Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 17, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Magpie Lark - for Prairie Manager and game end power
• Little Bustard - for Prairie Manager and another bonus card
• Stellar's Jay - for food

Food

• Nectar, Worm, and Wheat for Stellar's Jay

Bonus Card: Prairie Manager - Birds that only live in Grasslands

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Stellar's Jay in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Draw Bird - Bald Eagle (from tray, high points for Wetlands)
3. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Bald Eagle), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power
4. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Little Bustard and Bald Eagle), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power
5. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager, Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, Egg)
6. Play Bird - Bald Eagle in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager, Fish)
7. Draw Birds - Red Kite and Bushtit (both from deck)
8. Draw Birds - Osprey and White-Faced Heron (both from tray for Fishery Manager)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for White Faced Heron),  No Wheat for Stellar's Jay's power
2. Play Bird - Magpie Lark in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and to lay more eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Wheat for 3rd egg)
   
4. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Bushtit), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power
5. Play Bird - Bushtit in Wetlands (for egg while drawing birds)
6. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and Fish while drawing birds)
7. Draw Birds - Australian Owlet-Nightjar and Killdeer (both from deck), Fish from Osprey's power, Tucked Killdeer to lay egg on Bushtit

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 point (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds -Common Swift (from tray for Prairie Manager) and American Kestel (from deck), Fish from Osprey's power, Tucked Red Kite to lay egg on Bushtit
2. Play Bird - Australian Owlet-Nightjar in Woodlands (for potential between turns Worms)
3. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for American Kestrel and White-Faced Heron), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power (cached Wheat)
4. Play Bird - White-Faced Heron in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 3)
5. Draw Birds - Willie-Wagtail, Welcome Swallow, and Common Yellowthroat (all from deck), White-Faced Heron's power unsuccessful (?), Fish from Osprey's power, Tucked Common Yellowthroat to lay egg on Bushtit
6. Draw Birds - Musk Duck, Wood Stork, and Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, White-Faced Heron's power unsuccessful (2 Fish cached), Fish from Osprey's power, Tucked Musk Duck to lay egg on Bushtit

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 3 points (2nd w/ 6 cards)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Willie-Wagtail for 3rd food, for ?), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power
1. Worm from Australian-Owlet Nightjar's power
2. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager)
1. Worm from Australian-Owlet Nightjar's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and Welcome Swallow for 3rd and 4th eggs, in Woodlands for Magpie-Lark's game end power)
4. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager, ? - ?, other option was Citizen Scientist - Birds w/ tucked cards)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Fish for 3rd and 4th eggs)

Round End: Skipped Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 3 points (3rd w/ 20 food cost)

Game End: Played American Kestrel using Magpie-Lark's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 6)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 54
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 5