Wingspan Online Game Commentary #15

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Chestnut-Collared Longspur - for another bonus card
• Spotted Towhee - to gain more food
• Black Skimmer - for bonus card
• Wilson's Snipe - low food cost for points and more birds

Food: Berry (for Spotted Towhee)

Bonus Card: Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish (worth more and usually doable)

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Spotted Towhee in Woodlands (to gain more food)
2. Draw Bird - Eastern Kingbird (for potential worms and get more further in Woodlands for more food)
3. Draw Bird - Northern Gannet (for bonus card)
1. Berry from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (to be able to play Eastern Kingbird in Woodlands and for round end goal)
5. Play Bird - Eastern Kingbird in Woodlands
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
6. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Northern Gannet), Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power (for Chestnut-Collared Longspur)
7. Play Bird - Northern Gannet in Wetlands (for bonus card and chance of caching fish while drawing birds)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Eastern Kingbird for next round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 4 points (1st w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (from tray, to tuck excess food), Northern Gannet's power successful w/ 1 die (1 Fish cached)
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Fish (for Black Skimmer) and Berry (for Eurasian Collared-Dove) from bird feeder, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power (for Chestnut-Collared Longspur)
3. Play Bird - Chestnut-Collared Longspur in Grasslands (Passerine Specialist bonus card - Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less, already had 2 and easier to get than tucking under 7 birds for Citizen Scientist)
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
4. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (to draw more birds)
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
5. Draw Birds - Common Swift (from tray, to tuck excess worms) and Black-Crowned Night-Heron (from deck), White Wagtail from Wilson's Snipe's power, Northern Gannet's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
6. Play Bird - White Wagtail in Grasslands (to lay more eggs, to be able to play bird at round end, for Passerine Specialist bonus card)
1. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal)

Round End: Played Black-Crowned Night-Heron in Wetlands using White Wagtail's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 2 point (2nd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Snowy Egret (from tray, for Fishery Manager bonus card) and Bushtit (from tray, for Passerine Specialist bonus card), Discarded egg for Worm using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Lazuli Bunting from Wilson's Snipe's power, Northern Gannet's power successful w/ 1 die (1 Fish cached)
2. Gain Food - Worm (for Snowy Egret) and Wheat (for Bushtit) from bird feeder , Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
3. Play Bird - Bushtit in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, possibly tuck to lay egg while gaining food)
1. Other Player's Red-Backed Snake stole a Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
4. Play Bird - Lazuli Bunting in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card and more eggs)
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg), 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power (all 6 eggs in Woodlands for round end goal)
1. Other Player's Red-Backed Snake stole a Worm, Gained Berry from bird feeder
2. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
6. Draw Birds - House Finch (from tray, for Passerine Specialist bonus card) and House Crow (from deck), Discarded egg for Fish using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Red-Legged Partridge from Wilson's Snipe's power, Northern Gannet's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die

Round End: Played House Finch in Grasslands using White Wagtail's power (to gain more food and tuck while gaining food, maxed Passerine Specialist bonus card)

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 4 points (3rd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Fish, Worm, and Wheat from bird feeder (for King Rail), Tucked Red-Legged Partridge under House Finch to draw King Rail from tray (for Fishery Manager bonus card and another bonus card), Tucked House Crow to lay egg on Bushtit, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
1. Worm from Eastern Kingbird's power
2. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager bonus card, gained Prairie Manager bonus card - Birds that can only live in Grasslands, had 2 already so more points than the Rodentologist at this point)
3. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager bonus card, to lay more eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power)
5. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird, House Wren, and Black-Billed Magpie (from deck), Discarded egg for Berry using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Lesser Whitethroat from Wilson's Snipe's power, Northern Gannet's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice

Round End: Played Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands using White Wagtail's power (max Prairie Manager bonus card, to tuck excess food), Discarded Fish and Wheat to Tuck 2 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 7 points (1st w/ 13 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 51
• Bonus Cards - 17
• End of Round Goals - 15
• Eggs - 3
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4