Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 14, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cerulean Warbler - for another bonus card
• Common Swift - Grasslands bird, to tuck with excess Worms
• Baltimore Oriole - for Viticulturalist and more food
• Cedar Waxwing - for Viticulturalist

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Baltimore Oriole

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - Eastern Kingbird (from tray, for Viticulturalist and potential Worms)
2. Play Bird - Eastern Kingbird in Wetlands (for Viticulturalist and potential Worms and to get far enough in Wetlands for more birds)
3. Draw Bird - Kea and Clark's Nutcracker (both from deck)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Baltimore Oriole, discarded Clark's Nutcracker for 2nd food)
5. Play Bird - Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist and more food)
6. Draw Birds - Magpie-Lark (from tray for game end power) and Southern Cassowary (from deck)
7. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Common Swift and Kea), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power
8. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for round end power, 2nd round end goal, and to get far enough in Grasslands for 2 eggs)

Round End: No Worms for Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 0 points (3rd w/ 2 food) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Eastern Rosella and Spangled Drongo (both from tray for more food)
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
3. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Spangled Drongo), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power
4. Play Bird - Spangled Drongo in Woodlands (for round end goal and potential Nectar)
5. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Woodlands (for round end goal and them to discard to play Southern Cassowary next round)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Gain Food - Wheat and Berry from bird feeder (for Southern Cassowary and Eastern Rosella), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power, Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power

Round End: No Worms for Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Beaks Pointing Right: 2 points (2nd w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist, discared Cedar Waxwing, gained 4 eggs and 2 Berries
1. Nectar from Spangled Drongo's power
2. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
2. Draw Birds - American Kestrel (from tray, for 4th round end goal) and Carolina Chickadee (from deck)
1. Nectar from Spangled Drongo's power
3. Play Bird - Eastern Rosella in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
1. Nectar from Spangled Drongo's power
4. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with 4 eggs on them)
5. Draw Birds - Kakapo (from tray, for Forester) and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (from deck)
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
6. Play Bird - American Kestrel (used 2 Berries for Rat in food cost, for round end goals)

Round End: No Worms for Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 18 food cost)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Magpie-Lark in Grasslands (for game end power)
1. Nectar from Spangled Drongo's power (before turn)
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Red-Cockaded Woodpecker for 4th egg), American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Nectar for 4th egg), No dice for American Kestrel's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
4. Play Bird - Kakapo in Woodlands (for Forester, Viticulturalist, and game end power)
5. Gain Food - 2 Worms, Wheat, and Rat from bird feeder (for Kea and Common Swift), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power

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

Round End Goal - Rat and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 food cost)

Game End: Played Kea in Grasslands using Magpie-Lark's power (Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types), Diet Specialist - Birds with 3 food cost from Kakapo's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 99

• Bird Points - 48
• Bonus Cards - 24
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 4
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 2
• Nectar - 10