Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 17, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Green Heron - to convert food while drawing birds
• Eastern Screech Owl - for Falconer, low food cost for Woodlands
• Brewer's Blackbird - for 2nd and 3rd round end goals

Food

• Worm - for Eastern Screech Owl
• Wheat - for Carolina Chickadee (plan to draw first turn)

Bonus Card: Falconer - Birds with a Predator Power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Carolina Chickadee (from tray, low food cost for 2nd bird for Woodlands)
2. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Woodlands (for Falconer)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Carolina Chickadee in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Draw Birds - Baltimore Oriole (from tray, high points)
6. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Baltimore Oriole), Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 4 dice (Rat cached)
7. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Baltimore Oriole and Green Heron), Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
8. Play Bird - Green Heron in Wetlands

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands (high points, for berries and star nest)
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Draw Birds - Griffon Vulture (from tray), Traded Worm for Wheat using Green Heron's power
3. Play Bird - Griffon Vulture in Grasslands (for round end power)
4. Gain Food - Berry and Fish from bird feeder (for Brewer's Blackbird), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
5. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nest for round end goal), No Cards to tuck for Brewer's Blackbird's power
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (1 in star nest for round end goal), No Cards to tuck for Brewer's Blackbird's power

Round End: Rat cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest:: 5 points (1st w/ 4 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Wood Stork and Eurasian Golden Oriole (discarded egg for 2nd bird, both from deck), Traded Wheat for Worm using Green Heron's power
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
3. Gain Food - Rat and Wheat from bird feeder (for Wood Stork), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands, other option was Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats)
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
5. Draw Birds - Juniper Titmouse (from tray, for Forester) and American Coot (from deck), Traded Berry for Rat using Green Heron's power
6. Draw Birds - Swainson's Hawk (from tray, for Falconer) and Eastern Kingbird (from deck), Traded Wheat for Worm using Green Heron's power

Round End: Rat cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands:: 2 points (3rd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Northern Harrier (from tray, for Falconer) and Whooping Crane (from deck), Traded Worm for Rat using Green Heron's power
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Northern Harrier in Wetlands (for Falconer and round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Swainson's Hawk in Grasslands (for Falconer)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Vaux's Swift tucked), Tucked Eastern Kingbird to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Whooping Crane in Wetlands (Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, other option was Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat)

Round End: 3 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 15
• Eggs - 4
• Food on Cards - 11
• Tucked Cards - 2