Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 31, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Goldeneye - for round end eyes
• Maned Duck - for Wheat
• Wilson's Snipe - for more birds

Food

• Nectar - to use draw bird from tray first turn
• Fish and Worm - for Common Goldeneye (probably should have done Wheat and Worm for the Eastern Whipbird I planned to get first turn...)

Bonus Card: Bird Feeder - Birds that east Wheat (not usually a fan of this bonus, but seemed it might go well with the Maned Duck and Eastern Whipbird)

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Northern Shoveler and Eastern Whipbird (used Nectar for 2nd bird, both from tray, for Bird Feeder)
2. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Woodlands (for round end power and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Maned Duck)
4. Play Bird - Maned Duck in Wetlands (for Wheat while drawing birds and Common Goldeneye's round end power)
5. Draw Birds - Painted Bunting (from tray, for bonus card and Bird Feeder) and Say's Phoebe (from tray to tuck), Tucked Say's Phoebe to gain Gain Wheat using Maned Duck's power
6. Draw Birds - Australian Shelduck (from tray, for Bird Feeder and Common Goldeneye's round end power) and Snowy Egret (from tray to tuck), Tucked Snowy Egret to gain Gain Wheat using Maned Duck's power
7. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Painted Bunting and Eastern Whipbird)
8. Draw Birds - Cerulean Warbler (from tray, for Bird Feeder and bonus card) and Snowy Egret (from tray to tuck), Tucked American White Pelican to gain Gain Wheat using Maned Duck's power

Round End: Egg on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 0 points (3rd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Eastern Whipbird in Woodlands (for Bird Feeder and more food)
2. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65cm, other option was Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands, which I could not max)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Shelduck and Cerulean Warbler), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Play Bird - Australian Shelduck in Wetlands (for Bird Feeder, Large Bird Specialist, round end goal and Common Goldeneye's round end power)
6. Draw Birds - Australian Ibis (from tray, for Large Bird Specialist) and Black Throated-Diver (from deck), Red-Headed Woodpecker from tray using Australian Shelduck's power, Tucked Black Throated-Diver to gain Gain Wheat using Maned Duck's power
7. Draw Birds - Bronzed Cowbird, Stellar's Jay, and European Goldfinch (all from tray for Bird Feeder, used Nectar for 3rd bird to not waste Nectar), Black Tern from tray using Australian Shelduck's power, Tucked Wilson's Snipe to gain Gain Wheat using Maned Duck's power

Round End: 2 Eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Birds Worth 3 or less points: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Bronzed Cowbird and Stellar's Jay), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird's power
2. Play Bird - Bronzed Cowbird in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and between turns eggs)
3. Play Bird - Stellar's Jay in Woodlands (for Bird Feeder and more food)
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Cerulean Warbler and Red-Headed Woodpecker), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power, Wheat from Eastern Whipbird's power
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
5. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests, other option was Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, which I had none and too late to probably get any)
6. Gain Food - Berry, Fish, and 2 Rat from bird feeder (discarded Northern Shoveler for 4th food, for European Goldfinch, Australian Ibis, and Red-Headed Woodpecker), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power, Wheat from Eastern Whipbird's power

Round End: 2 Eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - European Goldfinch in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and Site Selection Expert)
1. Tucked card using European Goldfinch's power
2. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
2. Play Bird - Red-Headed Woodpecker in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and Common Goldeneye's round end power)
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
3. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Ibis), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power (Wheat cached), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird's power
4. Play Bird - Australian Ibis in Grasslands (for Large Bird Specialist and round end goal)
1. Tucked card using European Goldfinch's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tucked bird using Australian Ibis's power, No Wheat for Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power

Round End: 3 Eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End: None

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 4)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 8
• Nectar - 8

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 30, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Little Bittern - for Site Selection Expert and more birds
• Tufted Titmouse - for 1st round end goal
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk - for 1st round end goal

Food

• Nectar and Worm - for Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
• Fish - for 

Bonus Card: Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia (from tray, for egg while gaining food)
2. Play Bird - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia in Woodlands (for egg while gaining food and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder (for Common Little Bittern), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Play Bird - Common Little Bittern in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and to draw more birds)
5. Draw Birds - Great Crested Grebe (from tray, Star nest for Site Selection Expert) and Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (from deck), No bird available for Common Little Bittern's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
6. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird and Great Horned Owl (both from deck), Savannah's Sparrow from tray using Common Little Bittern's power
7. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Great Horned Owl), Egg from Princess Stephanie's Astrapia's power
8. Play Birds - Tufted Titmouse and Great Horned Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal and potential tucked cards while gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Merganser and Welcome Swallow (both from deck), Common Swift from tray using Common Little Bittern's power
2. Play Bird - Anna's Hummingbird in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Nectar from Anna's Hummingbird's power
4. Draw Birds - Little Pied Cormorant (from tray, for game end power) and Cassin's Finch (from tray, for another bonus card), No bird available for Common Little Bittern's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
5. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and round end power)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power
1. Other player stole Worm, Gained Nectar from bird feeder
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Nectar for 3rd egg, in Woodlands for round end goal), ? from Anna's Hummingbird's power

