Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 15, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Black-Tailed Godwit - for another bonus card
• Dunnock - for round end eggs and first round end goal
• American Oystercatcher - for Food Web Expert and more birds
• Cerulean Warbler - for another bonus card and first round end goal
• Mourning Dove - for eggs while drawing birds or gaining food

Food

• none

Bonus Card: Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only Worms (had one to start and could get at least one from tray)

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Violet-Green Sparrow from tray (for Food Web Expert and tucks)
2. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Dunnock)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Mourning Dove)
4. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Wetlands (for eggs while drawing birds)
5. Draw Birds - Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (from tray, to play 2 birds at once in Woodlands), Egg on Mourning Dove
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
6. Draw Birds - Green Heron (from tray, to convert Worms to what I need), Egg on Mourning Dove
7. Draw Birds - Vaux's Swift (from tray, for Food Web Expert), Egg on Mourning Dove
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
8. Play Bird - Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and Dunnock in Woodlands (used 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost, for round end eggs and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit)
1. Common Kingfisher from other player's Spotted Sandpiper (before turn)
2. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
3. Brewer's Blackbird from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit (for round end goal, Bird Counter - Birds with tuck power, kept Hooded Crow, discarded Black Redstart and Pileated Woodpecker which all were drawn from deck)
3. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Brewer's Blackbird and Hooded Crow)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for American Oystercatcher and Hooded Crow)
5. Play Bird - American Oystercatcher in Wetlands (for round end goal and Food Web Expert, kept White Stork and ended up with Common Yellowthroat)
6. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Grasslands (for round end tucks)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
7. Play Bird - Vaux's Swift in Woodlands (for Food Web Expert and Bird Counter)

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock. Tucked Common Kingfisher and drew Bronzed Cowbird (from deck) using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Brewer's Blackbird), Tucked Common Yellowthroat for Worm using Vaux's Swift's power
2. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)
3. Gain Food - 2 Worm from bird feeder (for White Stork), Tucked Bronzed Cowbird for Worm using Vaux's Swift's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (1 in each habitat for round end goal), Tucked Green Heron to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
2. Berry form other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Violet-Green Swallow in Grasslands (for Food Web Expert and Bird Counter)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
2. Berry form other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg, across habitats for round end goal), Tucked Cerulean Warbler and drew European Bee-Eater (from tray) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Skipped Brewer's Blackbird's power
1. Other player took too long - finished against AI
2. Pygmy Nuthatch from other player's Spotted Sandpiper

Round End: 2 egg on Dunnock, Tucked Pygmy Nuthatch and drew Brown-Headed Cowbird (from deck) Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs: 3 points (2nd w/ 3 sets)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - European Bee-Eater in Grasslands (for Food Web Expert)
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in builder nests for round end goal), Worm form European Bee-Eater's power, Tucked Brown-Headed Cowbird and drew Common Merganser (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Tucked Common Merganser to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
3. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (used 2 Worms for Fish in food cost, for bird to tuck while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in builder nests for round end goal), Little Bustard from White Stork's power, Worm form European Bee-Eater's power, Tucked Little Bustard and drew Chestnut-Collared Lanspur (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Tucked Chestnut-Collared Lanspur to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
5. Lay Eggs - 5 eggs (discarded Worm for 5th egg), Golden Eagle from White Stork's power, Worm form European Bee-Eater's power, Tucked Golden Eagle and drew Common Chaffinch (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Tucked Common Chaffinch to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird

Round End: 3 eggs on Dunnock, No bird to tuck using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nests: 7 points (1st w/ 9 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 99

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 24
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 12