Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 27, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Barrow's Goldeneye - for Ethologist and between turns eggs
• Eurasian Hobby - for Ethologist
• Black Woodpecker - for Ethologist, eggs from Barrow's Goldeneye, and more food

Food

• Nectar, Berry, and Worm - for Black Woodpecker

Bonus Card: Ethologist - different power colors in one habitat

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Black Woodpecker in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Barrow's Goldeneye), 2 Worms from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
3. Play Bird - Barrow's Goldeneye in Wetlands (for between turns eggs and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds)
4. Draw Birds - Common Goldeneye (from deck) and Magpie Lark (from deck)
5. Play Bird - Magpie-Lark in Grasslands (for Ethologist and game end power and to get far enough in Grasslands to lay 2 eggs)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
6. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder, No Worms in bird feeder for Black Woodpecker's power
7. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Woodlands (for Ethologist, round end power and goal, and to guarantee eggs in Woodlands to use Magpie-Lark's game end power)
8. Draw Birds - Sacred Kingfisher (from tray, for Ethologist) and Yellowhammer (from deck)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power

Round End: 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food  - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Sacred Kingfisher and maybe Yellowhammer), Worm from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Sacred Kingfisher in Woodlands (for Ethologist and between turn food)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
3. Draw Birds - Little Bustard (from tray, for Ethologist and another bonus card) and Thekla's Lark (from deck)
4. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, drew Red-Headed Woodpecker from tray)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Gain Food  - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Yellowhammer), Worm from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
6. Play Bird - Yellowhammer in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and round end power)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Played Red-Headed Woodpecker in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power (used 2 Berries for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Feeder, potential food while drawing birds, and for 4th egg on Common Goldeneye)

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Spotted Sandpiper and Grasshopper Sparrow (both from deck), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power (before turn)
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
3. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Hobby in Woodlands (for Ethologist and to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars and Rat from bird feeder (for Thekla's Lark), 4 Worms from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
4. Play Bird - Thekla's Lark in Grasslands (for Ethologist and potential for more eggs with excess Wheat)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Wheat to lay 2 eggs on Thekla's Lark
6. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Nuthatch and Blyth's Hornbill (both from deck), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Played Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power (high points for low food cost, for more birds while drawing birds)

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 22 food cost)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectars and Rat from bird feeder (discard Red-Breasted Nuthatch for 4th food, for Blyth's Hornbill), Worm from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Draw Birds - Atlantic Puffin (from deck), Green Heron (from deck), and Bonelli's Eagle (from tray, discarded egg for 3rd bird), Many-Colored Fruit-Dove from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
2. Fish from other player's Osprey
3. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, which I already had maxed, other option was Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, which I couldn't max and would have been worth less even if I could)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg), Discarded Wheat to lay 2 eggs on Thekla's Lark
1. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg), Skipped Thekla's Lark's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Played Blyth's Hornbill in Woodlands using Yellowhammer's power (discarded 4 eggs from Common Goldeneye to tuck 8)

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 7 points (1st w/ 9 food)

Game End: Played Bonelli's Eagle in Grasslands using Magpie-Lark's power (tucked Many-Colored Fruit-Dove, Grasshopper Sparrow, Green Heron for food cost)

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 133

• Bird Points - 62
• Bonus Cards - 19
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 18
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 11
• Nectar - 7