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 29, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher - for Forester and more food
• Whooping Crane - for another bonus card and 1st round end goal
• Bonelli's Eagle - high points and Grasslands bird
• Dunnock - for Forester and round end eggs
• Tufted Titmouse - for Forester

Food

• Nectar - for Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

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

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Black Noddy (from tray, high points)
2. Draw Birds - Hooded Warbler (from tray, high points, for Forester)
3. Play Bird - Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in Woodlands (for more food and Forester)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Dunnock), Worm from Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher's power
5. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Whooping Crane), Worm from Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher's power
6. Play Bird - Whooping Crane in Wetlands (Wetlands Data Analyst - Consecutive Birds in Wetlands with ascending or descending wingspans, other option was Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat)
7. Lay Eggs - Egg
8. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for Forester and round end power)

Round End: Egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Black Noddy), Worm from Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher's power
2. Draw Birds - Squacco Heron and Red Kite (both from tray, for Wetlands Data Analyst)
3. Draw Birds - Little Pied Cormorant (from tray, for Wetlands Data Analyst and game end power) and Red-Winged Blackbird (low food cost for Wetlands to later cover with Red Kite)
4. Play Bird - Red-Winged Blackbird in Wetlands (for eggs while drawing birds and for Red Kite to later cover for Wetlands Data Analyst)
5. Draw Birds - Purple Gallinule and Northern Flicker (both from deck), Tucked Squacco Heron to lay egg on Red-Winged Blackbird
6. Draw Birds - Cerulean Warbler (from tray, for Forester and another bonus card) and Southern Cassowary (from deck), Tucked Tufted Titmouse to lay egg on Red-Winged Blackbird
7. Draw Birds - Pileated Woodpecker and Say's Phoebe (both from deck), Tucked Pileated Woodpecker to lay egg on Red-Winged Blackbird

Round End: Egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 5 point (1st w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Woodlands (gained Worm from bird feeder, nest type for round end goal, to later discard for Southern Cassowary)
2. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Cerulean Warbler and Black Noddy), Worm from Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher's power
3. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (for Forester, Behaviorist - For each column that contains birds with 3 different power colors, other option was Bird Bander - Birds that live in multiple habitats)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectars and Rat from bird feeder (for Southern Cassowary), Worm from Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher's power
5. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (for Forester, gained 4 eggs and 2 Berries)
6. Play Bird - Hooded Warbler in Woodlands (for Forester)

Round End: 4 Eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 0 points (0 eggs)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Purple Gallinule), Worm from Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher's power
2. Play Bird - Red Kite in Wetlands (played on Red-Winged Blackbird for Wetlands Data Analyst)
3. Play Bird - Little Pied Cormorant in Wetlands (for game end power and Wetlands Data Analyst)
4. Play Bird - Black Noddy in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst)
5. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Grasslands (realized it was worth more to play this than max Wetlands Data Analyst with the Purple Gallinule, used Say's Phoebe, Purple Gallinule, and 2 Berries for food cost)

Round End: 2 Eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 bird)

Game End: 4 eggs from Little Pied Cormorant's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 48
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 10
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 10

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 28, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Little Owl - nest type for Common Goldeneye's round end power
• Common Goldeneye - for round end eggs
• American Oystercatcher - for more birds

Food

• Nectar & Worm - for Little Owl
• Fish - for Common Goldeneye

Bonus Card: Visionary Leader - Birds in hand at end of game

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Southern Cassowary (from tray, for 4th round end goal and eggs when playing)
2. Play Bird - Little Owl in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm (for American Oystercatcher), Little Owl's power successful (Rat cached)
4. Play Bird - American Oystercatcher in Wetlands (chose Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher and got Inca Dove as extra card)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm (for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher), Little Owl's power unsuccessful
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm (for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher), Little Owl's power unsuccessful
7. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (high points and worms when laying eggs, for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 1 point (2nd w/ 2 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Pileated Woodpecker and Red Crossbill (both from tray, for eggs and more food)
2. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Wetlands (for round end power and goal)
3. Gain Food - 2 Wheat (for Red Crossbill), Little Owl's power successful (Rat cached)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm (for Pileated Woodpecker), Little Owl's power unsuccessful
5. Draw Birds - American Woodcock (from tray, high points, for 4th round end goal) and Gould's Finch (from tray, for game end power and Common Goldeneye's round end power)
6. Play Bird - Pileated Woodpecker in Woodlands (for eggs while gaining food and Common Goldeneye's round end power)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on American Oystercatcher for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

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

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Red Crossbill in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Draw Birds - South Island Robin (from tray, low food cost bird to put in Woodlands for Southern Cassowary) and Pesquet's Parrot (from deck)
3. Play Bird - Southern Island Robin in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
4. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Nectar (for Southern Cassowary), South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached) Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Little Owl's power unsuccessful (Rat cached)
5. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (discarded South Island Robin, gained 4 eggs and 2 Berries)
6. Gain Food - 2 Worms and Rat (for American Woodcock and round end goal), South Island Robin's power successful (Worm cached) Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Little Owl's power unsuccessful (Rat cached)

