Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - March 26, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Maned Duck - for Wetland Scientist and Wheat
• Common Nightingale - for food while laying eggs
• Kereru - Woodlands bird for more food
• Clark's Grebe - for Wetland Scientist

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Kereru

Bonus Card: Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Kereru in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Maned Duck), Kereru's power unsuccessful
3. Play Bird - Maned Duck in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
4. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull (from tray, for Wetland Scientist) and Budgerigar (from tray to tuck), Tucked Budgerigar for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
5. Draw Birds - Brown Pelican (from tray, for Wetland Scientist) and Rufous-Banded Honeyeater (from tray to tuck), Tucked Rufous-Banded Honeyeater for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
6. Play Bird - Common Nightingale in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Common Nightingale's power
8. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 column) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Mute Swan (from tray, for Wetland Scientist) and Ruddy Duck (from tray to tuck), Tucked Ruddy Duck and drew Forster's Tern (from tray to tuck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power, Tucked Forster's Tern for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Common Nightingale's power
3. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Mute Swan), Nectar from Kereru's power
4. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (for Wetlands Scientist and tucks)
1. Rat from other player's Black-Shouldered Kite
5. Play Bird - Brown Pelican in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, gained 3 Fish)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Berry from Common Nightingale's power
7. Draw Birds - Black Woodpecker, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Bushtit (all from deck), Tucked Lincoln's Sparrow and drew Hermit Thrush using Mute Swan's power, Tucked Black Woodpecker and drew Pileated Woodpecker (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power, Tucked Pileated Woodpecker for Wheat using Maned Duck's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
2. Draw Birds - European Turtle Dove (from tray),  Snowy Egret (from deck), Baltimore Oriole (from deck, and Blue Grosbeak (from deck) , Drew Kelp Gull (from deck) using Clark's Grebe's power (discarded Hermit Thrust), Tucked Kelp Gull and drew Red-Winged Blackbird (from deck) using Mute Swan's power, Tucked Snowy Egret and drew White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power, Tucked Blue Grosbeak, Bushtit, and Red-Winged Blackbird for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Common Nightingale's power

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long