Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 24, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Wilson's Snipe - low food cost bird for Wetlands to try for set of eggs for 1st round end goal
• Northern Goshawk - for Forester and 2nd round end goal
• Eurasian Nutcracker - for Forester
• Great Tit - for Forester and more food

Food

• Wheat - for Northern Flicker (plan to draw from tray first turn)

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Northern Flicker (from tray, Grasslands bird to try for set of eggs for round end goal)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nutcracker)
3. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Grasslands (2 Worms from bird feeder)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for more birds)
5. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
6. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nutcracker), Wheat from Great Tit's power
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (one in each habitat for round end goal, discarded Wheat for 3rd egg)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
8. Draw Birds - Clark's Nutcracker (from tray, for Forester), Eurasian Tree Sparrow from Wilson's Snipe's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Set of Eggs in Each Habitat: 4 points (1st w/ 1 set) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Grasslands (used 2 Berries for Worm in food cost, for potential between turns Wheat)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker (before turn)
2. Draw Birds - Black Skimmer (from tray, for 2nd Wetlands bird), Ruby Throated Hummingbird from Wilson's Snipe's power
3. Draw Birds - American Redstart (from tray, for Forester), White-Faced Ibis from Wilson's Snipe's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
4. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds and to get far enough to draw more birds)
5. Draw Birds - Brant and Bullfinch (both from deck), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Willet from Wilson's Snipe's power
6. Play Bird - Northern Goshawk in Woodlands (used Brant and Bullfinch for food cost, for Forester and round end goal)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
7. Play Bird - Eurasian Nutcracker in Woodlands (for Forester)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 2 points (2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for American Redstart), Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - American Redstart in Woodlands (for Forester)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
3. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Worms from bird feeder (for White-Faced Ibis), Worm from American Redstart's power, Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
5. Play Bird - Clark's Nutcracker in Woodlands (for Forester)
6. Gain Food - 2 Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer), Wheat from Clark's Nutcracker, Rat from American Redstart's power, Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 6 points (1st w/ 12 food)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (from tray, high points) and Common Merganser (from deck), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, American Coot from Wilson's Snipe's power
2. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (used 2 Rats for Berry in food cost)
3. Play Bird - White-Faced Ibis in Wetlands (used 2 Fish for Worm in food cost, high points and round end goal)
4. Gain Food - Wheat, Berry, and 2 Fish from bird feeder (discarded American Coot for 4th food to be able to reroll in hopes of Wheat for Clark's Nutcracker), No Wheat for Clark's Nutcracker, Worm from American Redstart's power, Cached 5 Wheat using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power
5. Gain Food - Fish, Wheat, Rat, and Berry from bird feeder (discarded Common Merganser for 4th food to be able to reroll in hopes of Wheat for Clark's Nutcracker)), Wheat cached on Clark's Nutcracker, Worm from American Redstart's power, Cached 3 Wheat using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from Great Tit's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 7 points (1st w/ 8 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 53
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 19
• Eggs - 1
• Food on Cards - 9
• Tucked Cards - 2