Wingspan Online Game Commentary #23

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker - fro Viticulturalist bonus card, more Worms
• Swanson's Hawk - for tucked cards and birds worth more than 4 round end

Food: Berry, Fish, and Worm

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - Common Kingfisher (from tray, for round end)
2. Play Bird - Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist bonus, more Worms)
3. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
4. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
5. Play Bird - Swanson's Hawk in Grasslands (potential tuck while laying eggs)
6. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
7. Play Bird - Common Kingfisher in Wetlands (used 2 worms for second fish in food cost)
8. Draw Bird - Common Starling (from tray, for Viticulturalist bonus), No Fish to steal using Common Kingfisher's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nests: 0 points (no eggs) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (1 on Common Kingfisher for round end), Swanson's Hawk's power successful (1 tucked)
2. Play Bird - Common Starling in Wetlands (to be able to draw more birds, for Viticulturalist bonus, tuck excess Worms/food)
3. Draw Bird - Bald Eagle and Blue-Winged Warbler (both from deck), No Fish to steal using Common Kingfisher's power
4. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
5. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Woodlands (to gain more food, for round end)
6. Draw Bird - Lazuli Bunting (from tray, for Viticulturalist bonus) and Eastern Imperial Eagle (from tray, high points, tucked round end), No Fish to steal using Common Kingfisher's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in cup nests for round end), Swanson's Hawk's power unsuccessful

Round End: No food to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 point (1st w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Bird - Mountain Bluebird (from tray, for Viticulturalist bonus) and Painted Whitestart (from deck), Common Kingfisher's power successful (1 fish cached)
2. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
3. Draw Bird - Yellowhammer and Barrow's Goldeneye (both from tray, to tuck and play Eastern Imperial Eagle), Common Kingfisher's power successful (1 fish cached)
4. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (used Painted Whitestart, Yellowhammer, and Barrow's Goldeneye for food cost)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs,  Swanson's Hawk's power successful (1 tucked)

Round End: Discarded Worm to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Bird - House Sparrow (from tray, for Viticulturalist bonus) and European Goldfinch (from deck), Common Kingfisher's power successful (1 fish cached)
2. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder, Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
3. Play Bird - European Goldfinch in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist bonus)
1. Tucked Card using European Goldfinch's power
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Lazuli Bunting for 3rd food), Worm from Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker's power
1. Tucked Card using European Goldfinch's power
5. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist bonus)
1. Tucked Card using European Goldfinch's power

Round End: Discarded 4 Worms and Fish to tuck 5 under Common Starling, no Wheat to tuck under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 82

• Bird Points - 42
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 14