Wingspan Online Oceania Expansion Beta Game Commentary - October 5, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red-BackEd Fairywren - star nest for 2nd and 3rd round end goals, game end eggs
• Wedge-Tailed Eagle - high points, potential tucks and cached rats
• Blyth's Hornbill - high points, good tucks if I can fill a good hollow nest
• South Island Robin - for 1st round goal, low food cost for Woodlands, possible cached worms

Food

• Rat - for Wedge-Tailed Hawk

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck power (preferred the per bird points over trying for 3 food birds)

Round 1

1. Play Bird - South Island Robin in Woodlands (to get far enough for 2 food, possible cached worms)
2. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Red-Backed Fairywren), Worm cached on South Island Robin
3. Play Bird - Red-Backed Fairywren (for round end goal and nest type for 2nd and 3rd round end goals)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Wedge-Tailed Eagle), Player doesn't have Worm for South Island Robin's power
5. Play Bird - Wedge-Tailed Eagle in Wetlands (to get far enough for 2 birds, possible tucks and cached rats)
6. Draw Birds - Grey Teal (from deck) and Bluethroat (from tray, high points, food while laying eggs or drawing birds depending on where I play it), Wedge-Tailed Eagle's power unsuccessful (American Kestrel)
1. Worm from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Worm from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
8. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night Heron and Dickcissel (both from deck), Wedge-Tailed Eagle's power successful (tucked Cooper's Hawk and rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Worm in Food Cost of Your Birds: 4 points (1st w/ 2 Worms) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Tufted Titmouse (from deck) and Rainbow Lorikeet (from tray, for more food and 3rd round nest type), Wedge-Tailed Eagle's power unsuccessful (Purple Martin)
1. Wheat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Bluethroat), Worm cached on South Island Robin's power
3. Play Bird - Bluethroat in Grasslands (to gain food while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar using Bluethroat's power
5. Play Bird - Grey Teal in Wetlands (for Bird Counter)
6. Draw Birds - Welcome Swallow (from tray, for Bird Counter and star nest for game end egg) and Noisy Miner (from deck), Anhinga tucked from Grey Teal's power, Wedge-Tailed Eagle's power unsuccessful (Cassin's Finch)
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
7. Draw Birds - Splendid Fairywren (from tray, for game end eggs) and Stellar's Jay (from deck), Wrybill from Grey Teal's power, Wedge-Tailed Eagle's power unsuccessful (White-Backed Woodpecker)

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long