Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 23, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eastern Imperial Eagle - high points, for 4th round end goal
• Black-Headed Gull - to steal food while drawing birds
• European Bee-Eater - possible worms while laying eggs

Food: Worm and Wheat

Bonus Card: Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat (not a fan of either of these bonuses really...)

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Black-Headed Gull (to steal food when drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Snow Bunting (from tray, for Bird Feeder, possible between turn tucks, and 2nd and 4th round end goals), Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power (for Snow Bunting)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
3. Draw Birds - Barn Owl (from deck), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power (for Snow Bunting)
4. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray, for potential worms at round end), Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power (for European Bee-Eater)
5. Play Bird - European Bee-Eater in Grasslands (for round end goal and potential for Worm while laying eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. American Goldfinch from other player's Purple Gallinule
6. Draw Birds - Wild Turkey (from tray, for Bird Feeder), Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power (for European Honey Buzzard)
7. Draw Birds - Sandhill Crane (from tray, for Bird Feeder), Stole Berry using Black-Headed Gull's power (only other option was Worm which did not need and felt nicer to take their Berry)
1. Goldcrest from other player's Purple Gallinule
8. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for potential worms at round end)

Round End: 0 Worms from European Honey Buzzard (now really wished I had drawn another Wheat food cost bird instead of playing that last turn...)

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 0 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry for 3rd egg, in Hollow Nest for round end goal), No Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
1. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Barn Owl)
3. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Woodlands (to get further in Woodlands to gain more food and nest type for round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
4. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for American Goldfinch), Barn Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
1. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - American Goldfinch in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder, gain 3 Wheat)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Hollow Nest for round end goal), Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
7. Play Bird - Sandhill Crane in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and 3rd round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird

Round End: 4 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Snow Bunting in Wetlands (for potential between turn tucks and to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds)
1. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Prothonotary Warbler (from tray, for Bird Feeder) and Red-Breasted Merganser (from deck), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
3. Draw Birds - Painted Bunting (from tray, for Bird Feeder) and Yellow-Rumped Warbler (from deck), Stole Berry using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Eurasian Collared-Dove from other player's Purple Gallinule
4. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and round end goal, Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, other option was Forester, which also was not likely to manage any points on)
1. Tucked Goldcrest and drew Black Skimmer (from tray) using Snow Bunting's power
2. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Rat from bird feeder
3. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove (for Bird Feeder, round end goal, and to discard excess food to tuck at round end)
1. Tucked Eastern Imperial Eagle and drew Lesser Whitestart (from deck) using Snow Bunting's power

Round End: 4 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded Berry, Rat, and 3 Worms to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Corscian Nuthatch (from tray, for Bird Feeder) and Northern Goshawk (from tray), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Pied-Billed Grebe from other player's Purple Gallinule (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (for Bird Feeder)
1. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Wheat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch (Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, gained Worm from bird feeder)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Sandhill Crane's power, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
1. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Worm from bird feeder
2. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Other player took too long and played end versus AI
4. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Woodlands (used 2 Fish and 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Feeder and Diet Specialist)

Round End: 0 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 2 Berries and Rat to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 7 points (1st w/ 3 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 58
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 12