Pikmin Bloom: Rock Beach Pikmin

 

With the Gold Seedling from the Earth Day event, I got the Rock Beach Pikmin, which was the last one I needed to complete the Beach decor collection.

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 26, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Great Crested Flycatcher - for more food
• Montagu's Harrier - for Enclosure Builder
• Common Loon - for Enclosure Builder

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Great Crested Flycatcher
• Fish- for Common Loon

Bonus Card: Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster Nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Australian Raven (from tray, for round end goal and game end power)
2. Play Bird - Great Crested Flycatcher in Woodlands (for more food and round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Many-Colored Dove
3. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for Enclosure Builder, round end goal, and more birds)
4. Draw Birds - Baird's Sparrow (from tray, for Enclosure Builder) and Laughing Kookaburra (from tray, for food while laying eggs and to play Montagu's Harrier on top of eventually), Not one with fewest birds for Common Loon's power, but still activated for other player
5. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Raven and Laughing Kookaburra), Worm from Great Crested Flycatcher's power
6. Play Bird - Laughing Kookaburra in Grasslands (for potential food while laying eggs and to eventually cover with Montagu's Harrier)
1. Northern Flicker from other player's Northern Shoveler
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Rat from Laughing Kookaburra's power
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
2. Berry from other player's Many-Colored Dove
8. Play Bird - Australian Raven in Woodlands (for round end goal and game end power)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Woodlands (for round end goal, 2 Worms from bird feeder)
1. Juniper Titmouse from other player's Northern Shoveler (before turn)
2. Berry from other player's Many-Colored Dove
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Baird's Sparrow), Worm from Great Crested Flycatcher's power
3. Play Bird - Baird's Sparrow in Grasslands (for Enclosure Builder and more eggs)

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long

Disney Emoji Blitz: April 2024 Magic Token Quest #2 Level 12 Prize

For the Level 12 Where Wishes Come True Choice Box, I choose Platinum Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey. I now have him at Level 3.

Pikmin Bloom: Red Spring Sticker Pikmin

I got the Red Spring Sticker Pikmin from the Gold Seedling from replaying the weekly steps challenge this week.

Disney Emoji Blitz: Cats & Dogs Photo Hunt Event My Box Prizes

 

Map 6 Final Prize - Diamond Box

I got Oliver from the Diamond Box at the end of Map 6.

Rainbow Falls Final Prize - Early Bird Box

I got Sneezy from the Early Bird Box at the end of Rainbow Falls.

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 23, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cetti's Warbler - for Wetland Data Scientist and double for 1st round end goal
• Greylag Goose - for Wetland Data Scientist
• Northern Cardinal - for more food
• Turkey Vulture - for potential between turns food

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Northern Cardinal

Bonus Card: Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eleonora's Falcon (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
3. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (from tray, for round end power)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Cetti's Wearbler), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
6. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (for round end power)

Round End: Discarded Rat to tuck 1 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 4 points (1st w/ 5 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Eleonora's Falcon), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Play Bird - Eleonora's Falcon in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and potential egg while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Pink-Eared Duck (from tray, for Wetlands Scientist) and Wilson's Storm Petrel (from deck), Eleonora's Falcon's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for more food) and Red-Headed Woodpecker (from deck), Eleonora's Falcon's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in cluster/star nests for round end goal)

Round End: No food for Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (2nd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Red-Headed Woodpecker), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Play Bird - Red-Headed Woodpecker in Grasslands (for potential Wheat while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Wilson's Storm Petrel in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Scientist)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg, in cup nests for round end goal), No Wheat available for Red-Headed Woodpecker's power

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 10 eggs)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Pink-Eared Duck), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
2. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power (cached Wheat)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power (cached Wheat)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
5. Play Bird - Pink Eared Duck in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye

Round End: Discarded Nectar, Worm, and Wheat to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 3 points (3rd w/ 8 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

My Score - 89 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 5

Disney Emoji Blitz: Ice Age Item Card Event My 1st Play Through Final Prize

From the Diamond Box for getting through the 1st play through of the Ice Age Card Event, I got Manny.

Disney Emoji Blitz: April 2024 Magic Token Quest #2 Level 8 Prize

 

Between Dapper Minnie and Garnet Minnie, I choose Garnet Minnie.

