Wingspan Online Oceania Expansion Beta Game Commentary - October 6, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Mountain Chicakdee - low food cost for Woodlands
• Spotted Sandpiper - low food cost, high points, draw more birds
• American Kestrel - 2nd bird for Grasslands if going for Ethologist with House Wren there
• House Wren - for Ethologist in Woodlands or Grasslands

Food

• Worm - for Spotted Sandpiper
• Nectar - for Mountain Chickadee

Bonus Card: Ethologist - Different power colors in any habitat

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Mountain Chickadee in Woodlands (to get far enough to gain 2 food)
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
2. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder, Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
4. Draw Birds - Prothonotary Warbler and Purple Gallinule (both from deck), Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher from Spotted Sandpiper's power
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
5. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (to get far enough for 2 eggs, Worm while laying eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
7. Draw Birds - Grey-Headed Mannikin (from tray, for Ethologist) and Common Nighthawk (from deck), Savannah Sparrow from Spotted Sandpiper's power
8. Draw Birds - Australian Magpie (from tray, for Ethologist) and Malleefowl (from deck), Painted Bunting from Spotted Sandpiper's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with Tucked Cards: 0 points (0 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Southern Cassowary (from tray, for Ethologist) and Eurasian Collared-Dove (from deck), Hawfinch from Spotted Sandpiper's power
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Magpie and Southern Cassowary), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
3. Play Bird - House Wren and Southern Cassowary on House Wren (laid 4 eggs and gained 2 Berries)
4. Draw Birds - Spangled Drango (from tray, for Ethologist and Nectar) and Juniper Titmouse (from deck), Dunnock from Spotted Sandpiper's power
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
5. Gain Food - Rat, Worm, and Wheat from bird feeder (discarded Common Nighthawk for 3rd food, for Australian Magpie), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
6. Play Bird - Australian Magpie in Grasslands (nest type for round end goal, for Ethologist and game end power)
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (1 on Australian Magpie for round end goal, other on Cluster for next round since I can't get better then 3rd at this point), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nests: 1 point (3rd w/ 1 egg)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Spangled Drongo in Grasslands (used 2 Berries for Nectar in food cost, for Ethologist and between turns Nectar)
2. Gain Food - Wheat, Worm, and Rat (discarded Juniper Titmouse for 3rd food, for Dunnock and Purple Gallinule), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
3. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for Ethologist, round end eggs, and to get far enough for 3 food)
4. Gain Food - 3 Nectars and Wheat (discarded Hawfinch for 4th food, for Purple Gallinule and Savannah Sparrow), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
1. Berry from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
5. Play Bird - Savannah Sparrow and Grey-Headed Mannikin in Grasslands (round end nest type and birds in Grasslands to put eggs on for Australian Magpie's game end power)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Nectar for 4th egg, in Cluster nests for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
1. Berry from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat

Round End: 2 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nests: 2 points (3rd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared Dove in Grasslands (last bird in row for egg for Australian Magpie's round end goal, maybe cache excess food at round end)
2. Play Bird - Purple Gallinule in Wetlands (last bird in column for egg for Australian Magpie's round end goal)
1. Rat from other player's Common Nightingale
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Grasslands and Purple Gallinule for Australian Magpie's game end power), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
5. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (high points)

Round End: 2 eggs on Dunnock, Discarded Rat to tuck 1 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 3 points (3rd w/ 3 cards)

Game End

• Grey-Headed Mannekin's power - Malleefowl in Grasslands (used 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost)
• Australian Magpie's power - Discarded 6 eggs to cache 12 Wheat
• Malleefowl's power - 5 eggs

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 7)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 103

• Bird Points - 51
• Bonus Cards - 10
• End of Round Goals - 6
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 17
• Tucked Cards - 1
• Nectar - 7