Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 11, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Ferruginous Hawk - Grasslands bird, for 2nd round goal
• Osprey - for Fish
• Tui
• Pequet's Parrot - for Nectar

Food

• Nectar and Berry for Pesquet's Parrot

Bonus Card: Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Pequet's Parrots in Woodland (for more food)
2. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Osprey and Tui), No Nectar for Pesquet's Parrot's power
3. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Fish while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Lewin's Honeyeater (from tray, to guarantee Pesquet's Parrot's power successful) and Dunnock (from deck), Fish from Osprey's power
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Lewin's Honeyeater and Dunnock, No Nectar for Pesquet's Parrot's power
6. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Lewin's Honeyeater and Egg), No Nectar for Pesquet's Parrot's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (discarded Nectar for 2nd egg)
8. Play Bird - Lewin's Honeyeater in Woodlands (for more food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 0 points (0 sets) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (for Ferruginous Hawk), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power, Nectar from Pesquet's Parrot's power
2. Play Bird - Ferruginous Hawk in Grasslands (for round end goal)
3. Draw Birds - Painted Bunting (from deck) and Downy Woodpecker (from tray, for Ecologist), Fish from Osprey's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Ferruginous Hawk's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
5. Play Bird - Downy Woodpecker and Dunnock in Woodlands (for round end power and to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
6. Draw Birds - Audouin's Gull and Common Chiffchaff (both from deck), Fish from Osprey's power
7. Draw Birds - Barn Owl and Black Skimmer (both from tray), Fish from Osprey's power

Round End: 2 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Rat and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 1 point (3rd w/ 3 food cost)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Black Skimmer in Wetlands (for Ethologist and round end goal)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Barn Owl and Tui), Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power, Nectar from Pesquet's Parrot's power
3. Draw Birds - Black Redstart and Wrybill (both from tray, for round end eggs and bonus card), Black Skimmer's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice, Fish from Osprey's power
4. Play Bird - Black Redstart in Grasslands (for round end power)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Audouin' Gull for 3rd egg), Ferruginous Hawk's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
6. Play Bird - Tui in Woodlands

Round End: 5 Eggs in Woodlands using Black Redstart's power, 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Beaks Pointing Left: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Painted Bunting and Barn Owl), Clark's Grebe using Tui's power to copy Willie-Wagtail's power, Nectar from Lewin's Honeyeater's power, Nectar from Pesquet's Parrot's power
2. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries, other option was Wildlife Gardener - Birds with Cup Nests)
3. Play Bird - Wrybill in Wetlands (Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types)
4. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Grasslands
5. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands

Round End: 5 Eggs in Woodlands using Black Redstart's power, 3 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 4 points (2nd w/ 3 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 7)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 9)

Wetlands - 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 2)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 105

• Bird Points - 53
• Bonus Cards - 23
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 0
• Nectar - 9