Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 20, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red-Legged Partridge - for eggs
• Red-Eyed Vireo - for Passerine Specialist, star nest for round end goals, to play 2 birds in Woodlands at once
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk - 2nd bird for Woodlands
• Common Chiffchaff - for Passerine Specialist and tucks

Food

• Berry - for Common Chiffchaff

Bonus Card: Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Common Chiffchaff in Wetlands (for Passerine Specialist and to be able to lay eggs and play 2 birds in Woodlands at once)
2. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Red-Eyed Vireo)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Draw Birds - Thekla's Lark (from tray, to use for Eurasian Sparrowhawk) and White-Throated Dipper (from deck, discarded egg to draw), Skipped Common Chiffchaff's power
5. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo (for Passerine Specialist) and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (tucked Thekla's Lark for food cost) Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
1. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Red-Eyed Vireo for round end goal)
1. Worm from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
7. Play Bird - White-Throated Dipper in Wetlands (for Passerine Specialist and to draw more birds to tuck with Common Chiffchaff)
8. Draw Birds - Indigo Bunting (from deck) and Ruddy Duck (from tray to tuck), Cassin's Finch (for Passerine Specialist) from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Ruddy Duck using Common Chiffchaff's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 points (2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Common Chaffinch (from tray for Passerine Specialist) and Tree Swallow (from tray to tuck), Eurasian Golden Oriole from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Tree Swallow and Red-Legged Partridge using Common Chiffchaff's power
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Eastern Phoebe (from tray for Passerine Specialist and Worms) and Common Cuckoo (from tray to tuck), Eurasian Collared Dove from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Common Cuckoo and Common Chaffinch using Common Chiffchaff's power
3. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist, round end goal, and Worms)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Eastern Phoebe for round end goal), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting)
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for possible between turns food)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 2 point (2nd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray for 4th round end goal and Worms) and Spotted Towhee (from tray to tuck), Bald Eagle from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Spotted Towhee using Common Chiffchaff's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting and Eurasian Collared-Dove)
3. Play Bird - Indigo Bunting in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist and possible food while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in star nests for round end goal), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for round end Worms)
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (used 2 Worms for Berry in food cost, for 4th round end goal and tucking excess food)

Round End: 3 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 3 Worms to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 3 points (2nd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in builder nests for round end goal), Berry from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Cassin's Finch and Bald Eagle)
1. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist, Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them which I could get at least 1 point on, other option was Backyard Birder - Bird worth less than 4 points, which was too late to even get minimum on)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Eastern Phoebe for Breeding Manager), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Common Chiffchaff for Breeding Manager), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 5 Worms to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 7 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 87

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 15