Disney Emoji Blitz: April 2024 Magic Token Quest #2 Level 6 Prize

For the Level 6 Where Wished Come True Choice Box, I had the choice of Ghost of Jacob Marley and Bob Cratchit Mickey. I choose Mickey.

 

Disney Emoji Blitz: April 2024 Magic Token Quest #2 Level 5 Prize

 

For the Level 5 prize I choose Pumpkin Minnie as I did not have her unlocked, yet.

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 22, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Grey Shrikethrush - Woodlands bird for more food
• Common Starling - to tuck with excess food
• Silvereye - for Nectar
• Greater Prairie-Chicken - for Prairie Manager and another bonus card

Food

• Nectar and Worm - for Silvereye

Bonus Card: Prairie Manager

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Silvereye in Wetlands (for Nectar while drawing birds)
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
2. Draw Birds -  Wrybill (from tray, for another bonus card) and Black Redstart (from tray for Prairie Manager), Nectar from Silvereye's power
3. Draw Birds -  Montagu's Harrier (from tray, for Prairie Manager and Red-Breasted Merganser(from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
4. Play Bird - Grey Shrikethrush in Woodlands (for more food)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black Redstart), Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
6. Play Bird - Black Redstart in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and round end power)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands (for round end power)

Round End: 2 eggs in Grasslands using Black Redstart's power, No food for Common Starling's power

Round End Goal - Beak Pointing Right: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Nectar and Fish from bird feeder (for Greater Prairie Chicken and Wrybill), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Cached 3 rats)
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Greater Prairie Chicken and Wrybill), Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
3. Draw Birds -  Carolina Chickadee (from tray, for 2nd and 3rd round end goals) and Pheasant Coucal (from tray for Prairie Manager and round end goal), Nectar from Silvereye's power
4. Play Bird - Pheasant Coucal in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and potential between turns eggs)
1. Egg on Pheasant Coucal
5. Draw Birds -  Abbott's Booby (from tray, for another bonus card) and Northern Shoveler (from tray, for 4th round end goal), Nectar from Silvereye's power
6. Draw Birds -  Regent Bowerbird (from tray, for 2nd and 3rd round end goals and more food) and Hooded Merganser (from tray, for Fishery Manger bonus that I can get when playing Wrybill), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
7. Play Bird - Regent Bowerbird in Woodlands (for 2nd and 3rd round end goals and more food)

Round End: 2 eggs in Woodlands using Black Redstart's power, Discarded 5 Nectar to tuck 5 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds Worth less than or equal to 3 points: 1 point (2nd w/ 5 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds -  Masked Lapwing (from tray, for more food and to play Montague's Harrier on top of) and Eastern Whipbird (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
2. Play Bird - Masked Lapwing in Grasslands (Gained Nectar, Berry, Worm, Rat, and Wheat)
3. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Northern Shoveler for 3rd food, for Greater Prairie Chicken and Abbott's Booby), Worm from Regent Bowerbird's power, Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
4. Play Bird - Greater Prairie Chicken in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager, Grasslands Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Grasslands with ascending or descending wingspans, other option was Diet Specialist - Birds with 3 food cost)
1. Egg on Pheasant Coucal
5. Play Bird - Abbott's Booby in Wetlands (drew Wildlife Gardener - Birds with Cup nests, Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests, and Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, discarded Wildlife Gardener and Site Selction Expert)
6. Play Bird - Montagu's Harrier (played on top of Masked Lapwing, for Prairie Manager)
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo

Round End: 5 eggs in Grasslands using Black Redstart's power, Discarded 3 Nectar, Berry, and Rat to tuck 5 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 4 points (tied for 3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 2 Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Carolina Chickadee for 3rd food, for Hooded Merganser and Wrybill), Worm from Regent Bowerbird's power, Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (2 Rats cached)
1. Egg on Pheasant Coucal (before turn)
2. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
2. Play Bird - Wrybill in Wetlands (Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish)
3. Play Bird - Hooded Merganser in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and round end goal)
4. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Merganser in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager)
5. Gain Food - Worm, Fish, and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Eastern Whipbird for 3rd food, for Common Starling's round end power), Worm from Regent Bowerbird's power, Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Rat cached)

Round End: 5 eggs in Wetlands using Black Redstart's power, Discarded 2 Fish, 2 Worms, and Rat to tuck 5 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 3 points (3rd w/ 3 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (1st w/ 2)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 25)

Wetlands - 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 5)

My Score - 107 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 39
• Bonus Cards - 25
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 6
• Tucked Cards - 16
• Nectar - 6

Disney Emoji Blitz: April 2024 Magic Token Quest #2 Level 1 Prize

I unlocked the Quest Pass for the 2nd Magic Token Quest today and got the Level 1 prize - Where Wishes Come True Choice Box.

