Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 19, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Black Noddy - for Large Bird Specialist
• Red-Necked Avocet - for Large Bird Specialist and Worms
• Grey Strikethrush - low food cost for Woodlands
• Blue-Winged Warbler - high points for Grasslands
• American Bittern - for Large Bird Specialist

Food

• Nectar for Grey Shrikethrush

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

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Grey Shrikethrush (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Black Noddy), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (kept Rat for American Bittern)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Black Noddy), Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
4. Play Bird - Black Noddy in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist and round end goal)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
5. Draw Birds - California Condor (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist and another bonus card) and American White Pelican (from deck), No Fish from Black Noddy
6. Play Bird - California Condor in Grasslands (for Large Bird Specialist, ? - ?, other option was Backyard Birder - Bird worth less than 4 points)
7. Draw Birds - Great Horned Owl (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist and Site Selection Expert) and Rainbow Lorikeet (from deck), No Fish from Black Noddy
8. Draw Birds - Laughing Kookaburra (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Dark Eyed Junco (from deck, discarded Nectar to reset tray and not waste Nectar, No Fish from Black Noddy

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Rat and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 4 points (1st w/ 4 food cost) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Rainbow Lorikeet), Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
3. Play Bird - Rainbow Lorikeet in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and more food)
4. Play Bird - Laughing Kookaburra in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and food while laying eggs)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg), Laughing Kookaburra's power successful (Fish)
6. Draw Birds - Grey Warbler (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Dark-Eyed Junco (from deck), 2 Fish from Black Noddy (kept both from American White Pelican)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Laughing Kookaburra's power successful (Worm)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 1 point (3rd w/ 1 egg)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Grey Warbler and Blue-Winged Warbler in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe (before turn)
2. Northern Flick from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Play Bird - American White Pelican in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist)
3. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Red-Necked Avocet and Dark-Eyed Junco), Discarded Nectar for Rat and Worm from bird feeder using Rainbow Lorikeet's power, Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Kept Rat for Great Horned Owl)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe 
4. Play Bird - Red-Necked Avocet in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist and Site Selection Expert)
5. Play Bird - Dark-Eyed Junco in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm and Northern Flicker for 3rd and 4th eggs), Tucked Red-Breasted Nuthatch for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Laughing Kookaburra's power successful (Worm)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cubes on Play a Bird: 6 points (1st w/ 4 cubes)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Golden Eagle (from tray, for Site Selection Expert and Large Bird Specialist) and Eastern Whipbird (from deck), Worm from Red-Necked Avocet's power, Discarded Fish to Tuck 2 under American White Pelican, No Fish from Black Noddy
1. Horsfield's Bushlark from other player's Spotted Sandpiper (before Turn)
2. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe 
2. Play Bird - Golden Eagle in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and Large Bird Specialist)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Eastern Whipbird for 4th egg), Golden Eagle's power successful (Cassin's Finch tucked), Tucked Horsfield's Bushlark for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Laughing Kookaburra's power successful (Fish)
4. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands (used 2 Worms for Rat in food cost, for Site Selection Expert and Large Bird Specialist)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wheat for 4th egg), Golden Eagle's power successful (Painted Whitestart tucked), Tucked Great Horned Owl for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Laughing Kookaburra's power successful (Fish)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 7 points (1st w/ 7 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (0)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 99

• Bird Points - 50
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 18
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 7
• Nectar - 5