Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 19, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cassin's Finch - second bird for Woodlands and for another bonus card
• Barn Swallow - for Bird Counter
• White-Throated Woodpecker - for more food

Food

• Berry - for White-Throated Woodpecker
• Worm - for Barn Swallow

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck power

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Barn Swallow in Wetlands (for Bird Counter and tucks while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Greylag Goose (from tray to tuck), Tucked Greylag Goose and drew Prothonotary Warbler (from tray, high points, 2nd bird for Wetlands) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
3. Draw Birds - Brewer's Blackbird (from tray, for Bird Counter), Tucked Prothonotary Warbler and drew Ruff (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Barn Swallow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
5. Play Bird - Ruff in Wetlands (for Bird Counter and round end power)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
6. Draw Birds - Common Merganser and Common Moorhen (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Common Moorhen and drew Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
7. Draw Birds - Parrot Crossbill and Black-Headed Gull (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Black-Headed Gull and drew American Woodcock (high points, maybe play) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
8. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (used 2 Fish for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Counter and round end goal)

Round End: Tucked Common Merganser, Parrot Crossbill, and Cassin's Finch and drew Barn Owl, Northern Gannet, and Bald Eagle (all from deck) using Ruff's power

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

Round 2

1. Play Bird - White-Backed Woodpecker in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck), Wheat from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
3. Draw Birds - Spotted Owl and Common Little Bittern (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Common Little Bittern and drew Coal Tit (from tray, to cache wheat to then discard to tuck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Coal Tit in Woodlands (for wheat to use for tucking)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd food, eggs in Wetlands for round end goal), Tucked Northern Gannet to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
6. Draw Birds - Roseate Spoonbill (from tray to tuck) and Sandhill Crane (from tray for Bird Counter), Tucked Roseate Spoonbill  and drew Common Swift (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
7. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)

Round End: Tucked Barn Owl, Spotted Owl, and Bald Eagle to draw Lazuli Bunting, Wood Stork, and Common Chaffinch (all from deck) using Ruff's power, No Worms to discard for Common Swift's power

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck and Sandhill Crane), Wheat cached on Coal Tit, Wheat from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. Play Bird - Black-Whistling Duck in Wetlands (used Berry and Fish for one of the Wheat in food cost to save Wheat for tucking or Common Chaffinch, for Bird Counter)
3. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Sandhill Crane), Wheat cached on Coal Tit, Wheat from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
4. Play Bird - Sandhill Crane in Wetlands (for Bird Counter)
5. Draw Birds - Stellar's Jay (from deck), Black Redstart (from tray to tuck), and Hooded Merganser (from tray to tuck), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Whistling Duck,  Tucked Hooded Merganser and drew Song Sparrow (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
6. Draw Birds - Mourning Dove (from deck), American Goldfinch (from tray to tuck), and Black-Billed Magpie (from tray to tuck), Discarded Wheat (from Coal Tit) to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane, Discarded Wheat from Coal Tit) to tuck 2 under Black-Whistling Duck,  Tucked American Goldfinch and drew Eastern Imperial Eagle (from tray, high points to probably play with birds for food cost) using Barn Swallow's power

Round End: Tucked Song Sparrow, Wood Stork, and Black Redstart to draw Common Grackle (from deck), Grasshopper Sparrow (from deck), and Common Starling (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Ruff's power, No Worm discarded for Common Swift's power (kept for playing bird)

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 6 points (1st w/ 10 cards)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Common Goldeneye to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Woodlands (for Bird Counter and towards 3rd filled column for round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Fish from other player's Osprey
3. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (tucked Lazuli Bunting, Wood Stork, and Stellar's Jay for food cost, finishes 3rd column for round end goal)
4. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tucked Grasshopper Sparrow to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird

Round End: Tucked American Woodcock and Black-Billed Magpie to draw Belted Kingfisher and Ash-Throated Flycatcher (both from deck) using Ruff's power, No Worms to discard for Common Swift's power, Discarded Fish to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3 columns)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 34