Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 30, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Mourning Dove - for eggs while gaining food
• Greater Prairie-Chicken - for Prairie Manager and another bonus card

Food

• Worm (for European Bee-Eater, which I plan to draw first turn)
• Rat
• Wheat (for Mourning Dove)

Bonus Card: Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - European Bee-Eater (from tray, for Prairie Manager and potential worms while laying eggs)
2. Draw Bird - Burrowing Owl (from tray, for Prairie Manager, star nest for round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Woodlands (for egg while gaining food and 2nd round end goal)
4. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for European Bee-Eater), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Draw Birds - Spotted Sandpiper (low food cost for points and for more birds)
6. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for European Bee-Eater), Egg on Mourning Dove
7. Play Bird - Burrowing Owl in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and nest type for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Burrowing Owl for round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Bird - Black Vulture (from tray, no food cost bird to get 2nd in Woodlands to get more food, possible between turn food)
2. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
3. Play Bird - Black Vulture in Woodlands (to get further in Woodlands for 2 food, possible between turn food)
4. Gain Food - Wheat (for Greater Prairie-Chicken) and Worm from bird feeder (for European Bee-Eater), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Play Bird - European Bee-Eater in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and potential Worm when laying egg)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (2 in Woodlands for round end goal), Worm from European Bee-Eater's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
7. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Greater Prairie-Chicken), Egg on Mourning Dove

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 5 points (1st w/ 6 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Greater Prairie-Chicken in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager, kept Oologist bonus - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them, other option was Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands, which I could not max)
2. Draw Birds - Common Starling (from deck) and Moltoni's Warbler (from tray, for Prairie Manager, discarded egg from Mourning Dove for 2nd), Baltimore Oriole from Spotted Sandpiper's power
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Moltoni's Warbler, was hoping for Berry on re-roll), Egg on Mourning Dove
4. Gain Food - 2 Berries from bird feeder (for Moltoni's Warbler and Baltimore Oriole), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Play Bird - Moltoni's Warbler  in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and to use it's round end power)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (2 in cluster nests for round end goal, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Rat from Black Vulture's power

Round End: Played Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands using Moltoni's Warbler's power (used Worm and Wheat for 2nd Berry in food cost, high points, more food to probably cache on Common Starling next round end)

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Common Starling in Wetlands (to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds, to cache excess food)
2. Draw Birds - Osprey (from tray, low food cost for points to use Moltoni's Warbler's round end power) and Little Bustard (from deck), Double-Crested Cormorant from Spotted Sandpiper's power
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey and Little Bustard), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Egg on Mourning Dove
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power
4. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Nest Box Builder bonus - Birds with Hollow Nests, egg on Little Bustard)
1. Fish from Black Vulture's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on different birds for Oologist, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Berry  from Black Vulture's power

Round End: Played Osprey in Wetlands using Moltoni's Warbler's power, 2 Berries, Fish, Worm, and Rat cached to tuck 5 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 card)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 90

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 18
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 10
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5