Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 9, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Sandhill Crane - for Omnivore Expert
• Ruby-Crowned Kinglet - to play 2 birds at once in Woodlands
• Chipping Sparrow - for eggs while gaining food

Food

• Worm - for Chipping Sparrow
• Wheat - for Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Wild Turkey (from tray, high points)
2. Draw Birds - Long-Tailed Tit (form tray, for Woodlands to get further for more food)
3. Draw Birds - Common Merganser (from tray, for Omnivore Expert)
4. Play Bird - Chipping Sparrow in Woodlands (for egg while gaining food)
5. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power
6. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Long-Tailed Tit), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power
7. Play Bird - Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and Long-Tailed Tit in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get further in Woodlands for more food)
8. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Berry from bird feeder (for Sandhill Crane and Wild Turkey), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Sandhill Crane and Common Merganser), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Sandhill Crane in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert)
3. Play Bird - Common Merganser in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and to get far enough to draw 2 birds)
4. Draw Birds - Wood Duck and Greater Flamingo (both from deck), Common Merganser's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane
5. Gain Food - 2 Berries and Wheat from bird feeder (for Wild Turkey and Wood Duck), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power
6. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Wood Duck), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power
7. Play Bird - Wood Duck in Woodlands (for drawing birds while gaining food)

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Rats and Worm from bird feeder (for Peregrine Flacon), Drew Northern Flicker (from tray) and Peregrine Falcon (from tray) using Wood Duck, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Discarded Northern Flicker
1. Other player's Little Owl stole Rat, Gained Rat from bird feeder
2. Play Bird - Peregrine Falcon in Wetlands
3. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Wild Turkey and Greater Flamingo), Drew Common Blackbird and White Wagtail using Wood Duck, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Discarded Common Blackbird
4. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Grasslands
5. Gain Food - Berry and 3 Wheat from bird feeder (discarded White Wagtail for 4th food, for ?), Drew Great Tit and Lazuli Bunting (both from deck) using Wood Duck, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Discarded Great Tit
6. Play Bird - Greater Flamingo in Wetlands (used Fish and Worm for one of the Wheat in food cost to save Wheat for Sandhill Crane tucking)
1. Bell's Vireo from other player's Spotted Sandpiper

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 9 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 2 Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Bell's Vireo and Sandhill Crane), Drew Yellow-Headed Blackbird and Cetti's Warbler using Wood Duck, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Discarded Cetti's Warbler
1. Broad-Winged Hawk from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Play Bird - Yellow-Headed Warbler in Wetlands (to tuck for egg while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Canada Goose, Swainson's Hawk, and Red-Breasted Nuthatch (all from deck), Tucked Broad-Winged Hawk to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Tucked Canada Goose and drew White-Faced Ibis (from deck) using Greater Flamingo's power, Peregrine Falcon's power successful (Pine Siskin), Common Merganser's power successful w/ 1 die (Fish cached), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane
4. Draw Birds - Scaled Quail, Eastern Screech Owl, and Say's Phoebe (all from deck), Tucked White-Faced Ibis to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Tucked Scaled Quail and drew Barred Owl using Greater Flamingo's power, Peregrine Falcon's power successful (Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck tucked), Common Merganser's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane
5. Draw Birds - ? and ? (Discarded egg for 4th, all from deck), Tucked Barred Owl to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Tucked Say's Phoebe and drew ? using Greater Flamingo's power, Peregrine Falcon's power successful (Hooded Warbler), Common Merganser's power successful w/ 1 die (Fish cached), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Blue Jay from other player's Spotted Sandpiper

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 4 points (2nd w/ 11 cards)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 80

• Bird Points - 37
• Bonus Cards - 4
• End of Round Goals - 17
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 17