Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 20, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Northern Cardinal - for more food
• Violet-Green Swallow - for Site Selection Expert

Food

• Nectar - to discard for another bird first turn
• Berry - for Eastern Bluebird or Northern Cardinal
• Fish - for Hooded Merganser
• Worm - for Violet-Green Swallow

Bonus Card: Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Hooded Merganser and Eastern Bluebird (discarded Nectar for 2nd bird, both from tray for Site Selection Expert)
2. Gain Food - Nectar from bird feeder (for Violet-Green Swallow)
3. Play Bird - Violet-Green Swallow in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
4. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Hooded Merganser and Northern Cardinal), Skipped Violet-Green Swallow's power
5. Play Bird - Hooded Merganser in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert)
6. Draw Birds - Cetti's Warbler (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Anna's Hummingbird (from deck)
7. Lay Eggs - Egg
8. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth less than 3 points: 1 point (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for Eastern Bluebird and Anna'a Hummingbird), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power, Skipped Violet-Green Swallow's power
1. Indigo Bunting from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Lay Eggs - Egg
3. Play Bird - Eastern Bluebird and Anna's Hummingbird in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power
5. Draw Birds - Red Kite and Tui (both from deck)
1. Common Loon from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
6. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Tui), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power, Tucked Red Kite to draw Eastern Screech Owl (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power
7. Play Bird - Tui in Woodlands (used Berry and Wheat for Worm, for Site Selection Expert and round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting), Nectar from copying American Redstart's power using Tui's power, Tucked Eastern Screech Owl to draw Bewick's Wren (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power
1. Kea from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Play Bird - Indigo Bunting in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and potential food while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Indigo Bunting's Power, Nectar from Anna's Hummingbird's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Indigo Bunting's Power, Nectar from Anna's Hummingbird's power
1. Fish from other player's Hermit Thrush
5. Play Bird - Kea in Grasslands (Prairie Manager - Birds that only live in Grasslands, discarded Worm and Fish to draw 2 more after first one was Behaviorist, also discarded Backyard Birder)
6. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert)
1. Rat from other player's Black-Shouldered Kite

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 4 points (2nd w/ 19 food cost)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for White-Breasted Woodswallow), Fish from copying American Redstart's power using Tui's power, Tucked Bewick's Wren to draw White-Breasted Woodswallow (from tray, for Prairie Manager) using Violet-Green Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Hermit Thrush
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg), Worm from Indigo Bunting's Power, Nectar from Anna's Hummingbird's power
3. Play Bird - White-Breasted Woodswallow in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager, 5 eggs)
1. Other player took too long and finished against AI
4. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Worm from Indigo Bunting's Power, Rat from Anna's Hummingbird's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 3 points (3rd w/ 5 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 6)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 1)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 83

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 10
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 3
• Nectar - 4