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

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Mute Swan - for Large Specialist and tucks
• European Honey Buzzard - for Large Specialist and potential round end Worms
• Blue-Winged Warbler - high points
• Spotted Sandpiper - for more birds

Food

• Worm and Nectar - for European Honey Buzzard

Bonus Card: Large Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65cm

Round 1

1. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (nest type for round end goal, to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food, for Large Specialist and possible round end eggs)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Mute Swan) from bird feeder
3. Gain Food - 2 Worms (for Mute Swan) from bird feeder
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Blue-Winged Warbler) from bird feeder
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (to get far enough in Wetlands to draw  2 birds, for Large Specialist and for tucks)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
6. Draw Birds - Audouin's Gull (from tray, for Large Specialist) and Splendid Fairywren (from tray to tuck), Tucked Splendid Fairywren and drew Brewer's Blackbird (from tray, for tucks maybe) using Mute Swan's power
7. Draw Birds - Cassin's Finch (from tray, for 2nd round end goal and another bonus card) and Canada Goose (from tray to tuck), Tucked Canada Goose and drew Hooded Warbler (from tray. high points) using Mute Swan's power
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (1 on European Honey Buzzard for round end goal, used Nectar for 2nd egg)

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Lewin's Honeyeater from other player's American Oystercatcher
2. Play Bird - Lewin's Honeyeater in Woodlands (used 2 Berries for Nectar in food cost, for Nectar)
3. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Audouin's Gull), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
4. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Grasslands (to get far enough in Grasslands for 2 eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
6. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (for round end goal, Citizen Scientist - Birds with tucked cards, seemed somewhat possible as I had Mute Swan and Brewer's Blackbird and other option was Forest Data Analyst, which I no longer could max)
7. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (for round end goal and Citizen Scientist)

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Berry and Wheat in Food Cost of Your Birds: 5 points (1st w/ 5 food cost)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Franklins' Gull (from tray, for Large Specialist and birds to tuck) and Common Yellowthroat (from tray to tuck), Stellar's Jay from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Tucked Common Yellowthroat and Stellar's Jay and drew Carolina Chickadee (from deck) using Mute Swan's power
2. Gain Food - Rat and Fish from bird feeder (for Audouin's Gull), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale's power
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Rat for 3rd egg, in Wetlands for round end goal), Tucked Carolina Chickadee to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
4. Play Bird - Franklin's Gull in Grasslands (for Large Specialist and more birds to tuck)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Hood Warbler and Worm for 3rd and 4th eggs), Discarded egg to draw Northern Shoveller and Chihuahuan Raven (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power, skipped Brewer's Blackbird's power
1. Rat from other player's Common Nightingale's power
6. Play Bird - Chihuahuan Raven in Grasslands (for Large Specialist)

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 2 points (3rd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Nectars using Chihuahuan Raven's power, Discarded egg to draw Montagu's Harrier (from deck) and Galah (from tray) using Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Audouin's Gull to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
2. Play Bird - Gallah in Grasslands (for Large Specialist and Citizen Scientist)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, 2 Tucked under Galah, Discarded egg for 2 Nectars using Chihuahuan Raven's power, Discarded egg to draw Greater Flamingo and Pied-Billed Grebe (both from deck) using Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Pied-Billed Grebe to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
4. Play Bird - Northern Shoveler in Wetlands (for Large Specialist)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, 2 Tucked under Galah, Skipped Chihuahuan Raven's power, Skipped Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Montagu's Harrier to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Beak Pointing Right: 7 points (1st w/ 8 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

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

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 108

• Bird Points - 52
• Bonus Cards - 9
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 12
• Nectar - 10