Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 13, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo - for between turns eggs and low food cost for Woodlands
• Green Heron - for Large Bird Specialist
• European Goldfinch - for eggs from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo and Grasslands
• White-Faced Heron - for Large Bird Specialist

Food

• Nectar for European Goldfinch
• Worm for Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Bonus Card: Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65cm

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo in Woodlands
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for European Goldfinch)
3. Play Bird - European Goldfinch in Grasslands (for potential between turn eggs from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo and tucks)
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Green Heron and White-Faced Heron)
5. Play Bird - Green Heron in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist)
6. Draw Birds - Australian Shelduck (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist) and Cassin's Finch (from tray, for another bonus card), Traded Rat for Berry using Green Heron's power
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
7. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for White-Faced Heron and Cassin's Finch)
1. Egg from Hosfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries, other option was Visionary Leader - Birds in your hand at end of game)
2. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for White-Faced Heron)
3. Play Bird - White-Faced Heron in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist)
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
4. Draw Birds - House Wren (from deck) and Superb Lyrebird (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist), White-Faced Heron's power successful (Gained Fish), Traded Fish for Nectar using Green Heron's power
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Superb Lyrebird)
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
6. Play Bird - Superb Lyrebird in Woodlands (for Large Bird Specialist)
1. Egg from Hosfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
7. Draw Birds - Grasshopper Sparrow, Common Grackle, and Killdeer (discarded egg for 3rd bird, all from deck), White-Faced Heron's power successful (Gained Fish), Traded Fish for Wheat using Green Heron's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Willet (from deck) and Superb Lyrebird (from tray, for Viticuluturalist and Large Bird Specialist), White-Faced Heron's power successful (No Fish), Traded Wheat for Nectar using Green Heron's power
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch (before turn)
2. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
2. Gain Food - Nectar and 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Kakapo and Willet), Copied Red-Shouldered Hawk's power using Superb Lyrebird (Purple Martin tucked)
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Kakapo in Woodlands (for game end power and Viticulturalist and Large Bird Specialist)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
6. Play Bird - Willet in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist)
1. Egg from Hosfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cubes on Play a Bird: 3 points (2nd w/ 2 cubes)

Round 4

1. Gain Food -3 Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (discarded Killdeer for 4th food, for Australian Shelduck), Copied Red-Shouldered Hawk's power using Superb Lyrebird (Common Blackbird tucked)
1. Barn Swallow from other player's Savi's Warbler
2. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
2. Play Bird - Australian Shelduck in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist)
3. Draw Birds - Golden-Headed Cisticola, New Holland Honeyeater, and Black Vulture (all from deck), House Sparrow from Australian Shelduck, Willet's power successful w/ ? dice (?), White-Faced Heron's power successful (Fish cached), Traded Worm for Wheat using Green Heron's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Tucked 1 under European Goldfinch
2. Clark's Nutcracker from other player's Savi's Warbler
5. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist)
1. Egg from Hosfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power

Round End: Discarded Wheat to Tuck 1 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Worms in Food Cost of Your Birds: 4 points (2nd w/ 7 food cost)

Game End: Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types from Kakapo's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 5)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Wetlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 21
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 14
• Nectar - 5