Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 5, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Rainbow Lorikeet - for Viticultralist and more food
• Black Tern - low food cost for Wetlands and star nest for 4th round end goal
• Eurasian Collared-Dove - for Viticultralist and round end power

Food

• Nectar and Berry for Rainbow Lorikeet
• Wheat for Eurasian Collared-Dove

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Northern Cardinal (from tray, for Viticulturalist and more Berries)
2. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal (for Viticulturalist and Berries)
3. Draw Birds - Atlantic Puffin (from tray, high points, for another bonus card)
4. Gain Food - Fish and Worm from bird feeder (for Atlantic Puffin and Black Tern), Berry from Northern Cardinal
1. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - Egg
1. Fish from other player's Hummingbird
6. Play Bird - Rainbow Lorikeet (for Viticulturalist and more food)
7. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Atlantic Puffin), No Nectar for Rainbow Lorikeet's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal
8. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 7 food cost) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Emu (from tray, for Viticulturalist) and Carrion Crow (from deck)
2. Draw Birds - Eastern Screen Owl (from tray, for Rodentologist) and Lesser Whitethroat (from deck)
3. Draw Birds - Abbott's Booby (from tray, for another bonus card) and Sacred Kingfisher (from deck)
4. Play Bird - Sacred Kingfisher in Grasslands (for between turns power and Rodentologist)
1. Fish from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
6. Play Bird - Lesser Whitethroat in Grasslands (for round end power)
1. Worm from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
7. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist and Lesser Whitethroat's round end power)
1. Fish from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Round End: 3 eggs in Woodlands from Lesser Whitethroat's power

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 2 points (2nd w/ 8 food)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Bonnelli's Eagle and Brown Falcon (both from tray for Rodentologist)
1. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
3. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Draw Birds - Pheasant Coucal (from tray, for Rodentologist and between turns power) and Superb Lyrebird (from deck)
3. Play Bird - Pheasant Coucal in Grasslands (for Rodentologist and between turns power)
1. Another player took too long, Decided to finish against AI
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
4. Play Bird - Abbott's Booby (Falconer - Birds with a Predator Power, Discarded Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them and Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65 cm)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Eurasian-Collard Dove in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist and round end power)
6. Play Bird - Brown Flacon in Wetlands (for Rodentologist and Falconer)

Round End: 4 eggs in Grasslands from Lesser Whitethroat's power, Discarded Berry, Worm, Rat, and Wheat to tuck 4 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - No Goal

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Woodlands (used Emu, Carrion Crow, and Superb Lyrebird for food cost, for Rodentologist and Falconer)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
3. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Parrot Crossbill, Grey Warbler, and Australasian Shoveler (all from deck, used Nectar for 3rd card), Brown Falcon's power unsuccessful (Red-Winged Blackbird)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
3. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Parrot Crossbill in Woodlands (for round end goal)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Australasian Shoveler for 4th egg)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Grey Warbler for 4th egg)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Black Tern for 4th egg)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power

Round End: 5 eggs in Woodlands from Lesser Whitethroat's power, Discarded Nectar and 2 Rats to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

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

Game End: None

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 4)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 112

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 25
• End of Round Goals - 6
• Eggs - 20
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 10
• Nectar - 5