Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 31, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red Crossbill - for Forester
• Northern Flicker - for Worms
• Cerulean Warbler - for Forester and another bonus card

Food

• Worm - for Northern Flicker
• Wheat - for Red Crossbill

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Red Knot (from tray, high points, Wetlands bird, for another bonus card)
2. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Grasslands (2 Worms from bird feeder)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 30, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Snowy Owl - for Bird Bander and another bonus card
• Fish Crow - for Bird Bander and food while laying eggs
• Eurasian Collared-Dove - to cache excess food

Food

• Fish - for Fish Crow
• Worm - for European Honey Buzzard (plan to draw first turn)

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray, for potential round end Worms)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for European Honey Buzzard)
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Fish Crow)
4. Draw Birds - European Turtle Dove (from tray, for Bird Bander)
5. Play Bird - European Turtle Dove in Woodlands (Fishery Manager - ?, Atlantic Puffin from tray)
6. Lay Eggs - 1 Egg
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
7. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for round end power)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
8. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Bird Bander, Fishery Manager, and round end goal)

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Bell's Vireo (from tray, for Bird Bander)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe (before turn)
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded Egg for Fish using Fish Crow's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
3. Play Bird - Bell's Vireo in Grasslands (for Bird Bander, Bird Counter - Birds w/ a Tuck Power, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them)
4. Draw Birds - American Coot (from tray, for Bird Counter)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
5. Draw Birds - Brown Pelican (from tray, for Fishery Manager)
6. Play Bird - Brown Pelican in Wetlands (used 2 Worms for 2nd Fish in food cost, for Fishery Manager and 3 Fish for Atlantic Puffin)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
7. Draw Birds - Green Heron (from tray, for Fishery Manager

Round End: No Worms from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 0 point (0 eggs)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Wheat using Fish Crow's power
2. Play Bird - Green Heron in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
3. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager, Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, other option was Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans of 30cm or less, which I only had one and harder to score anything on at this point)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Draw Birds - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (from tray, for Diet Specialist) and Purple Gallinule (from deck), Traded Worm for Berry using Green Heron's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (2 in star nests for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for next round end goal), Discarded Egg for Berry using Fish Crow's power

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (for Diet Specialist and Worms)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (for Bird Counter and round end power)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power, Discarded Egg for Rat using Fish Crow's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power, Discarded Egg for Rat using Fish Crow's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
5. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Wetlands (for Bird Bander, Ethologist - Different power colors in one habitat, Egg)

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard's power, Discarded 5 Worms to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 4 points (2nd w/ 2 sets)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 51
• Bonus Cards - 23
• End of Round Goals - 6
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 29, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cooper's Hawk - low food cost for Woodlands
• Trumpeter's Swan - for Behaviorist and first round end goal
• Eurasian Nuthatch - for Wheat

Food

• Worm and Wheat - for Eurasian Nuthatch

Bonus Card: Behaviorist - For each column that contains birds with 3 different power colors 

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Turkey Vulture (from tray, for Behaviorist)
2. Draw Birds - Cerulean Warbler (from tray, for Behaviorist)
3. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for Behaviorist)
4. Draw Bird - Snowy Owl (from tray, for Behaviorist)
5. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (accidentally clicked wrong card, meant to play Eurasian Nuthatch for Wheat, Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster Nests, other option was birds that only live in Wetlands)
6. Draw Bird - Osprey (from tray, for Fish while drawing birds and Behaviorist for 1st column since I messed up being able to use Trumpeter Swan or Snowy Owl there)
7. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey)
8. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Behaviorist and Fish while drawing birds) 

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Wheat from Bird Feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch)
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. American Coot from other player's Savi's Warbler
3. Draw Birds - Horned Lark (from tray, for Behaviorist and Enclosure Builder), Fish from Osprey's power
4. Gain Food - Worm from Bird Feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch)
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for Wheat)
6. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Cooper's Hawk and Horned Lark), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
7. Play Bird - Cooper's Hawk in Woodlands (for potential tucks while gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply 1 point (3rd w/ 2 food)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Yellowhammer (from tray, for Behaviorist and Enclosure Builder), Fish from Osprey's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Yellowhammer), Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Common Raven), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd egg, in Hollow nests for round end goal)
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Play Bird - Yellowhammer in Grasslands (for Behaviorist, Enclosure Builder, and round end power)
5. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Trumpeter Swan, had hoped for Rat on reroll), Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Great Blue Heron), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Hollow nests for round end goal)
1. Common Goldeneye from other player's Savi's Warbler

