Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 13, 2023

   Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Ruby-Crowned Kinglet - for Ethologist and first round end goal
• Great Blue Heron - for Ethologist and first round end goal
• Dark-Eyed Junco - for Ethologist and 2nd bird for Woodlands

Food: Worm and Wheat

Bonus Card: Ethologist - Different color powers in one habitat

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - American Avocet (from tray, for Ethologist)
2. Draw Bird - Black-Throated Diver (from tray, for Ethologist)
3. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Dark-Eyed Junco)
4. Draw Bird - Eurasian Nutcracker (from tray, low food cost to play as second bird in Woodlands)
5. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Nutcracker)
6. Play Bird - Dark-Eyed Junco in Grasslands (eggs slots to then play 2 birds in Woodlands, potential to tuck for food later)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power
8. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Crowned Kinglet and Eurasian Nutcracker in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get more food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Great Blue Heron and/or Black-Throated Diver), Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Great Blue Heron), Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
3. Play Bird - Great Heron and Black-Throated Diver in Wetlands (for Ethologist bonus, to get more birds)
1. Wild Turkey from other player's Wilson's Snipe
4. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Wild Turkey), Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
5. Draw Birds - Inca Dove (from deck) and Mourning Dove (from tray, to lay eggs while gaining food), Greater Flamingo from Black-Throated Diver's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Inca Dove to gain Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power
7. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Woodlands (for round end goal and eggs while gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 2 point (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Berry and Rat from bird feeder (for Wild Turkey), Egg on Mourning Dove, Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
1. Common Buzzard from other player's Wilson's Snipe
2. Draw Birds - Mallard (from deck) and Greylag Goose (from tray, for Ethologist), Cassin's Finch from Black-Throated Diver's power
3. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (Enclosure Builder bonus - Birds with cluster nests, other option was Citizen Scientists - Birds with tucked cards which I find nearly impossible to score on even if you start game with)
4. Gain Food - 2 Worms and Wheat from bird feeder (for American Avocet), Egg on Mourning Dove, Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
5. Play Bird - American Avocet in Wetlands (for Ethologist and Enclosure Builder bonus, potential eggs between turns)
6. Gain Food - Fish, Worm, and Berry from bird feeder (had hoped for Wheat on re-roll), Egg on Mourning Dove, Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 14 food cost)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Fish, Worm, and Rat from bird feeder (again noWheat on re-roll), Egg on Mourning Dove, Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
1. European Golfinch from other player's Wilson's Snipe (before turn)
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (finally some Wheat on re-roll, for Wild Turkey), Egg on Mourning Dove, Skipped Eurasian Nuctcracker's power
1. Egg from American Avocet's power
3. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (used 2 Fish for 3rd Wheat in food cost, for Ethologist and Enclosure Builder bonus)
4. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Grasslands (used 2 Rats, Fish, and Worm for the 2 Wheat in food cost, high points bird)
1. Egg from American Avocet's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Builder Nests for round end goal), Tucked Mallard to gain Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 

• Bird Points - 45
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 2