Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 20, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Fish Crow - for food while laying eggs
• Red-Tailed Hawk - Woodlands bird to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food
• Grey-Headed Mannikin - for Passerine Specialist and game end power
• Franklin's Gull - for birds while laying eggs

Food

• Nectar and Rat - for Red-Tailed Hawk

Bonus Card: Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Red-Tailed Hawk in Woodlands (to far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
2. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Franklin's Gull), Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Yellow-Breasted Chat tucked)
3. Play Bird - Franklin's Gull in Grasslands (for birds while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Bobolink and Loggerhead Shrike (both from tray for Passerine Specialist) using Franklin Gull's Power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Horsfields's Bushlark (from deck) and Dark-Eyed Junco (from tray for Passerine Specialist) using Franklin Gull's Power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Savannah's Sparrow and House Sparrow (both from tray for Passerine Specialist) using Franklin Gull's Power
7. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Dark-Eyed Junco), Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Bluethroat tucked)
8. Play Bird - Dark-Eyed Junco in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist and to tuck birds for Wheat)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Savannah Sparrow and House Sparrow), Tucked Horsfiled's Bushlark for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power unsuccessful (Northern Goshawk)
2. Play Bird - Savannah's Sparrow and House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Loggerhead Shrike for 3rd egg), Discarded egg for Black-Necked Stilt (from tray, for round end goal and Bobolink's power) and Parrot Crossbill (from tray for Passerine Specialist) using Franklin Gull's Power
4. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Black-Necked Stilt), Tucked Fish Crow for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (European Roller tucked)
5. Play Bird - Black-Necked Stilt in Wetlands (for round end goal and Bobolink's power, Drew Hooded Warbler and Painted Bunting from deck)
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Bobolink), Tucked Grey-Headed Mannikin for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (South Island Robin tucked)
7. Play Bird - Bobolink in Grasslands (for round end goal, 5 eggs)
1. Other player stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Wheat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird's power
3. Wheat from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Anna's Hummingbird's power

Round End: Skipped House Sparrow's power

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 5 point (1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Parrot Crossbill in Woodlands (for Wheat and Passerine Specialist)
1. Other player stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power, Gained Nectar from bird feeder (before turn)
2. Worm from other player's Anna's Hummingbird's power (before turn)
3. Wheat from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Anna's Hummingbird's power (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Hooded Warbler and Painted Bunting), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Emu tucked)
3. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist, Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, other option was Citizen Scientist - Birds with tucked cards)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded egg for Great Blue Heron and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (both from deck) using Franklin Gull's Power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded egg for Cockatiel and Royal Spoonbill (both from deck) using Franklin Gull's Power
6. Gain Food - Fish and Worm from bird feeder (for Great Blue Heron), Tucked Royal Spoonbill for Wheat from Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power unsuccessful (Northern Shoveler)

Round End: Skipped House Sparrow's power

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded egg for Cerulean Warbler (from tray, for Bird Feeder and another bonus card) and Forster's Tern (from tray to maybe play in Wetlands) using Franklin Gull's Power
1. Worm from other player's Anna's Hummingbird's power (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Woodlands (for Bird Feeder and potential between turns Wheat)
3. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (for Bird Feeder, Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈, other option was Diet Specialist - Birds with a 3 food cost)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded egg for Common Loon(from tray, for Omnivore Expert) and Common Blackbird (from deck) using Franklin Gull's Power
5. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert)

Round End: Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 5 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 100

• Bird Points - 51
• Bonus Cards - 17
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 10
• Nectar - 2