Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 3, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Carrion Crow - for Omnivore Expert
• Pine Siskin - 2nd bird for Woodlands and for 3rd round end goal
• White-Breasted Nuthatch - low food cost for Woodlands

Food

• Worm - for White-Breasted Nuthatch
• Wheat - for Pine Siskin

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Hooded Crow (from tray, for Omnivore Expert)
2. Draw Birds - Black Vulture (from tray, no food cost for Woodlands and potential between turns food)
3. Play Bird - Black Vulture in Woodlands
4. Draw Birds - Brewer's Blackbird (from tray, for Omnivore Expert)
5. Lay Egg - 1 egg
6. Play Bird - White-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (to get far enough for 2 food)
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power
7. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish (for Brewer's Blackbird and Hooded Crow), Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
8. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and round end power)

Round End: Tucked Pine Siskin and drew Brant (from tray, for Omnivore Expert and more birds) using Hooded Crow's power

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

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
2. Gain Food - 2 Fish (for Brewer's Blackbird and Brant), Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Wheat from Black Vulture's power
3. Play Bird - Brant in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert, Eurasian Jay, Grey Heron, and Common Starling from tray)
4. Play Birds - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert and round end goal)
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power
5. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm (for Eurasian Jay), Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Jay in Woodlands (for Omnivore Expert and round end goal)
7. Draw Birds - Cedar Waxwing and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (both from deck)

Round End: Tucked Grey Heron and Cedar Waxwing and drew Bullfinch and Pileated Woodpecker using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Bullfinch to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Sparrowhawk in Woodlands (used Pileated Woodpecker for food cost, for round end goal and to get far enough for 3 food in Woodlands)
3. Gain Food - Berry, Fish, and Worm (for Common Starling and Carrion Crow), Stole and Cached Wheat using Eurasian Jay's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Berry from Black Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Indigo Bunting and Chihuahuan Raven (both from deck)
5. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands (for round end power)
1. Wheat from Black Vulture's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Skipped Brewer's Blackbird's power

Round End: Tucked Indigo Bunting and drew White-Faced Ibis (from tray, high points to maybe play) using Hooded Crow's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds with Tucked Cards: 6 points (1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Chihuahuan Raven in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Worms using Chihuahuan Raven's power, Skipped Brewer's Blackbird's power
3. Play Bird - Carrion Crow in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Worms using Chihuahuan Raven's power, Skipped Brewer's Blackbird's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Worms using Chihuahuan Raven's power, Tucked White-Faced Ibis to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird

Round End: No Birds to use Hooded Crow's power, Discarded 4 Worms to tuck 4 under Common Starling, Rat cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 7 points (1st w/ 10 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 86

• Bird Points - 31
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 6
• Tucked Cards - 12