From the box, I had the choice of Emily Cratchit Minnie and Seashell Daisy. I choose Emily Cratchit Minnie as I did not have it, yet.

Disney Emoji Blitz: My April 2024 Stardust Challenge 1st Wish Results

 

For my first wish in the Stardust Challenge that started April 15, I wished for Gems, Light Side Box, and Magica de Spell.

I ended up with Chewbacca from the Light Side box.

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 21, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Atlantic Puffin - for another bonus card
• Wood Stork - for another bonus card and Rodentologist

Food

• Nectar - plan to use for another bird first turn
• Worm - for Masked Lapwing (plan to draw first turn)
• Fish and Rat - for Wood Stork

Bonus Card: Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and Masked Lapwing (used Nectar to draw 2nd bird, both from tray for more food)
2. Play Bird - Masked Lapwing in Grasslands (Gained Nectar, Fish, Worm, Rat, and Wheat)
3. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (for Rodentologist and round end goal, Visionary Leader - Birds in your hand at end of game, other option was Behaviorist - Columns with different power colors)
4. Play Birds - Anna's Humminbird in Woodlands (for more food)
5. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Atlantic Puffin), Nectar from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Wetland Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Wetlands with Ascending or descending wingspans, other option was Backyard Birder - Birds worth less than 4 points)
8. Draw Birds - Common Kingfisher (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst) and Mourning Dove (from deck)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 1 point (2nd w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Blue Grosbeak (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst) and White-Bellied Sea Eagle (from tray for Rodentologist)
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Mourning Dove and Blue Grosbeak), Nectar from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
3. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst and eggs while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Red-Winged Parrot (from tray, for more food or eggs) and Painted Redstart (from deck), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Play Bird - Red-Winged Parrot in Woodlands (used 2 rats for Berry in food cost, for eggs or more food while gaining food)
6. Gain Food - 2 Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Painted Whitestart for 3rd food to get the Nectar on the reroll for Red-Winged Parrot's power, for White-Bellied Sea Eagle and Common Kingfisher), Gave away Nectar to lay 2 eggs using Red-Winged Parrots' power, Rat from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
7. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for White-Bellied Sea Eagle and Common Kingfisher), No Nectar for Red-Winged Parrots' power, Wheat from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 5 points (1st w/ 7 food)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - White-Bellied Sea Eagle in Woodlands (for Rodentologist)
2. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Blue Grosbeak), White-Bellied Sea-Eagle's power successful (Fish cached), Gave away Nectar to gain Nectar and Worm using Red-Winged Parrots' power, Nectar from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
3. Play Bird - Blue Grosbeak in Grasslands (to get far enough in Grasslands to lay 2 eggs and use only 1 egg instead of paying 2 to play directly as last bird in Wetlands for Wetlands Data Analyst)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Rat for 3rd egg, across habitats for round end goal), Moved Blue Grosbeak to Woodlands (to get more food)
5. Gain Food - 2 Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for eggs and maybe more Rodentologist birds), Moved Blue Grosbeak to Grasslands (to lay more eggs), White-Bellied Sea-Eagle's power successful (Rat cached), Gave away Nectar to gain Nectar and Worm using Red-Winged Parrots' power, Worm from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Nectar for 3rd egg, across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Blue Grosbeak's power

Round End: none

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

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Common Kingfisher in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst...I messed this up and realized after I played that the Grosbeak was bigger and thus should have moved it last round before playing the Common Kingfisher)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg, across habitats for round end goal), Moved Blue Grosbeak to Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst)
3. Draw Birds - Green Pygmy-Goose, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, White-Backed Woodpecker, and Montague's Harrier (all from deck), Skipped Blue Grosbeak's power, Common Kingfisher's power successful (Fish cached), Egg on Mourning Dove
4. Draw Birds - Bushtit, ?, ?, and ? (all from deck), Skipped Blue Grosbeak's power (probably should have moved to the Grasslands to get an extra egg with a Rat), Common Kingfisher's power unsuccessful, Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 birds)

Game End Power: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 3)

My Score - 90 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 40
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 13
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 0
• Nectar - 6