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