Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 19, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Corsican Nuthatch- for another bonus card and food
• Red-Cockaded Woodpecker - for another bonus card

Food: Berry, Worm, and Wheat

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - Snow Bunting in Woodlands (from tray, for Bird Bander bonus)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Corcisican Nuthatch)
3. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch (Nest Box Builder bonus - Birds with hollow nests, Wheat from bird feeder)
   
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Tree Sparrow (from tray, for both Bird Bander and Nest Box Builder bonuses, also potential between turns food)
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Grasslands
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
6. Draw Bird - Eastern Screech Owl (from tray, for Nest Box Builder bonus)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Eastern Screech Owl)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 0 points (no birds) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Woodlands (for Nest Box Builder bonus and potential to cache rats)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow
2. Gain Food - Worm and Berry from bird feeder (for Red-Cockaded Woodpecker), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
3. Play Bird - Red-Cockaded Woodpecker in Woodlands (Large Bird Specialist bonus - Birds with wingspans over 65cm)
4. Draw bird - Brant (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
5. Play Bird - Brant in Wetlands (for Large Bird Specialist and drew Scaled Quail, Grey Heron, and Common Loon from tray)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg)
7. Play Bird - Snow Bunting in Wetlands (for Bird Bander and Nest Box Builder bonus, get further in Wetlands to draw more birds, and potential to tuck cards between turns)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nests: 0 point (0 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Fish and Berry from bird feeder (for Common Loon), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (before turn)
2. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Tucked Scaled Quail to draw Mountain Chickadee from tray using Snow Bunting's power
2. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for Large Specialist bonus)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
3. Draw Birds - Painted Bunting and American Goldfinch (both from deck)
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Tucked American Goldfinch to draw Bullfinch from deck using Snow Bunting's power
4. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Painted Bunting), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
5. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Ecologist bonus - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds)
1. Tucked Bullfinch to draw Woodduck from deck using Snow Bunting's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 2 points (3rd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 2 Rats and Fish from bird feeder (discarded Mountain Chickadee for 3rd food hoping for Wheat on reroll), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Tucked Grey Heron to draw Fish Crow from deck using Snow Bunting's power
2. Sandhill Crane from other player's Northern Shoveller
2. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Bird Bander, Ecologist, Large Bird Specialist bonuses)
1. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Tucked Sandhill Crane to draw Eleonora's Falcon from tray using Snow Bunting's power
3. Play Bird - Wood Duck in Woodlands (used 2 Rats and 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Bander, Nest Box Builder, and Large Bird Specialist bonus)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Worm using Fish Crow's power
5. Play Bird - Eleonora's Flacon in Wetlands

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 7 points (1st w/ 11 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 86

• Bird Points - 50
• Bonus Cards - 20
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 0
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 5