Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 12, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Great Horned Owl - high points for Woodlands
• Eastern Phoebe - for Wetland Data Analyst and Worms while drawing birds
• Red Kite - Grasslands bird or for Wetland Data Analyst

Food

• Nectar and Rat for Great Horned Owl
• Worm for Eastern Phoebe

Bonus Card: Wetland Data Analyst - Consecutive Birds in Wetlands with ascending or descending wingspans

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst and Worm while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Bronzed Cowbird (from tray, for between turns eggs) and Bell's Vireo (from tray, for another bonus card), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
3. Play Bird - Bell's Vireo in Woodlands (Ethologist - Different power colors in any one habitat, other option was Bird Bander - Birds that live in multiple habitats)
4. Draw Birds - Emu (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst) and Black-Crowned Night-Heron (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Draw Birds - Masked Lapwing (from tray, for Ethologist) and Tawny Frogmouth (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
6. Play Bird - Masked Lapwing in Grasslands (for Ethologist and gained Nectar, Berry, Rat, and Wheat)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Play Bird - Bronzed Cowbird in Grasslands (for Ethologist and between turns eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 column) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Worms (for Emu and Tawny Frogmouth)
2. Play Bird - Emu in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst and chance for Wheat while drawing birds)
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
3. Draw Birds - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia (from tray, for egg while gaining food) and Southern Cassowary (from tray, for 3rd round end goal),  2 Wheat from Emu's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
4. Play Bird - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia in Woodlands (used 2 Wheat for Berry in food cost)
5. Draw Birds - Common Swift (from tray, for Ethologist) and Horsfield's Bushlark (from tray, for Ethologist), Wheat from Emu's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
6. Gain Food - Fish and Worm from bird feeder (Black-Crowned Night Heron), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
7. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Ethologist)

Round End: Skipped Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Cubes on Play a Bird: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 cubes)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Southern Cassowary), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
2. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (discarded Bell's Vireo, gained 4 eggs and 2 Berries)
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
3. Play Bird - Tawny Frogmouth in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst)
4. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull (from tray, for Wetlands Data Analyst) and Common Grackle (from deck),  Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached), No Wheat from Emu's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Gain Food - Fish, Worm, and Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Horsfield's Bushlark for 3rd food, for Common Grackle), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
6. Play Bird - Common Grackle in Grasslands (for Ethologist)
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power

Round End: Skipped Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nests: 3 points (2nd w/ 6 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night Heron in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst)
2. Draw Birds - Black Swan (from tray, for Wetlands Data Analyst and game end power), Greater Prairie-Chieckn, and White-Breasted Woodswallow (from deck),  Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached), Wheat from Emu's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
3. Play Bird - Black Swan in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst and game end power)
1. Red-Winged Parrot from other player's Green Pygmy-Goose
4. Play Bird - Red Kite in Grasslands (played on Masked Lapwing, for game end egg)
   
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Red-Winged Parrot for 4th egg), Tucked White-Breasted Woodswallow for egg on Common Grackle

Round End: Discarded 2 Worms to Tuck 2 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - No Goal

Game End: 5 eggs from Black Swan's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 2)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Game End - 

Final Score - 103

• Bird Points - 54
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 5