Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - March 25, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cassin's Finch - for Viticulturalist and another bonus card
• Whooping Crane - for another bonus card

Food

• Nectar - for another bird on first turn
• Berry and Worm - for Pileated Woodpecker
• Wheat - for Eurasian Collared-Dove

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Pileated Woodpecker and Eurasian Collared-Dove (discarded Nectar for 2nd bird, both from tray for Viticulturalist)
2. Draw Birds - Northern Cardinal (from tray, for Viticulturalist and Berries)
3. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist, berries, and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Eurasian Collared-Dove), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
5. Play Bird - Eurasian-Collared Dove in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist and round end power)
6. Draw Birds - Wild Turkey (from tray, high points)
1. Egg from other player's Noisy Miner
7. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Wild Turkey), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
8. Play Bird - Pileated Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist and eggs while gaining food)

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Berry and Wheat in Food Cost of Your Birds: 4 points (1st w/ 5 food cost) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (from tray, high points)
2. Play Bird - Whooping Crane in Wetlands (Ecologist - Birds in the your habitat with the fewest, other option was Wildlife Gardener - Bird with Cup nests)
3. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for White-Bellied Sea-Eagle and Cassin's Finch), Egg from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
4. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (Wetlands Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, other option was Grassland Data Analyst - Consecutive ascending or descending wingspans in Grasslands)
1. Nectar from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
5. Draw Birds - Audouin's Gull (from tray, for Wetlands Scientist) and Australasian Pipit (from deck)
1. Nectar from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
6. Draw Birds - Wilson's Snipe and Brolga (both from tray for Wetlands Scientist)
1. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
7. Draw Birds - American Bittern (from tray, for Wetland Scientist) and Red-Legged Partridge (from tray, for eggs)

Round End: Discarded 2 Nectar to tuck 2 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 0 point (0 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Red-Legged Partridge), Egg from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Red-Legged Partridge and American Bittern), Egg from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
3. Play Bird - Red-Legged Partridge in Grasslands (for eggs and round end goal)
4. Play Bird - Audouin's Gull in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Egg from other player's Noisy Miner
5. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded American Pipit for 3rd Nectar, for American Bittern), Egg from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
6. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Birds in Grassland: 2 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm, Nectar, and Wheat from bird feeder (discarded White-Bellied Sea-Eagle for 3rd food, for Wilson's Snipe and Brolga), Egg from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
2. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, 3 eggs from Red-Legged Partridge's power
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Birds - Brolga in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
5. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Grasslands
1. Nectar from other player's Anna's Hummingbird

Round End: Discarded Nectar and Rat to tuck 2 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 97

• Bird Points - 50
• Bonus Cards - 20
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 12