Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 25, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow - for Ethologist and between turns Wheat
• European Turtle Dove - for Ethologist and another bonus card
• Ruff - for Ethologist and round end tucks

Food

• Worm and Wheat - for Eurasian Tree Swallow

Bonus Card: Ethologist - different power colors in one habitat

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Swallow in Grasslands (for Ethologist and potential between turns Wheat
2. Draw Birds - American Coot (from tray, Wetlands bird for round end goals and tucks while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray, for Ethologist and food while laying eggs)
4. Draw Birds - Eastern Screech Owl (from tray, Woodlands bird)
5. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Eastern Screech Owl)
6. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Grasslands
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
7. Gain Food -  Fish from bird feeder (for American Coot or Fish Crow), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
8. Play Bird - American Coot in Wetlands (for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds ) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Hooded Warbler (from tray to tuck), Tucked Hooded Warbler to draw Mississippi Kite (from tray, low food cost 2nd bird for Woodlands) using American Coot's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Gain Food -  Worm from bird feeder (for Mississippi Kite), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Play Bird - European Turtle Dove in Grasslands (for Ethologist, Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, Worm from bird feeder)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Ruff in Grasslands (for Ethologist and round end tucks)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wheat for 4th egg, 1 in each habitat for round end goal)
7. Draw Birds - Swainson's Hawk and Dickcissel (both from tray for tucking), Tucked Swainson's Hawk to draw Canvasback (from deck) using American Coot's power

Round End: Tucked Mississippi Kite and Dickcissel to draw House Sparrow and Red-Shouldered Hawk (both from deck) using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in Each Habitat: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 set)

Round 3

1. Gain Food -  Fish from bird feeder (for Canvasback or Fish Crow), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Canvasback in Wetlands (for round end goal, more birds, and Bird Feeder)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Draw Birds - White Stork and Greater Prairie-Chicken (both from tray), Common Goldeneye from Canvasback's power, Tucked Greater Prairie-Chicken and drew Lesser Whitethroat (from deck) using American Coot's power
4. Gain Food -  Worm and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Lesser Whitethroat for 2nd food, for Common Goldeneye), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
5. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Woodlands (used Worm and Rat for Fish in food cost, for round end eggs and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
6. Gain Food -  Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for House Sparrow), Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power

Round End: 3 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Tucked Fish Crow and Red-Shouldered Hawk to draw Vaux's Swift and American Avocet using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 2 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food -  Fish and Worm from bird feeder (for White Stork), Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for round end goal, Bird Feeder, and tuck excess Wheat)
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
3. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (for Ethologist and round end goal)
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Black-Headed Gull from White Stork's power
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Northern Shoveler from White Stork's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Tucked Vaux's Swift, American Avocet, and Black-Headed Gull to draw American White Pelican, Pileated Woodpecker, and Northern Cardinal using Ruff's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 86

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 11