Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 18, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Great Tit - for first round end goal and more food
• Eurasian Nuthatch - for first round end goal and caching wheat that can be used

Food

• Berry, Worm, and Wheat - for Great Tit

Bonus Card:Wetlands Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands 

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Black Skimmer (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (for more food and nest type for round end goal)
3. Draw Birds - Mute Swan (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch), Wheat from Great Tit's power
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for more food and nest type for round end goal)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer and Mute Swan), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Fish from Great Tit's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Osprey (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Birds - Osprey in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and Fish while drawing birds)
3. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer and Mute Swan), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Worm from Great Tit's power (for Mute Swan)
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and tucks while drawing birds)
5. Draw Birds - Ruff and Grey Heron (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Ruff and Grey Heron to draw Common Chaffinch (from tray, nest type for 3rd round end goal) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power
6. Play Bird - Black Skimmer in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
7. Draw Birds - Ruddy Duck, Red Crossbill (from tray, and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (from deck), Black Skimmer's power successful w/ 2 dice (Fish cached), Tucked Ruddy Duck to draw Atlantic Puffin (from tray for Wetland Scientist) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Dickcissel and Double-Crested Cormorant (both from tray to tuck), Black Skimmer's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Dickcissel and Double-Crested Cormorant  to draw Spotted Sandpiper (from tray for Wetland Scientist) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Grasslands (for round end goal eggs and maybe tuck excess birds)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg, in cup nest for round end goal), Skipped Common Chaffinch's power
4. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (for Wetlands Scientist, Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, which I only needed 1 more to max, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them)
5. Draw Birds - Common Chiffchaff, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, and White Stork (all from tray, White Stork for Diet Specialist), Black Skimmer's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached), Common Chiffchaff, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, and Red Crossbilll to draw Spotted Towhee (from deck) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power
6. Gain Food - 2 Rats from bird feeder (for White Stork), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Worm from Great Tit's power (for White Stork)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 2 points (3rd w/ 1 egg)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (for Diet Specialist and birds while laying eggs)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Common Buzzard from White Stork's power, Tucked Common Buzzard and Spotted Towhee using Common Chaffinch's power
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Wild Turkey from White Stork's power, Tucked Wild Turkey and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker using Common Chaffinch's power
4. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (used Rat and Wheat from Eurasian Nuthatch for Worm in food cost, for Wetland Scientist)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Stellar's Jay from White Stork's power, Tucked Stellar's Jay using Common Chaffinch's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (2nd w/ 7 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 95

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 13