this one, but have chance for points and other option was birds worth less than 4 points which would have got me nothing)
2. Play Bird - Great Horned Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist bonus card, to gain more food to tuck under Common Starling while tuck birds I won't end up playing under Common Chaffinch)
3. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night Heron and Roseate Spoonbill), Great Horned Owl's power, Tucked Wilson's Snipe and Cassin's Finch using Common Chaffinch's power, Wheat from Red Crossbill's power (for Roseate Spoonbill)
4. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night Heron in Wetlands (for Rodentologist bonus card)
5. Play Bird - Roseate Spoonbill in Wetlands (for round end goal, Forester bonus card - Birds that only live in Woodlands)

Round End: No food left to discard to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 4 points (2nd w/ 11 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 64
• Bonus Cards - 14
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 4