Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 21, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• White-Breasted Nuthatch - low food cost Woodlands bird, nest type for first round end goal

Food

• Berry and Worm - for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher, which I plan to draw from tray first turn
• Rat
• Wheat - for White-Breasted Nuthatch

Bonus Card: Viticulturist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (from tray, for Viticulturalist and Worms)
2. Draw Birds - Purple Gallinule (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
3. Draw Birds - Western Tanager (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
4. Draw Birds - Lazuli Bunting (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
5. Play Bird - White-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal and cache wheat while gaining food)
6. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Western Tanager), Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on White-Breasted Nuthatch for round end goal)
8. Play Bird - Western Tanager in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist and more food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 4 points (1st w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Purple Gallinule and Lazuli Bunting), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
2. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (no Berries and only one Worm on reroll), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (again no Berries on reroll), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
4. Play Bird - Purple Gallinule in Wetlands (used 2 Fish for Berry in food cost, for round end goal and Viticulturalist)
5. Draw Birds - Common Swift (from tray, to discard worms to tuck), Corsican Nuthatch from Purple Gallinule's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
6. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (used Fish and Wheat for Berry in food cost, for Viticulturist and Worms)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Purple Gallinule for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Eleonora's Falcon (from tray, for round end goals), American Redstart from Purple Gallinule's power
2. Gain Food - Rat and Berry from bird feeder (for Eleonora's Falcon and American Redstart), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Play Bird - American Redstart in Woodlands (maxes Viticulturalist, for round end goal and more food)
4. Gain Food - Rat and Wheat from bird feeder (for Lazuli Bunting), Berry from American Redstart's power, Berry from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. Canada Goose from other player's Canvasback
5. Play Bird - Lazuli Bunting in Grasslands (used Fish and Rat for Worm in food cost to save Worm for Common Swift tucking, for round end goal)
6. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for round end power)

Round End: Discarded 3 Worms to tuck 3 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 3 points (2nd w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. American Avocet from other player's Canvasback
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Canada Goose for 3rd food, for Corsican Nuthatch), Wheat from American Redstart's power, Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (Food Web Expert - Birds that only eat Worms, Worm from bird feeder)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg), 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: Discarded 5 Worms to tuck 5 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 column)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 90

• Bird Points - 40
• Bonus Cards - 9
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 7
• Tucked Cards - 8