Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 30, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Little Bittern - for Site Selection Expert and more birds
• Tufted Titmouse - for 1st round end goal
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk - for 1st round end goal

Food

• Nectar and Worm - for Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
• Fish - for 

Bonus Card: Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia (from tray, for egg while gaining food)
2. Play Bird - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia in Woodlands (for egg while gaining food and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder (for Common Little Bittern), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Play Bird - Common Little Bittern in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and to draw more birds)
5. Draw Birds - Great Crested Grebe (from tray, Star nest for Site Selection Expert) and Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (from deck), No bird available for Common Little Bittern's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
6. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird and Great Horned Owl (both from deck), Savannah's Sparrow from tray using Common Little Bittern's power
7. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Great Horned Owl), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
8. Play Birds - Tufted Titmouse and Great Horned Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal and potential tucked cards while gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Merganser and Welcome Swallow (both from deck), Common Swift from tray using Common Little Bittern's power
2. Play Bird - Anna's Hummingbird in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Nectar from Anna's Hummingbird's power
4. Draw Birds - Little Pied Cormorant (from tray, for game end power) and Cassin's Finch (from tray, for another bonus card), No bird available for Common Little Bittern's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
5. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and round end power)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power
1. Other player stole Worm, Gained Nectar from bird feeder
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Nectar for 3rd egg, in Woodlands for round end goal), ? from Anna's Hummingbird's power

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long