Wingspan Online Oceania Expansion Beta Game Commentary #2 - October 4, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Silvereye - for Bird Bander and Nectar
• Gould's Finch - for Bird Bander and game end power of playing another bird
• Golden Eagle - for Bird Bander
• Red Kite - for Bird Bander

Food

• Worm and Nectar (for Silvereye)

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Silvereye in Wetlands (for Bird Bander and to gain Nectar while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Eleonora's Falcon (from deck) and Rufous Owl (from tray, high points, potential tucks while gaining food), Nectar from Silvereye's power
3. Draw Birds - American Bittern (from deck) and Red Knot(from tray, another bonus card), Nectar from Silvereye's power
4. Play Bird - Gould's Finch in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and to be get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Golden Eagle)
6. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Red Knot and round end goal)
7. Play Bird - Golden Eagle in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and to use 2 Nectar before end of round)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Golden Eagle's power successful (Burrowing Owl tucked)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 1 point (2nd w/ 2 food) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Dunnock (from tray, for round end eggs and round end goals) and Horsfield's Broze-Cuckoo (from tray, for Bird Bander and possible between turns eggs), Nectar from Silvereye's power
2. Play Bird - Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo in Woodlands (for Bird Bander, round end goal and possible eggs between turns)
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
3. Gain Food - Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Rufous Owl)
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
4. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Rufous Owl and Dunnock)
5. Play Bird - Rufous Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal and possible tucks while gaining food)
6. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Dunnock), Tucked American Kestrel from tray under Rufous Owl
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
7. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for round end goal and eggs)

Round End: 2 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Red Knot in Wetlands (Fishery Manger - Birds that eat Fish, Kept Hooded Merganser for Fishery Manager)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and 2 Fish from bird feeder (Discarded Eleonora's Falcon for 4th food, for American Bittern and Hooded Merganser), Tucked Stubble Quail from tray under Rufous Owl
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
3. Draw Birds - King Rail (from tray, for Fishery Manager) and Savannah's Sparrow (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager, Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands, which I could get minimum on if I got 1 more, other option was Backyard Birder - Birds worth less than 4 points, which I needed 2 more just for minimum points)
5. Draw Birds - Cockatiel (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Common Merganser (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
6. Play Bird - Savannah Sparrow and Red Kite (for Bird Bander and only way to use my remaining 3 Nectars)

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Berry and Wheat in Food Cost of Your Birds: 2 points (3rd w/ 3 food cost)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Southern Cassowary (from tray, for Forester) and Wedge-Tailed Eagle (from tray, for Bird Bander), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar, Worm, and Wheat from bird feeder (Discarded Hooded Merganser for 4th food, for Cockatiel and Southern Cassowary), Tucked White-Throated Dipper from tray under Rufous Owl
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
3. Play Bird - Cockatiel in Woodlands (to play Southern Cassowary on)
4. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (on Cockatiel, for Forester, 4 eggs, and 2 Berries)
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wedge-Tailed Eagle and Common Merganser for 3rd and 4th eggs), Golden Eagle's power successful (Red-Backed Shrike tucked)
1. Egg from Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 4 points (2nd w/ 8 eggs)

Game End: Played American Bittern using Gould's Finch's power (for Fishery Manager)

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/8)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 53
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 8