Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 28, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Green Woodpecker - for Bird Bander and double for 3 of the round end goals
• Western Tanager - for more food
• Mississippi Kite - for Bird Bander and low food cost for Woodlands

Food: Berry and Worm (for Western Tanager)

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Mississippi Kite)
2. Play Bird - Mississippi Kite in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and chance to cache rats when gaining food)
3. Draw Bird - Clark's Grebe (from tray, low food cost for Wetlands, star nest for 4th round end goal)
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Clark's Grebe), Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice
5. Lay Egg - 1 egg
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Bird Bander, double for round end goal, and to get further in Woodlands for 2 food)
7. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands 
8. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Western Tanager), Mississippi Kite's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray, for potential end of round Worms), Drew Cedar Waxwing (from deck) and discarded Western Tanager using Clark's Grebe's power
1. House Wren from other player's Spotted Sandpiper (before turn)
2. Eastern Phoebe from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Greater Flamingo from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Play Birds - House Wren and Eastern Phoebe in Grasslands
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for European Honey Buzzard), Mississippi Kite's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
5. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for potential end of round Worms)
6. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Greater Flamingo), Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 5 point (1st w/ 7 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Greater Flamingo in Wetlands (for round end goal and more birds)
2. Draw Birds - Northern Harrier (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Blue Grosbeak (from deck), No cubes for Greater Flamingo's power, Drew American Redstart and discarded Blue Grosbeak using Clark's Grebe's power
3. Gain Food - 2 Berries from bird feeder (for Cedar Waxwing), Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
4. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Grasslands (for Bird Bander)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. American Crow from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
5. Play Bird - Northern Harrier in Wetlands (used Fish and Worm for Rat in food cost, for Bird Bander and round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - ? and ? (both from deck), Northern Harrier's power successful (Tucked Bobolink), Tucked White Wagtail and drew Northern Mockingbird using Greater Flamingo's power, Drew Bushtit and discarded Northern Mockingbird using Clark's Grebe's power

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 columns)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on Hollow/Star nests for round end), Tucked American Restart for Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
2. Play Bird - Bushtit in Grasslands (used Berry and Worm for Wheat in food cost, star nest for round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Hollow/Star nests for round end), Skipped Bushtit's power, Tucked American Crow for Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
4. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Grasslands (used Berry and 2 Worms for 2 Rats food cost, for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Hollow/Star nests for round end), Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice, No birds for Bushtit's power, No birds for Cedar Waxwing's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

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

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 75

• Bird Points - 37
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 18
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4