Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 1, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Lewin's Honeyeater - for Nectar
• Snowy Owl - for another bonus card and first round end goal
• Plains-Walker - for another bonus card

Food

• Nectar & Berry for Lewin's Honeyeater
• Rat for Snowy Owl

Bonus Card: Nest Box Builder - Birds with hollow nests

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Lewin's Honeyeater in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - Rat and Worm (for Snowy Owl and Plains-Walker), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
3. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Grasslands (Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈, Australian Raven from tray)
4. Draw Birds - Kea (from tray, for another bonus card and round end goal)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Rat (for Kea and Australian Raven), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Kea in Grasslands (Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands)
8. Draw Birds - Bullfinch (from tray, for Forester and more foods) and Song Sparrow (used Nectar for 2nd bird, from deck)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 4 points (1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Bullfinch and Australian Raven), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
2. Play Bird - Australian Raven in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2)
3. Draw Birds - Pukeko (from tray, for Omnivore Expert and eggs while drawing birds) and Hawfinch (from tray, for Forester and more food)
4. Play Bird - Bullfinch in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Pukeko), Wheat from bird feeder using Bullfinch's power, Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Song Sparrow for 3rd egg)
1. Wilson's Storm-Petrel from other player's Savi's Warbler
7. Play Bird - Pukeko in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and eggs while drawing birds)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth 3 points or less: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Carrion Crow (from tray, for Omnivore Expert) and Wedge-Tailed Eagle (from deck), Egg from Pukeko's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Carrion Crow and Wedge-Tailed Eagle), Wheat from bird feeder using Bullfinch's power, Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
1. Eurasian Nuthatch from other player's Savi's Warbler
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for more food and Forester)
4. Play Bird - Carrion Crow in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert and round end power and goal)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
5. Draw Birds - Red-Tailed Hawk and Brewer's Blackbird (both from deck), Egg from Pukeko's power
6. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert)

Round End: Rat on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Beak Pointing Right: 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia (from tray, for Forester) and Black Skimmer (from deck), Egg from Pukeko's power
2. Gain Food - 3 Nectars (discarded, Red-Tailed Hawk for 3rd food, for Princess Stephanie's Astrapia), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Wheat from bird feeder using Bullfinch's power, Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Black Skimmer for 4th egg), Tucked Wilson's Storm Petrel to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Play Bird - Plains-Wanderer (Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds)
5. Play Bird - Wedge-Tailed Eagle in Wetlands (high points and for Ecologist)

Round End: Rat on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 4 points (2nd w/ 25 food cost)

Game End: Berry cached on Australian Raven

Nectar

Woodlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 8)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 94

• Bird Points - 48
• Bonus Cards - 18
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 3
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 1
• Nectar - 9