Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - March 29, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Cuckoo - for between turns eggs
• Eastern Whipbird - for more food
• Laughing Kookaburra - for Wetlands Data Analyst
• Eurasian Hobby - for Wetlands Data Analyst

Food

• Nectar and Wheat - fro Eastern Whipbird

Bonus Card: Wetlands Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Wetlands with ascending or descending wingspans

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eastern Whipbird in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Common Cuckoo and Laughing Kookaburra), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird
3. Play Bird - Laughing Kookaburra in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst and food while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Eastern Rosella (from tray, for more food) and Australian Magpie (from tray, for round end goal and game end power), Worm from Laughing Kookaburra's power
5. Draw Birds - Australasian Shoveler (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst) and Tawny Frogmouth (from tray, for Wetland Data Analyst), Worm from Laughing Kookaburra's power
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Australian Magpie), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird
7. Play Bird - Australian Magpie in Grasslands (used Worm and Wheat for 2nd rat, for round end goal and game end power)
8. Draw Birds - Masked Lapwing (from tray, for food) and Northern Shoveler (from deck), Rat from Laughing Kookaburra's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 points (0 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs 
2. Play Bird - Common Cuckoo in Woodlands (for between turns eggs)
3. Play Bird - Masked Lapwing in Grasslands (Nectar, Berry, Fish, and Wheat)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Eastern Rosella), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird
5. Play Bird - Eastern Rosella in Grassland (for food while laying eggs)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (used Berry and Fish for 3rd and 4th eggs), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
7. Play Bird - Australian Shoveler in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Analyst)

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Corsican Nuthath (from tray, for another bonus card) and Anhinga (from deck), Northern Bobwhite from Australian Shoveler's power, Worm from Laughing Kookaburra's power
2. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands, Nectar from bird feeder)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Northern Bobwhite), Wheat from Eastern Whipbird
4. Play Bird - Northern Bobwhite in Grasslands (for round end goal, eggs, and Prairie Manager
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Egg on Northern Bobwhite, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
6. Play Bird - Northern Shoveler in Wetlands (for round end goal and Wetland Data Analyst

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Tawny Frogmouth in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Scientist)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
3. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Hobby in Grasslands (used Berry and Wheat for food cost)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird 
2. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Egg on Northern Bobwhite, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Berry from other player's Common Nightingale
3. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird 
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Egg on Northern Bobwhite, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Rat from other player's Common Nightingale
3. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird 
5. Play Bird - Anhinga in Wetlands

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 bird)

Game End: Discarded 6 eggs to cache 12 Wheat on Australian Magpie

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 6)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 100

• Bird Points - 54
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 6
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 12
• Tucked Cards - 0
• Nectar - 8