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