Wingspan Oceania Expansion Beta AI Easy Game Commentary - October 6, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow - for Ethologist
• Black Woopecker - for Ethologist
• Little Penguin - high points, star nest, and, well, it's a penguin
• Chihuahuan Raven - for Nectar

Food

• Nectar and Wheat (for Eurasian Tree Sparrow)

Bonus Card: Ethologist - Different power colors in one habitat (seemed easy to at least get 6 if I could get the Spotted Owl from try)

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Spotted Owl (from tray)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Woodlands (for Ethologist and potential Wheat between turns)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Draw Birds - Brown Power (from tray, for Ethologist and Fish)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Chihuahuan Raven)
5. Play Bird - Chihuahuan Raven in Grasslands (to get far enough in Grasslands for 2 eggs and gain food while laying eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
6. Draw Birds - Black Redstart (from tray, for Ethologist and round end eggs)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
7. Draw Birds - Lesser Whitethroat (from tray, for Ethologist and round end eggs)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Fish (for Brown Pelican) using Chihuahuan Raven's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 0 points (0 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Brown Pelican in Wetlands (for Ethologist, 3 Fish)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Little Penguin in Wetlands (star nest for round end goal, for Ethologist and possible cached Fish when drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Turkey Vulture (from tray, for Ethologist and to get further for more eggs in Grasslands) and European Turtle Dove (from deck), Little Penguin's power successful (1 Fish cached)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Skipped Chihuahuan Raven's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (nest type for round end goal, for Ethologist and possible between turns food)
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
6. Play Bird - Black Redstart in Grasslands (star nest for round end goal, for Ethologist and round end eggs)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
7. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Wheat for 3rd and 4th eggs, on Little Penguin and Eurasian Tree Sparrow for round end goal), Discarded egg for 2 Rats (for Spotted Owl) using Chihuahuan Raven's power
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Worm from Turkey Vulture's power
3. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power

Round End: 3 eggs in Grasslands using Black Redstart's power

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 points (1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Red-Backed Fairy Wren (from tray, last color to max Ethologist in Grasslands) and Barred Owl (from deck), Little Penguin's power successful (1 Fish cached)
1. Discarded egg from Little Penguin for Nectar from other player's Lesser Frigatebird's power (before turn)
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - European Turtle Dove in Grasslands (for Ethologist, Platform Builder - Birds with builder nests, Egg on Eurasian Tree Sparrow for round end goal)
1. Worm from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Falconer - Birds with Predator power, which I had one played and one in hand, other option was Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans 30cm or less, which I did not think I could max at this point)
4. Play Bird - Red-Backed Fairy Wren in Grasslands (to max Ethologist, to get Grasslands full to lay 4 eggs and for round end eggs)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Other player's Red-Backed Shrike stole Worm and gained Worm from bird feeder
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Skipped Chihuahuan Raven's power
6. Draw Birds - Kakapo and Little Pied Cormorant (both from deck), Little Penguin's power successful (1 Fish cached)

Round End: 5 eggs in Grasslands using Black Redstart's power

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

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Barred Owl in Woodlands (used 2 Wheat for Rat in food cost, for Falconer)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power (before turn)
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Other player's Red-Backed Shrike stole Worm and gained Nectar from bird feeder
2. Play Bird - Little Pied Cormorant in Wetlands (used Berry and Wheat for Worm in food cost, for game end eggs)
3. Play Bird - Kakapo in Woodlands (for game end bonus card)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Worm from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Dunnock (from tray, to play for round end eggs) and Grey Teal (from tray), Little Penguin's power unsuccessful
5. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for round end eggs, also clears Grasslands for round end eggs)

Round End: 5 eggs in Grasslands using Black Redstart's power, 4 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Beaks Pointing Left: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 bird)

Game End

• Kakapo - Kept Site Selection Expert - Columns with pair or trio of same nest types (worth 6), other options were Enclosure Builder, Omnivore Expert, and Bird Feeder
• Red-Backed Fairy Wren - 3 eggs
• Little Pied Cormorant - 7 eggs

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3)

Wetlands - 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 113

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 27
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 22
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 0
• Nectar - 3