Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 20, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Snowy Egret - low food cost for Wetlands for potential of set of eggs for first round end goal
• American Oystercatcher - white power for Ethologist
• Brown-Headed Cowbird - pink power for Ethologist

Food: Berry and Worm

Bonus Card: Ethologist - Different power colors in any one habitat

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - Pileated Woodpecker (from tray, for eggs while gaining food)
2. Draw Bird - Inca Dove (from tray, white power for Ethologist and for eggs in Grasslands for round end goal)
3. Draw Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (from tray, for more food)
4. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Woodlands (to get two food with only one bird in the Woodlands)
5. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (discarded Pileated Woodpecker for second food, hoped to end up with another Wheat for Inca Dove), Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
6. Play Bird - Snowy Egret in Wetlands (for round end goal and egg when playing Inca Dove)
7. Play Bird - Inca Dove in Grasslands (2 eggs, for Ethologist and round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (1 in Woodlands to have set for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 4 points (1st w/ 1 set) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for American Oystercatcher), Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Play Bird - American Oystercatcher in Wetlands (for Ethologist and more birds, drew Lesser Whitethroat and Thekla's Lark)
3. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Lesser Whitethroat), Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
4. Draw Birds - Greater Roadrunner (from tray, brown power for Ethologist in Grasslands) and House Wren (from deck), Snowy Egret's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached)
5. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Brown-Headed Cowbird), Rat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Greater Roadrunner)
6. Play Bird - Lesser Whitethroat in Grasslands (to use round end power)
7. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (discarded Thekla's Lark for 2nd food, for Greater Roadrunner and House Wren), Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power

Round End: 2 eggs in Grasslands using Lesser Whitethroat's power

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 5 food)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Brown-Headed Cowbird in Grasslands (for Ethologist and potential between turn eggs)
2. Draw Birds - Northern Flicker (from tray, potential worms and another bird for Woodland for eggs and food) and Common Goldeneye (from deck), Snowy Egret's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached)
1. Egg from Brown-Headed Cowbird's power
3. Play Bird - House Wren and Northern Flicker in Woodlands (Worm from bird feeder, to be able to lay more eggs in Woodlands and gain more food)
4. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Common Goldeneye), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
1. Egg from Brown-Headed Cowbird's power
5. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Wetlands (to use round end power)
1. Egg from Brown-Headed Cowbird's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg, in Woodlands for round end goal)

Round End: 3 eggs in Wetlands using Lesser Whitethroat's power, 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 3 points (2nd w/ 6 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Greater Roadrunner in Grasslands (for Ethologist)
2. Draw Birds - Prothonotary Warbler, Great Crested Grebe, and Canvasback (discarded egg for 3rd bird, all from deck), Snowy Egret's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached)
1. Egg from Brown-Headed Cowbird's power
3. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Prothonotary Warbler), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
1. Egg from Brown-Headed Cowbird's power
4. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (high points and to use eggs to keep slots open for round end)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Greater Roadrunner's power unsuccessful (Anhinga)

Round End: 3 eggs in Grasslands using Lesser Whitethroat's power, 3 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 10 eggs)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 80

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 19
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 0