Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 6, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Blackbird - to tuck
• Wood Stork - for another bonus card
• Dark-Eyed Junco - Woodlands bird and for Forest Data Analyst
• Great Egret - high points, for 3rd and 4th round end goals

Food

• Nectar and Worm - for Dark-Eyed Junco

Bonus Card: Forest Data Analyst - Consecutive Birds in Woodlands with ascending or descending wingspans

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Black Tern (from tray, for first round end goal)
2. Play Bird - Dark-Eyed Junco in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Wood Stork and Black Tern), Tucked Common Blackbird for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power
4. Play Bird - Black Tern in Wetlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Wetlands for 2 birds)
5. Draw Birds - European Robin and Regent Bowerbird (both from deck), Drew Bobolink (from tray, for eggs and 3rd round end goal) using Black Tern's power (discarded European Robin)
6. Draw Birds - Orange-Footed Scrubfowl (from tray, for Forest Data Analyst and game end power) and South Island Robin (from dekc), Skipped Black Tern's power
7. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Bobolink), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
8. Play Bird - Bobolink in Grasslands (3 eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Nectar and Fish from bird feeder (for South Island Robin and Wood Stork), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
2. Draw Birds - Willie-Wagtail and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (both from tray for Forest Data Analyst), Skipped Black Tern's power
3. Play Bird - South Island Robin in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Willie Wagtail and Regent Bowerbird), South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
5. Play Bird - Willie-Wagtail in Woodlands (for birds while gaining food and Forest Data Analyst)
6. Play Bird - Regent Bowerbird in Grasslands (for Worms while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Regent Bowerbird's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cubes on Play a Bird: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 cubes)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Great Egret), Crimson Chat from Willie-Wagtail's power, South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
2. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Egret and Orange-Footed Scrubfowl), Eurasian Jay from Willie-Wagtail's power, South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
1. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Orange-Footed Scrubfowl in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst, game end power, and to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
4. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Wood Stork, Bell's Vireo from Willie-Wagtail's power, South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg), Worm from Regent Bowerbird's power
6. Play Bird - Great Egret and Wood Stork in Wetlands (Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, other option was Falconer - Birds that have a Predator power)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Beaks Pointing Right: 6 points (1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (for Bell's Vireo and Crimson Chat), No Birds available for Willie-Wagtail's power, South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached), Tucked Eurasian Jay for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power
2. Play Bird - Crimson Chat in Grasslands (to use power while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish and Wheat for 3rd and 4th eggs), Discard Worm to Tuck under Crimson Chat, Worm from Regent Bowerbird's power
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Sparrowhawk in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst)
5. Play Bird - Bell's Vireo in Grasslands (Wetland Data Analyst - Consecutive Birds in Wetlands with ascending or descending wingspans, other option was Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 columns)

Game End: 5 eggs from Orange-Footed Scrubfowl's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

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

Game End - Won

Final Score - 97

• Bird Points - 43
• Bonus Cards - 14
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 5
• Tucked Cards - 3
• Nectar - 11