Round End: Played Common Goldeneye in Woodlands using Yellowhammer's power, 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 3 points (2nd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Horned Lark in Grasslands (for Behaviorist)
1. Short-Toed Treecreeper from other player's American Oystercatcher
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Rat from bird feeder (for Trumpeter Swan and Snowy Owl), Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Ruddy Duck tucked), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
3. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Wetlands (for Behaviorist and Enclosure Builder, Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries, Egg)
4. Draw Birds - Hermit Thrush and Swainson's Hawk (both from deck), Fish from Osprey's power
1. Tucked Short-Toed Treecreeper using Horned Lark's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg)

Round End: Played Trumpeter Swan in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power, 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 4 points (tied 1st w/ 3 columns)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 73

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 1

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 28, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• California Condor - for another bonus card
• Black Woodpecker - for Forester and worms
• Common Yellowthroat - for more birds

Food

• Berry and Worm - for Black Woodpecker

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Black woodpecker)
2. Play Bird - Black Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Forester and Worms)
3. Play Bird - California Condor in Grasslands (Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only worm, which I had one to play, but feel like it tends to be harder to score more on than Rodentologist)
4. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder, 2 Worms from Black Woodpecker's power
5. Play Bird - Common Yellowthroat in Wetlands
6. Draw Birds - Black-Tailed Godwit (from deck), Red-Eyed Vireo (from deck) and Red-Legged Partridge (from tray) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Red-Legged Partridge)
7. Draw Birds - Burrowing Owl (from deck), Spotted Sandpiper (from deck) and Clark's Nutcracker (from deck) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Spotted Sandpiper)
8. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Red-Eyed Vireo), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
2. Play Bird - Burrowing Owl in Grasslands (for Rodentologist)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup/star nests for round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
4. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power
5. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Wetland Scientist - Birds that only live in Wetlands, Black-Headed Gull)
6. Draw Birds - Northern Goshawk (from deck) and Osprey (from tray, for Wetland Scientist), Common Goldeneye (from deck) and Cetti's Warbler (from deck) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Common Goldeneye)
7. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Black-Headed Gull in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, food while drawing birds, and round end goal)
2. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Wetlands Scientist, Fish while drawing birds, and round end goal)
3. Draw Birds - Black Throated Diver, White Stork, and Hermit  (all from deck), Fish from Osprey's power, Wheat from Black-Headed Gull's power, Northern Gannet (from deck) and Common Nightingale (from deck) Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Northern Gannet)
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder, 2 Worms from Black Woodpecker's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
6. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 6 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
2. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and Northern Gosshawk in Woodlands (used Common Nightingale and Black-Throated Diver for food cost of Northern Goshawk, for Forester and Rodentologist)
3. Gain Food - 3 Rats from bird feeder (discarded Clark's Nutcracker for 3rd food for reset for Worm for White Stork), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power
4. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (high points, nest for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Rat for 4th egg, in Builder nests for round end goal), European Honey Buzzard from White Stork's power, Burrowing Owl's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 points (tied 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 83

• Bird Points - 45
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 2

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 27, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Downy Woodpecker - for 1st round end goal
• Violet-Green Swallow - for Bird Counter
• Spotted Sandpiper - low food cost for egg for using Downy Woodpecker, for more birds for tucking

Food

• Berry - for Downy Woodpecket
• Worm - for Wilson's Snipe

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eastern Screech Owl (from tray, 2nd bird for Woodlands)
2. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Eastern Screech Owl)
3. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (to put egg to be able to play 2 in Woodlands and to draw more cards for tucking
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Play Bird - Downy Woodpecker and Eastern Screech Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
6.  Gain Food - Rat and Wheat from bird feeder, Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
7.  Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Violet-Green Swallow), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
8. Play Bird - Violet-Green Swallow in Wetlands (for Bird Counter)

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Black-Headed Gull and Northern Mockingbird (both from deck), Tucked Black-Headed Gull and drew Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Acorn Woodpecker from Wilson's Snipe's power
2. Draw Birds - Belted Kingfisher (from deck) and Western Tanager (from tray), Tucked Acorn Woodpecker and drew Common Swift (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Red Crossbill from Wilson's Snipe's power
3. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for Common Swift and Belted Kingfisher), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Play Bird - Belted Kingfisher in Wetlands (star nest for round end goals)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Belted Kingfisher for round end goal)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
7. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Northern Mockingbird), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nests: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Baird's Sparrow and Killdeer, Tucked Eurasian Green Woodpecker and drew House Sparrow using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Common Moorhen from Wilson's Snipe's power
2. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)
3. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (hoped form Wheat on reroll for red Crossbill), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 1 die (Rat cached)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
4. Play Bird - Red Crossbill in Woodlands (used 2 Fish for 2nd Wheat in food cost, for Wheat for House Sparrow)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
5. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (used Fish and Rat for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Counter)
6. Gain Food - Worm, Rat, and Wheat from bird feeder (discarded Common Moorhen for 3rd food, for tucking at round end), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die

