Wingspan Online Game Commentary #29

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Little Bustard - for another bonus card and first round end goal
• Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker - for more food
• Ring-Billed Gull - for Omnivore Expert bonus card and tucking

Food: Worm and Wheat (for Little Bustard)

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Ethologist bonus - Different power colors in one habitat, Red-Eyed Vireo from tray)
2. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for both Ethologist and Omnivore bonus)
3. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder
4. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder
5. Draw Birds - California Condor (from tray, for first round end and another bonus card)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Draw Bird - Eurasian Magpie (from tray, for both Omnivore and Ethologist bonus)
8. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and California Condor in Woodlands (for round end goal, ? bonus - ?)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White Powers: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Berries from bird feeder (for Golden Oriole)
2. Play Bird - Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential food between turns and both Ethologist and Omnivore bonus)
1. Worm from Golden Oriole's power
3. Draw Birds - Common Merganser (for both Omnivore and Falconer bonus)
1. Worm from Golden Oriole's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eegs
1. Berry from Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker in Woodlands (for more food, nest type for 3rd round end)
1. Worm from Golden Oriole's power
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Magpie (for both Omnivore and Ethologist bonus, to use round end power)
7. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Common Merganser), Worm from Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker's power

Round End: No action cubes for Eurasian Magpie's power

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 10 food cost)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Common Merganser (for both Omnivore and Falconer bonus, round end nest type)
1. Worm from Golden Oriole's power
2. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetlands (for Omnivore bonus and tucking)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on hollow nest birds for round end goal)
4. Draw Birds - Long-Tailed Tit and Carolina Wren (both from deck), Tucked Long-Tailed Tit and drew Indigo Bunting (from deck), Common Merganser's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
5.  Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting), Worm from Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on hollow nest birds for round end goal)
1. Worm from Golden Oriole's power

Round End: Cached 3 Berries on Eurasian Magpie

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Birds w/ Egg: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Short-Toed Treecreeper (from deck) and Trumpeter Swan (from tray, for Omnivore bonus), Tucked Short-Toed Treecreeper and drew Savannah Sparrow (from deck), Common Merganser's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
2. Play Bird - Savannah Sparrow and Indigo Bunting in Grasslands (for Ethologist bonus and potential food while laying eggs and more cup nest egg slots)
1. Worm from Golden Oriole's power
2. Mute Swan from other player's Canvasback
3. Bronzed Cowbird from other player's Gray Catbird copying Canvasback's power
3. Lay Eggs - 5 eggs (in cup nests for round end, discarded Worm for 5th egg), Berry from Indigo Bunting's power
4. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Trumpeter Swan), Worm from Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker's power
5. Play Bird - Trumpeter Swan in Wetlands (for Omnivore bonus)

Round End: Cached 3 Berries on Eurasian Magpie

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nests: 3 points (3rd w/ 6 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 85

• Bird Points - 41
• Bonus Cards - 20
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 6
• Tucked Cards - 2