Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 18, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Little Bustard - for another bonus card
• Osprey - for Fishery Manager

Food

• Nectar and Rat - for Great Horned Owl (plan to draw from tray first turn)
• Worm and Wheat - for Little Bustard

Bonus Card: Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65 cm, Great Horned Owl)
2. Gain Food - Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Horned Owl)
3. Play Bird - Great Horned Owl in Woodlands (for Large Bird Specialist and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
4. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Osprey), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Kakapo tucked)
5. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and Large Bird Specialist)
6. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Merganser (from tray, for Fishery Manager and Large Bird Specialist) and Great Pygmy-Goose (from deck), Fish from Osprey's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Merganser in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and Large Bird Specialist)

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Crimson Chat and Common Nightingale (both from tray, for round end goal), Baltimore Oriole and Bell's Vireo (both from deck) using Red-Breasted Merganser's power, Fish from Osprey's power (discarded Great Pygmy-Goose)
2. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Bell's Vireo), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Squacco Heron tucked)
3. Play Bird - Bell's Vireo in Woodlands (Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Draw Birds - Common Merganser (from tray, for Fishery Manager and Large Bird Specialist) and Yellowhammer (from deck), Coal Tit and Cockatiel (both from deck) using Red-Breasted Merganser's power, Fish from Osprey's power (discarded Cockatiel)
6. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist) and Hooded Warbler (from deck), Audioun's Gull and Korimako (both from deck) using Red-Breasted Merganser's power, Fish from Osprey's power (discarded Coal Tit)
7. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (used 2 Fish for Worm in food cost, for Large Bird Specialist and round end power)

Round End: 3 Worms from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Worm in Food Cost of Your Birds: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 5 food cost)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
2. Play Bird - Hooded Warbler in Woodlands (high points, to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Fish from bird feeder (for Common Merganser and Audouin's Gull), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Yellow Rumped Warbler tucked)
4. Play Bird - Common Merganser in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager)
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
6. Play Bird - Audouin's Gull in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager)

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Rat and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 7 food cost)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Crimson Chat in Grasslands
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Korimako for 3rd egg, in cup nests for round end goal), discarded Worm to Tuck under Crimson Chat
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and 2 Rats from bird feeder (discarded Yellowhammer for 4th food, for Baltimore Oriole), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Major Mithcell's Cockatoo tucked)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Common Nightinglae for 3rd egg, in cup nests for round end goal), Skipped Crimson Chat's power
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
5. Play Bird - Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands (high points)

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 6 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (0)

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

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 95

• Bird Points - 54
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 3