Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 24, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - for food while laying eggs or drawing birds
• Roseate Spoonbill - for another bonus card
• Red-Capped Robin - for more food

Food

• Nectar - for possibly another bird on first turn
• Worm - for Red-Capped Robin
• Wheat  - for Roseate Spoonbill

Bonus Card: Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Pukeko and Greylag Goose (used Nectar for 2nd bird, both from tray, for Enclosure Builder)
2. Draw Birds - Northern Shoveler (from tray, for Enclosure Builder)
3. Play Bird - Red-Capped Robin in Woodlands (for more food)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Pukeko), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
5. Play Bird - Pukeko in Wetlands (for egg while drawing birds and Enclosure Builder)
6. Play Bird - Ruby-Throate Hummingbird in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs and for egg from Pukeko)
7. Draw Birds - Canvasback and Stubble Quail (both from tray, for Enclosure Builder), Egg from Pukeko's power
8. Draw Birds - House Finch (from deck) and Black-Necked Stilt Quail (from tray, for Enclosure Builder), Egg from Pukeko's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 4 points (1st w/ 7 cards) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Nectar and Fish from bird feeder (for Canvasback and Roseate Spoonbill), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Roseate Spoonbill), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
3. Play Bird - Roseate Spoonbill in Wetlands (Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them)
1. Rufous Owl from other player's American Oystercatcher
2. Nectar from Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
4. Play Bird - Canvasback in Wetlands (for Enclosure Builder, round end goal, and Wetland Scientist)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
7. Play Bird - Rufous Owl in Woodlands (high points)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 1 point (3rd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Common Starling and Common Chiffchaff (both from tray), Major Mitchell's Cockatoo from Canvasback's power, Egg from Pukeko's power
2. Play Bird - Common Chiffchaff in Woodlands (for Enclosure Builder)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Major Mitchell's Cockatoo), Skipped Common Chiffchaff's power, Tucked Clark's Nutcracker from tray using Rufous Owl's power, No Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
4. Play Bird - Major Mitchell's Cockatoo in Woodlands (to tuck for Wheat)
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Stubble Quail), Tucked House Finch for Wheat using Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power, Skipped Common Chiffchaff's power, Tucked Red-Winged Parrot from tray using Rufous Owl's power, Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
6. Play Bird - Stubble Quail in Grasslands (for Enclosure Builder, discarded Nectar, Worm, Rat, and Wheat for 4 eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 2 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Northern Shoveler), Tucked Black-Necked Stilt for Wheat using Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power, Skipped Common Chiffchaff's power, Tucked European Bee-Eater from tray using Rufous Owl's power, Worm from Red-Capped Robin's powerWorm from Red-Capped Robin's power
1. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Created Cockatoo
2. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and Enclosure Builder)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Wheat for 3rd egg), Wheat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
4. Play Bird - Northern Shoveler in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and Enclosure Builder)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Common Starling for 3rd egg), Skipped Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 3 points (toed for 1st w/ 7)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 97

• Bird Points - 54
• Bonus Cards - 14
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 8