Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 21, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Dunnock - for Passerine Specialist and potential round end eggs
• Indigo Bunting - for Passerine Specialist and more food
• Eurasian Goldfinch - for Passerine Specialist and potential tucks between turns

Food: Worm and Wheat (for Indigo Bunting)

Bonus Card: Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less (worked better than large with my starting birds)

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Corsician Nuthatch (from tray, for Passerine Specialist)
2. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting)
3. Play Bird - Indigo Bunting in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist and gain more food)
4. Draw Bird - Osprey (from tray, for Fish while drawing birds)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Draw Bird - Eastern Phoebe (from tray, for Passerine Specialist)
6. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Dunnock), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
8. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for round end goal and eggs)

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - European Goldfinch in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist and potential between turn tucks)
1. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Wetlands (for Passerine Specialist and Worm while drawing birds)
3. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey), Berry from Indigo Bunting's power
4. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Fish while drawing birds and to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds)
1. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
5. Draw Birds - White Stork and Red-Legged Partridge (both from deck), Fish from Osprey, Worm from Eastern Phoebe
1. Other player's Black-Headed Gull stole Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
6. Draw Birds - Common Yellowthroat and Cassin's Finch (both from deck), Fish from Osprey, Worm from Eastern Phoebe
7. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist and gained bonus card Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Prairie Manager - Birds that only live in Grasslands, which seemed too difficult to max especially since I want to put White Stork in Grasslands)

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 1 point (3rd w/ 4 cards)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (for bird while laying eggs)
1. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Other player's Black-Headed Gull stole Wheat, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
3. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
4. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Horned Lark from White Stork's power
1. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
3. Draw Birds - Wild Turkey (from tray, high points for round end goal) and Great Crested Grebe (from deck), Fish from Osprey, Worm from Eastern Phoebe
4. Play Bird - Corscian Nuthatch in Woodlands (used Berry and Fish for second Wheat in food cost, maxes Passerine Specialist, Behaviorist - For each column that contains birds with 3 different power colors, Wheat from bird feeder)
1. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Other player's Black-Headed Gull stole Wheat, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
3. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
4. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Greater Roadrunner from White Stork's power
6. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Grasslands (for round end goal)
1. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Horned Lark in Grasslands (used Berry and Fish for Worm in food cost, for Behaviorist column chance, to tuck unwanted birds if someone plays a bird in Grasslands to have another bird for round end goal)
1. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
2. Tucked Red-Legged Partridge under Horned Lark
2. Gain Food - Fish, Rat, and Wheat from bird feeder (for Greater Roadrunner), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power
3. Play Bird - Greater Roadrunner in Grasslands (for Rodentologist and potential to get a tucked card for round end goal)
1. Tucked Great-Crested Grebe under Horned Lark
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Greater Roadrunner's power successful (House Sparrow tucked), Northern Cardinal from White Stork's power
1. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
2. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Greater Roadrunner's power successful (Broad-Winged Hawk), Mute Swan from White Stork's power
1. Tucked card from deck under European Goldfinch
2. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark

Round End: 3 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Birds with Tucked Cards: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 97

• Bird Points - 56
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 13
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 12