Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 17, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Golden Oriole - for Bird Bander and between turns food
• Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker - 2nd bird for Woodlands

Food

• Berry, Worm, and Wheat - for Eurasian Golden Oriole

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

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and potential between turns food)
2. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull (from tray, to tuck while drawing)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Ring-Billed Gull)
5. Draw Birds - Hooded Crow (from tray, for Bird Bander)
6. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Ring-Billed Gull)
   
7. Draw Birds - Common Raven (from tray, for Bird Bander)
8. Play Bird - Common Raven in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and food while laying eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded Egg for 2 Worms using Common Raven's power
2. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetlands (for tucks while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - European Bee-Eater and Hooded Merganser (both from tray), Tucked Hooded Merganser for Barn Swallow (from tray for Bird Bander and tucks) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Play Bird - Barn Swallow in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and more space for round end goal eggs)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Hooded Warbler from other player's Savi's Warbler
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker to draw House Sparrow (from tray, maybe play for tucks) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Worms using Common Raven's power
6. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Wetlands (for Bird Bander and round end tucks)
7. Draw Birds - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from deck) and Common Yellowthroat (from tray to tuck), Tucked Common Yellowthroat and drew Bonelli's Eagle (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power

Round End: Tucked European Bee-Eater and drew Long-Tailed Tit (from tray) using Hooded Crow's power

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

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Common Chaffinch and Violet-Green Swallow (both from tray for Bird Bander), Tucked Long-Tailed Tit and drew Cerulean Warbler (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and double for 4th round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Cerulean Warbler to draw Snowy Egret (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Worms using Common Raven's power
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Play Bird - Violet-Green Swallow in Wetlands (maxes Bird Bander and for tucks while drawing birds)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. California Condor from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
5. Draw Birds - Mallard and White-Faced Ibis (both from deck), Tucked Mallard and drew Northern Shoveler (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Tucked Snowy Egret and drew Inca Dove (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Cassin's Sparrow from other player's Savi's Warbler
6. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Woodlands (tucked Inca Dove, California Condor, and Cassin's Sparrow for food cost)

Round End: No one laid eggs for me to use Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 19 food cost)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), Tucked Northern Shoveler to draw Canvasback (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Wheat using Common Raven's power
1. Pied-Billed Grebe from other player's Savi's Warbler
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Grasslands (for round end goal and tuck excess birds)
1. Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for round end goal and discard Wheat to tuck at round end)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tucked Pied-Billed Grebe, White-Faced Ibis, Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck, and Hooded Warbler using Common Chaffinch's power, Tucked Canvasback to draw Bronzed Cowbird (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Wheat using Common Raven's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No excess cards for Common Chaffinch's power, Tucked Bronzed Cowbird to draw Pileated Woodpecker (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Wheat using Common Raven's power

Round End: Tucked Pileated Woodpecker and drew Montagu's Harrier (from tray) using Hooded Crow's power, Discarded 5 Wheat to tuck 5 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 7 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 94

• Bird Points - 42
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 15
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 24