Wingspan Online Game Commentary #17

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red-Breasted Merganser - more birds while drawing birds
• House Finch - for Viticulturalist bonus card

Food: Berry and Wheat (for House Finch) and Fish (for Red-Breasted Merganser)

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berry

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Tree Swallow (from tray, for Viticulturalist bonus card)
2. Play Bird - House Finch in Woodlands (to tuck while gaining food)
3. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Red-Headed Merganser), skipped House Finch's power
4. Play Bird - Red-Headed Merganser in Wetlands (for more birds for round end and tucking)
5. Draw Birds - Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (from tray, for Viticulturalist bonus card) , Little Bustard (from deck) from Red-Breasted Merganser (discarded Cedar Waxwing also drawn from deck)
6. Draw Birds - White-Breasted Nuthatch (from deck), Eastern Phoebe (from deck) and Ruff (from tray) from Red-Breasted Merganser (discarded White-Breasted Nuthatch)
7. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Eastern Phoebe), Tucked Ruff and drew Hawfinch (from deck) using House Finch's power
8. Draw Birds - Chihuahuan Raven (from deck), Black Redstart and Red Crossbill (both from deck) from Red-Breasted Merganser (discarded Hawfinch)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 4 points (1st w/ 7 cards) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist bonus card, to gain Worm while laying eggs)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder, Tucked Black Redstart and drew Common Chiffchaff (from deck) using House Finch's power
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
4. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Chihuahuan Raven, Tucked Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and drew Common Blackbird (from deck) using House Finch's power
5. Play Bird - Chuhuahuan Raven in Grasslands (for round end goal and food while laying eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded 1 egg for 2 Wheat using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Little Bustard and Common Chiffchaff), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
7. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Passerine Specialist bonus card - birds with wingspans 30 cm or less, 1 egg)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 10 food cost)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Common Chiffchaff in Wetlands (for Viticulturalist and Passerine Specialist bonus card, tuck while drawing birds)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded 1 egg for Wheat and Berry using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Red Crossbill and Tree Swallow), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
3. Play Bird - Tree Swallow in Wetlands (for Viticulturalist and tuck while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Bluethroat and Fish Crow (both from deck), Tucked Common Blackbird and drew Ring-Billed Gull using Tree Swallow's power, Tucked Ring-Billed Gull and Fish Crow using Common Chiffchaff's power, Great Horned Own and Eastern Screech Owl (both from deck) from Red-Breasted Merganser (discarded Eastern Screech Owl)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded 1 egg for Wheat and Berry using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Bluethroat), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
6. Play Bird - Bluethroat in Wetlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card, gain food while drawing birds)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 2 points (3rd w/ 1 bird)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Northern Cardinal, and Common Grackle (all from deck), Wheat from Bluethroat's power (for Red Crossbill), Tucked Northern Cardinal and drew Black Woodpecker using Tree Swallow's power, Tucked Black Woodpecker, Common Grackle, and Common Goldenete using Common Chiffchaff's power, Bullfinch and Coal Tit (both from deck) from Red-Breasted Merganser (discarded Coal Tit)
1. Eurasian Sparrowhawk from other player's Canvasback (before turn)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end), Discarded 1 egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Great Horned Owl), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
3. Play Bird - Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and Red Crossbill in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist bonus card)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Rat for 4th), skipped Chihuahuan Raven's and Eastern Phoebe's powers

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 7 points (1st w/ 10 eggs)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 85

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 10
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 10