Wingspan Online Game Commentary #16

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Broad-Winged Hawk - low food cost for more birds in Woodlands for gaining food and potential to cache rats
• Baltimore Oriole - high points, for more food, for Viticulturalist bonus card

Food: Berry and Worm (for Baltimore Oriole), Rat for (Broad-Winged Hawk)

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berry

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - Song Sparrow from tray (for Viticulturalist bonus card)
2. Draw Bird - Spotted Towhee from tray (for Viticulturalist bonus card)
3. Play Bird - Broad-Winged Hawk in Woodlands (no Berry available for the Baltimore Oriole, so played this first for chance to cache rat while gaining food)
4. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Spotted Towhee), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 3 dice (1 rat cached)
5. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Baltimore Oriole), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 3 dice (1 rat cached)
6. Play Bird - Spotted Towhee in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist bonus card, gain Wheat while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power (for Song Sparrow)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
8. Draw Bird - Ash-Throated Flycatcher (for Viticulturalist bonus card)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 0 points (0 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist bonus card)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. Draw Bird - Bluethroat from tray (for Viticulturalist bonus card)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
3. Play Bird - Bluethroat in Wetlands (used 4 fish for Berry and Worm in food cost, for Viticulturalist bonus card, gain food while drawing birds)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Baltimore Oriole for round end goal), Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
1. Rat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Draw Birds - White Stork and Bonelli's Eagle from tray (discarded egg from Spotted Towhee to draw both), Worm from Bluethroat's power
6. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for White Stork), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 3 dice (1 rat cached)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
7. Play Bird - Ash-Throated Flycatcher in Grasslands (used Fish and Rat for second Worm in food cost, laid 2 eggs with when played power, or Viticulturalist bonus card)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (for round end sets), Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
2. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (used 2 Wheat for Worm in food cost, to gain birds while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (for round end sets), Wood Duck from White Stork's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (for round end sets), American Oystercatcher from White Stork's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
1. Rat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wheat for 4th egg, for round end sets), Black-Tailed Godwit from White Stork's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
6. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (used 2 Berries, Wheat, and Rat for Worms in food cost, Rodentologist bonus card - Birds that eat Rat, Great Egret from when played power)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs: 6 points (1st w/ 4 sets)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for American Oystercatcher), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Broad-Winged Hawk's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice
2. Gain Food - 2 Rats from bird feeder (for Great Egret, had hoped for 1 fish with reroll), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Broad-Winged Hawk's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Great Egret (used 3 Berries and Rat for the Fish in food cost, for Rodentologist bonus card) and American Oystercatcher (Common Raven and Griffon Vulture from when played power)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
4. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Woodlands (tucked Spotted Towhee, Wood Duck, and Griffon Vulture for food cost, for Rodentologist bonus card)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end), Eastern Imperial Eagle from White Stork's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 4 points (2nd w/ 9 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 58
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 3