Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 8, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• White-Backed Woodpecker - for Forester and more food
• Yellow-Billed Cuckoo - for Forester and between turns eggs
• Eurasian Nutcracker - for Forester
• Blue Jay - for Forester

Food

• Worm - for White-Backed Woodpecker

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (from tray, for Forester)
2. Play Bird - White-Backed Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nutcracker), Worm from bird feeder using White-Backed Woodpecker's power (for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Nutcracker in Woodlands (for Forester)
6. Gain Food - Worm and Berry from bird feeder (for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo), No Wheat to cache using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Worm from bird feeder using White-Backed Woodpecker's power
7. Play Bird - Yellow-Billed Cuckoo in Woodlands (for Forester and between turns eggs)
8. Draw Birds - Ruff (from deck)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 0 points (3rd w/ 5 food cost) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Greylag Goose (from tray, double for this and next round end goals, 2nd bird for Wetlands to be able to draw more birds)
1. Berry from other player's Hermit Thrush (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Greylag Goose), Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Berry from bird feeder using White-Backed Woodpecker's power
1. Wheat from other player's Hermit Thrush
3. Draw Bird - House Sparrow (from tray, Grasslands bird, discard excess Wheat to tuck)
4. Play Bird - Ruff in Wetlands (for round end power and next round end goal)
1. Fish from other player's Hermit Thrush
5. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Greylag Goose), Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Berry from bird feeder using White-Backed Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
6. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw more birds)
1. Wheat from other player's Hermit Thrush
7. Draw Birds - White Wagtail and Dark-Eyed Junco (both from tray for tucking at round end)

Round End: Tucked White Wagtail and Dark-Eyed Junco and drew Red-Headed Woodpecker (from tray, for Wheat) and Carrion Crow (from deck) using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds with No Egg: 5 point (1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in cluster nests for round goal)
2. Play Bird - Red-Headed Woodpecker in Wetlands (for potential wheat while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull and Say's Phoebe (both from deck), Wheat from bird feeder using Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
4. Gain Food - Berry and Rat from bird feeder (for Ring-Billed Goal), Skipped Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from bird feeder using White-Backed Woodpecker's power
1. Wheat from other player's Hermit Thrush
5. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for round end power)
1. Egg from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry for 3rd egg, 1 in cluster nest for round goal)

Round End: Tucked Carrion Crow, Say's Phoebe, and Ring-Billed Gull and drew ? (all from deck) using Ruff's power, Discarded 3 Wheat to tuck 3 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (2nd w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Northern Harrier in Wetlands (for round end goal)
1. Black-Headed Gull from other player's Northern Shoveller
2. Gain Food - Berry and Rat from bird feeder (for Blue Jay), No Wheat to cache using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Wheat from bird feeder using White-Backed Woodpecker's power
3. Play Bird - Blue Jay in Woodlands (for Forester)
1. Egg from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Sparrowhawk in Woodlands (used Eastern Kinbird for food cost, for Forester)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Rat for 3rd egg)
1. Egg from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power

Round End: Tucked Brown Pelican and Black-Headed Gull and drew Downy Woodpecker and Common Nightingale (from tray) using Ruff's power, No Wheat to discard for House Sparrow's power

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 4 points (2nd w/ 5 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 77

• Bird Points - 41
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 11