Wingspan Online Game Commentary #20

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• European Goldfinch - for Passerine Specialist bonus card
• Franklin's Gull - star nest for round end goals, birds while laying eggs
• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - for Passerine Specialist bonus card
• Cerulean Warbler - for Passerine Specialist bonus card, to get another bonus card 

Food: Wheat (for Ruby-Throated Hummingbird)

Bonus Card: Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans of 30cm or less (matched better than large birds with what I had to start)

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, for more food)
2. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for European Goldfinch), Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Cerulean Warbler)
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for European Goldfinch, Fish from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Franklin's Gull
4. Play Bird - Franklin's Gull in Grasslands (star nest for round end, draw birds while laying eggs)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Franklin's Gull for round end), Discarded 1 egg to draw Spotted Towhee and Corsican Nuthatch (both from tray) using Franklin's Gull's power
6. Play Bird - Spotted Towhee in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, nest type for round end, gain wheat while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on cluster nests for round end), Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Common Nightingale (from deck) and American Robin (from tray) using Franklin's Gull's power
1. Berry from other player's Bluethroat
8. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on cluster nests for round end), Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Squacco Heron and Red-Breasted Nuthatch (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, nest type for round end, Nest Box Builder bonus card - Birds with Hollow nests, Wheat from bird feeder)
1. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
2. Play Bird - European Goldfinch in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, potential to tuck cards between turns)
3. Play Bird - American Robin in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, tuck while laying eggs)
1. Tucked card from deck using European Goldfinch's power
2. Fish  from other player's Bluethroat
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded fish for 4th egg, on hollow nests for round end), Tucked Squacco Heron to draw Hawfinch (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Lazuli Bunting and Black-Tailed Godwit (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power
5. Play Bird - Common Nightingale in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, gain food while laying eggs)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on hollow nests for round end), Worm from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Hawfinch to draw Northern Flicker (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Stellar's Jay and  Loggerhead Shrike (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power
7. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Visionary Leader bonus card - Birds in your hand at end of game, kept Snow Bunting)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 eggs)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Wheat from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Stellar's Jay to draw Blue Jay (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Horned Lark and  Purple Gallinule (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power
2. Play Bird - Snow Bunting in Wetlands (for Nest Box Builder bonus card, potential to tuck between turns)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Worm from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Blue Jay to draw American Kestrel (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Cedar Waxwing (from deck) and Bewick's Wren (from tray) using Franklin's Gull's power
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
4. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, Behaviorisht bonus card - For each column that contains birds with 3 different power colors, already had one column and chance for another versus had only one potential predator)
5. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Woodlands (for Nest Box Builder bonus card, gained 3 Worms from bird feeder)
6. Play Bird - American Kestrel in Grasslands (used 2 Worms for Rat in food cost, for Nest Box Builder bonus card)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 12 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Fish from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Cedar Waxwing to draw Great Egret (from tray) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Coal Tit and Red-Shouldered Hawk (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (before turn)
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, American Kesterel's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice (?), Fish from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Cola Tit to draw Common Grackle (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, Discarded 1 egg to draw Clark's Grebe (from tray) and Red-Tailed Hawk (from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power
3. Play Bird - Great Egret and Clark's Grebe in Wetlands (used to Wheat for Great Egret and Wheat and Worm for Clark's Grebe, another column for Behaviorist bonus, maxed Nest Box Builder bonus card)
1. Tucked Red-Tailed Hawk using Snow Bunting's power and drew Black Woodpecker (from deck)
2. Tucked card from deck using European Goldfinch's power
3. Berry from other player's Bluethroat
4. Lay Eggs - 5 eggs (discarded Berry for 5th egg, in cup nests for round end), American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice, Rat from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Black Woodpecker to draw Grasshopper Sparrow (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, skipped Franklin's Gull's power
1. Tucked Grasshopper Sparrow using Snow Bunting's power and drew Griffon Vulture (from deck)
2. Tucked card from deck using European Goldfinch's power
5. Lay Eggs - 5 eggs (discard Wheat for 5th egg), American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Rat from Common Nightingale's power, Tucked Griffon Vulture to draw Gray Catbird (from deck) using American Robin's power, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power, skipped Franklin's Gull's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Birds w/ Egg: 7 points (1st w/ 7 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 131

• Bird Points - 55
• Bonus Cards - 26
• End of Round Goals - 20
• Eggs - 17
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 13