Round End: Discarded 3 Worms to tuck 3 under Common Swift, Discarded 2 Wheat to tuck 2 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nests: 3 points (2nd w/ 1 egg)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Worms from bird feeder (discarded Killdeer for 3rd food, for tucking at round end), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 4 dice (Rat cached)
1. Wheat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Worms from bird feeder (discarded Baird's Sparrow for 3rd food, for tucking at round end), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on Belted Kingfisher for round end goal)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs

Round End: Discarded 5 Worms to tuck 5 under Common Swift, Discarded 3 Wheat to tuck 3 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nests: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 eggs)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 83

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 6
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 10
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 16

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 26, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Carrion Crow - for Omnivore Expert
• Red-Breasted Nuthatch - low food cost for Woodlands

Food

• Worm - for Carrion Crow
• Rat - for maybe drawing Barred Owl from tray first turn
• Wheat - for Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Barred Owl (from tray, low food cost 2nd Woodlands bird)
2. Play Bird - Barred Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Gain Food - 2 Rats from bird feeder (for Carrion Crow), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power successful (Ash-Throated Flycatcher tucked)
6. Play Bird - Carrion Crow in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and round end power)
7. Draw Birds - Red Knot (from deck)
8. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Red Knot), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful (Great Horned Owl)

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 1 points (2nd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Red Knot), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power successful (Eurasian Magpie tucked)
2. Play Bird - Red Knot in Wetlands (Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only Worms, American Crow from tray)
3. Play Bird - American Crow in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert)
4. Draw Birds - King Rail and Red-Tailed Hawk (both from deck)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Rat using American Crow's power
6. Play Bird - Red-Tailed Hawk in Grasslands (to get far enough in Grasslands for 3 eggs and cache another rat on Carrion Crow at round end)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Red-Tailed Hawk's power unsuccessful (Bald Eagle), Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for King Rail), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful (Common Buzzard)
2. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray, for Omnivore Expert and Great Tit (from tray)
3. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert and food while laying eggs)
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Discarded egg for Fish using Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Black Tern tucked), Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
5. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert, Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Large Bird Specialist)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Woodlands for next round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Mountain Bluebird tucked), Skipped American Crow's power

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow

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

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Tree Swallow tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Red-Bellied Woodpecker tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Common Nighthawk tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Lazuli Bunting tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
5. Lay Eggs - 1 egg (nests full), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Say's Phoebe tucked), Skipped American Crow's power

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 4 points (2nd w/ 3 sets)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 34
• Bonus Cards -14 
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 21
• Food on Cards - 11
• Tucked Cards - 9

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 25, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow - for Ethologist and between turns Wheat
• European Turtle Dove - for Ethologist and another bonus card
• Ruff - for Ethologist and round end tucks

Food

• Worm and Wheat - for Eurasian Tree Swallow

Bonus Card: Ethologist - different power colors in one habitat

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Swallow in Grasslands (for Ethologist and potential between turns Wheat
2. Draw Birds - American Coot (from tray, Wetlands bird for round end goals and tucks while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray, for Ethologist and food while laying eggs)
4. Draw Birds - Eastern Screech Owl (from tray, Woodlands bird)
5. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Eastern Screech Owl)
6. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Grasslands
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
7. Gain Food -  Fish from bird feeder (for American Coot or Fish Crow), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
8. Play Bird - American Coot in Wetlands (for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds ) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Hooded Warbler (from tray to tuck), Tucked Hooded Warbler to draw Mississippi Kite (from tray, low food cost 2nd bird for Woodlands) using American Coot's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Gain Food -  Worm from bird feeder (for Mississippi Kite), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Play Bird - European Turtle Dove in Grasslands (for Ethologist, Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, Worm from bird feeder)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Ruff in Grasslands (for Ethologist and round end tucks)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wheat for 4th egg, 1 in each habitat for round end goal)
7. Draw Birds - Swainson's Hawk and Dickcissel (both from tray for tucking), Tucked Swainson's Hawk to draw Canvasback (from deck) using American Coot's power