Round End: 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 6 points (1st w/ 8 food)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Gould's Finch in Wetlands (for game end power and Common Goldeneye's round end power)
2. Draw Birds - Kakapo, Little Cormorant, and Eurasian Hobby (all from deck)
3. Play Bird - Kakapo in Woodlands (for game end power)
4. Draw Birds - Vaux's Swift and Horsfield's Bushlark (both from deck, for bonus card)
5. Play Bird - American Woodcock in Grasslands (used Worm and Berry for Wheat in food cost, high points and for round end goal)

Round End: 3 eggs on Common Goldeneye

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 4 points (2nd w/ 3 birds)

Game End: Viticulturalist bonus card from Kakapo's power, Played Eurasian Hobby using Gould's Finch's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Grasslands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 53
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 0
• Nectar - 6

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - January 27, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Barrow's Goldeneye - for Ethologist and between turns eggs
• Eurasian Hobby - for Ethologist
• Black Woodpecker - for Ethologist, eggs from Barrow's Goldeneye, and more food

Food

• Nectar, Berry, and Worm - for Black Woodpecker

Bonus Card: Ethologist - different power colors in one habitat

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Black Woodpecker in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Barrow's Goldeneye), 2 Worms from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
3. Play Bird - Barrow's Goldeneye in Wetlands (for between turns eggs and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds)
4. Draw Birds - Common Goldeneye (from deck) and Magpie Lark (from deck)
5. Play Bird - Magpie-Lark in Grasslands (for Ethologist and game end power and to get far enough in Grasslands to lay 2 eggs)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
6. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder, No Worms in bird feeder for Black Woodpecker's power
7. Play Bird - Common Goldeneye in Woodlands (for Ethologist, round end power and goal, and to guarantee eggs in Woodlands to use Magpie-Lark's game end power)
8. Draw Birds - Sacred Kingfisher (from tray, for Ethologist) and Yellowhammer (from deck)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power

Round End: 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

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

Round 2

1. Gain Food  - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Sacred Kingfisher and maybe Yellowhammer), Worm from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Sacred Kingfisher in Woodlands (for Ethologist and between turn food)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
3. Draw Birds - Little Bustard (from tray, for Ethologist and another bonus card) and Thekla's Lark (from deck)
4. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, drew Red-Headed Woodpecker from tray)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Gain Food  - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Yellowhammer), Worm from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
6. Play Bird - Yellowhammer in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and round end power)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Played Red-Headed Woodpecker in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power (used 2 Berries for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Feeder, potential food while drawing birds, and for 4th egg on Common Goldeneye)

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Spotted Sandpiper and Grasshopper Sparrow (both from deck), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power (before turn)
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
3. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Hobby in Woodlands (for Ethologist and to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars and Rat from bird feeder (for Thekla's Lark), 4 Worms from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
4. Play Bird - Thekla's Lark in Grasslands (for Ethologist and potential for more eggs with excess Wheat)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Wheat to lay 2 eggs on Thekla's Lark
6. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Nuthatch and Blyth's Hornbill (both from deck), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Played Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power (high points for low food cost, for more birds while drawing birds)

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 22 food cost)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectars and Rat from bird feeder (discard Red-Breasted Nuthatch for 4th food, for Blyth's Hornbill), Worm from bird feeder using Black Woodpecker's power
1. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Draw Birds - Atlantic Puffin (from deck), Green Heron (from deck), and Bonelli's Eagle (from tray, discarded egg for 3rd bird), Many-Colored Fruit-Dove from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
2. Fish from other player's Osprey
3. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, which I already had maxed, other option was Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, which I couldn't max and would have been worth less even if I could)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg), Discarded Wheat to lay 2 eggs on Thekla's Lark
1. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg), Skipped Thekla's Lark's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power

Round End: 4 eggs on Common Goldeneye, Played Blyth's Hornbill in Woodlands using Yellowhammer's power (discarded 4 eggs from Common Goldeneye to tuck 8)

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 7 points (1st w/ 9 food)

Game End: Played Bonelli's Eagle in Grasslands using Magpie-Lark's power (tucked Many-Colored Fruit-Dove, Grasshopper Sparrow, Green Heron for food cost)

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 133

• Bird Points - 62
• Bonus Cards - 19
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 18
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 11
• Nectar - 7

Wingspan The Tuckinator Achievement

 

I have come close to getting the Tuckinator several games before I got it. Mostly I tried with the Maned Duck, but either got it too late or didn't get enough cards to be able to utilize the repeater bird. I also came close once with the Gallah and a repeat bird and actually could have gotten it that game if I had paid attention and not wasted a turn on not laying eggs.

Satisfying to get the achievement, but really focusing only on that doesn't necessarily equate that great of a score.