Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 28, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• California Condor - for another bonus card
• Black Woodpecker - for Forester and worms
• Common Yellowthroat - for more birds

Food

• Berry and Worm - for Black Woodpecker

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Black woodpecker)
2. Play Bird - Black Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Forester and Worms)
3. Play Bird - California Condor in Grasslands (Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only worm, which I had one to play, but feel like it tends to be harder to score more on than Rodentologist)
4. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder, 2 Worms from Black Woodpecker's power
5. Play Bird - Common Yellowthroat in Wetlands
6. Draw Birds - Black-Tailed Godwit (from deck), Red-Eyed Vireo (from deck) and Red-Legged Partridge (from tray) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Red-Legged Partridge)
7. Draw Birds - Burrowing Owl (from deck), Spotted Sandpiper (from deck) and Clark's Nutcracker (from deck) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Spotted Sandpiper)
8. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Red-Eyed Vireo), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
2. Play Bird - Burrowing Owl in Grasslands (for Rodentologist)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup/star nests for round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
4. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power
5. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Wetland Scientist - Birds that only live in Wetlands, Black-Headed Gull)
6. Draw Birds - Northern Goshawk (from deck) and Osprey (from tray, for Wetland Scientist), Common Goldeneye (from deck) and Cetti's Warbler (from deck) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Common Goldeneye)
7. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Black-Headed Gull in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, food while drawing birds, and round end goal)
2. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Wetlands Scientist, Fish while drawing birds, and round end goal)
3. Draw Birds - Black Throated Diver, White Stork, and Hermit  (all from deck), Fish from Osprey's power, Wheat from Black-Headed Gull's power, Northern Gannet (from deck) and Common Nightingale (from deck) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Northern Gannet)
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder, 2 Worms from Black Woodpecker's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
6. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 6 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
2. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and Northern Gosshawk in Woodlands (used Common Nightingale and Black-Throated Diver for food cost of Northern Goshawk, for Forester and Rodentologist)
3. Gain Food - 3 Rats from bird feeder (discarded Clark's Nutcracker for 3rd food for reset for Worm for White Stork), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power
4. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (high points, nest for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Rat for 4th egg, in Builder nests for round end goal), European Honey Buzzard from White Stork's power, Burrowing Owl's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 points (tied 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 83

• Bird Points - 45
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 2