Round End: Tucked Mississippi Kite and Dickcissel to draw House Sparrow and Red-Shouldered Hawk (both from deck) using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in Each Habitat: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 set)

Round 3

1. Gain Food -  Fish from bird feeder (for Canvasback or Fish Crow), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Canvasback in Wetlands (for round end goal, more birds, and Bird Feeder)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Draw Birds - White Stork and Greater Prairie-Chicken (both from tray), Common Goldeneye from Canvasback's power, Tucked Greater Prairie-Chicken and drew Lesser Whitethroat (from deck) using American Coot's power
4. Gain Food -  Worm and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Lesser Whitethroat for 2nd food, for Common Goldeneye), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
5. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Woodlands (used Worm and Rat for Fish in food cost, for round end eggs and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
6. Gain Food -  Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for House Sparrow), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power

Round End: 3 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Tucked Fish Crow and Red-Shouldered Hawk to draw Vaux's Swift and American Avocet using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 2 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food -  Fish and Worm from bird feeder (for White Stork), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for round end goal, Bird Feeder, and tuck excess Wheat)
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
3. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (for Ethologist and round end goal)
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Black-Headed Gull from White Stork's power
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Northern Shoveler from White Stork's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Tucked Vaux's Swift, American Avocet, and Black-Headed Gull to draw American White Pelican, Pileated Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal using Ruff's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under House Sparrow

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

Game End - Won

Final Score - 86

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 11

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 24, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Wilson's Snipe - low food cost bird for Wetlands to try for set of eggs for 1st round end goal
• Northern Goshawk - for Forester and 2nd round end goal
• Eurasian Nutcracker - for Forester
• Great Tit - for Forester and more food

Food

• Wheat - for Northern Flicker (plan to draw from tray first turn)

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Northern Flicker (from tray, Grasslands bird to try for set of eggs for round end goal)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nutcracker)
3. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Grasslands (2 Worms from bird feeder)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for more birds)
5. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
6. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nutcracker), Wheat from Great Tit's power
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (one in each habitat for round end goal, discarded Wheat for 3rd egg)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
8. Draw Birds - Clark's Nutcracker (from tray, for Forester), Eurasian Tree Sparrow from Wilson's Snipe's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Set of Eggs in Each Habitat: 4 points (1st w/ 1 set) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Grasslands (used 2 Berries for Worm in food cost, for potential between turns Wheat)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker (before turn)
2. Draw Birds - Black Skimmer (from tray, for 2nd Wetlands bird), Ruby Throated Hummingbird from Wilson's Snipe's power
3. Draw Birds - American Redstart (from tray, for Forester), White-Faced Ibis from Wilson's Snipe's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
4. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds and to get far enough to draw more birds)
5. Draw Birds - Brant and Bullfinch (both from deck), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Willet from Wilson's Snipe's power
6. Play Bird - Northern Goshawk in Woodlands (used Brant and Bullfinch for food cost, for Forester and round end goal)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
7. Play Bird - Eurasian Nutcracker in Woodlands (for Forester)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 2 points (2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for American Redstart), Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - American Redstart in Woodlands (for Forester)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
3. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Worms from bird feeder (for White-Faced Ibis), Worm from American Redstart's power, Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
5. Play Bird - Clark's Nutcracker in Woodlands (for Forester)
6. Gain Food - 2 Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer), Wheat from Clark's Nutcracker, Rat from American Redstart's power, Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 6 points (1st w/ 12 food)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (from tray, high points) and Common Merganser (from deck), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, American Coot from Wilson's Snipe's power
2. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (used 2 Rats for Berry in food cost)
3. Play Bird - White-Faced Ibis in Wetlands (used 2 Fish for Worm in food cost, high points and round end goal)
4. Gain Food - Wheat, Berry, and 2 Fish from bird feeder (discarded American Coot for 4th food to be able to reroll in hopes of Wheat for Clark's Nutcracker), No Wheat for Clark's Nutcracker, Worm from American Redstart's power, Cached 5 Wheat using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power
5. Gain Food - Fish, Wheat, Rat, and Berry from bird feeder (discarded Common Merganser for 4th food to be able to reroll in hopes of Wheat for Clark's Nutcracker)), Wheat cached on Clark's Nutcracker, Worm from American Redstart's power, Cached 3 Wheat using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 7 points (1st w/ 8 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 53
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 19
• Eggs - 1
• Food on Cards - 9
• Tucked Cards - 2