Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 26, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Carrion Crow - for Omnivore Expert
• Red-Breasted Nuthatch - low food cost for Woodlands

Food

• Worm - for Carrion Crow
• Rat - for maybe drawing Barred Owl from tray first turn
• Wheat - for Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Barred Owl (from tray, low food cost 2nd Woodlands bird)
2. Play Bird - Barred Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Gain Food - 2 Rats from bird feeder (for Carrion Crow), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power successful (Ash-Throated Flycatcher tucked)
6. Play Bird - Carrion Crow in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and round end power)
7. Draw Birds - Red Knot (from deck)
8. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Red Knot), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful (Great Horned Owl)

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 1 points (2nd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Red Knot), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power successful (Eurasian Magpie tucked)
2. Play Bird - Red Knot in Wetlands (Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only Worms, American Crow from tray)
3. Play Bird - American Crow in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert)
4. Draw Birds - King Rail and Red-Tailed Hawk (both from deck)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Rat using American Crow's power
6. Play Bird - Red-Tailed Hawk in Grasslands (to get far enough in Grasslands for 3 eggs and cache another rat on Carrion Crow at round end)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Red-Tailed Hawk's power unsuccessful (Bald Eagle), Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for King Rail), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful (Common Buzzard)
2. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray, for Omnivore Expert and Great Tit (from tray)
3. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert and food while laying eggs)
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Discarded egg for Fish using Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Black Tern tucked), Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
5. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert, Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Large Bird Specialist)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Woodlands for next round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Mountain Bluebird tucked), Skipped American Crow's power

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands:: 3 points (2nd w/ 6 eggs)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Tree Swallow tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Red-Bellied Woodpecker tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Common Nighthawk tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (across habitats for round end goal), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Lazuli Bunting tucked), Skipped American Crow's power
5. Lay Eggs - 1 egg (nests full), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (Say's Phoebe tucked), Skipped American Crow's power

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 4 points (2nd w/ 3 sets)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 34
• Bonus Cards -14 
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 21
• Food on Cards - 11
• Tucked Cards - 9