Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 21, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Great Horned Owl - Woodlands bird, high points
• White-Throated Swift - for 2nd and 3rd round end goals
• Killdeer - for Bird Bander and more birds

Food

• Nectar and Rat for Great Horned Owl
• Worm for Killdeer

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Horned Owl)
2. Play Bird - Great Horned Owl in Woodlands
3. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg to draw Prothonotary Warbler (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Black Vulture (from deck) using Killdeer's power
5. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for White-Throated Swift and Prothonotary Warbler), Great Horned Owl's power successful (European Turtle Dove tucked)
6. Play Bird - White-Throated Swift in Grasslands
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Black Vulture to lay egg using White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw Dark-Eyed Junco (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from deck) using Killdeer's power
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Skipped White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw Northern Goshawk (from tray, for 2nd round end goal) and Dunnock (from deck) using Killdeer's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 1 points (2nd w/ 2 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Skipped White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw Eastern Imperial Eagle (for round end goal) and Little Owl (from deck) using Killdeer's power
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Skipped White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw Mallard and Lazuli Bunting (both from deck) using Killdeer's power
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Dark-Eyed Junco and Eastern Imperial Eagle), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Tucked)
4. Play Bird - Dark-Eyed Junco in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and to tuck for Wheat)
5. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (used Nectar, Mallard, and Lazuli Bunting for food cost)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Dunnock for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Skipped White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw Wood Duck and Tawny Frogmouth (both from deck) using Killdeer's power
7. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Eurasian Green Woodpecker), Great Horned Owl's power successful (White Wagtail Tucked)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Little Owl), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Eleonora's Falcon tucked)
2. Play Bird - Little Owl in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and round end goal)
4. Gain Food - 2 Worms and Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Wood Duck for 3rd food, for ?), No Rat to steal for Little Owl's power, Great Horned Owl's power unsuccessful (Little Bustard)
5. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (for Bird Bander and round end goal)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Tucked Northern Goshawk to lay egg using White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw King Rail (from tray, for another bonus card) and Bronzed Cowbird (from deck) using Killdeer's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 6 points (1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Nectar, Rat, and Worm from bird feeder (discarded Bronzed Cowbird for 3rd food, for Tawny Frogmouth), No Rat to steal for Little Owl's power, Great Horned Owl's power successful (Broad-Winged Hawk tucked)
1. Other player's Red-Backed Shrike stole Worm, Gained Worm from bird feeder
2. Play Bird - Tawny Frogmouth in Grasslands (for Bird Bander)
3. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (Citizen Scientist - Birds with Tucked Cards, other option was Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached), Skipped Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Skipped White-Throated Swift's power, Discarded egg to draw Cassin's Finch and Long-Tailed Tit (both from deck) using Killdeer's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm Cached), Tucked Cassin's Finch for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Tucked Long-Tailed Tit for egg using White-Throated Swift's power, Skipped Killdeer's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (2nd w/ 10 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

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

Game End - Won

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 10
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 10
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 12
• Nectar - 4