Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - March 31, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cerulean Warbler - Woodlands bird and for another bonus card
• Pheasant Coucal - for Prairie Manager and between turns eggs
• Maned Duck - for Wheat while drawing birds
• King Rail - fro another bonus card

Food

• Nectar and Wheat - for Cerulean Warbler

Bonus Card: Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, other option was Large Bird Specialist - Birds with a wingspan over 65cm)
2. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Pheasant Coucal)
3. Play Bird - Pheasant Coucal in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and between turns eggs)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Maned Duck)
5. Play Bird - Maned Duck in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (1 in Grasslands and 1 in Wetlands for round end goal)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
7. Draw Birds - Common Cuckoo (from deck) and Cassin's Sparrow (from tray, for Prairie Manager), Skipped Maned Duck's power
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (1 in Grasslands and 1 in Wetlands for round end goal)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 sets) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (from tray to tuck), Tucked Rose-Breasted Grosbeak for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Common Cuckoo)
3. Play Bird - Common Cuckoo in Woodlands (for between turns eggs)
4. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for King Rail)
5. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (Citizen Scientist - Birds with Tucked Cards, other option was Backyard Birder - Birds worth 3 or fewer points)
6. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night-Heron)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
7. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night-Heron and Cassin's Sparrow)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 1 point (1st w/ 11 food cost)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night-Heron in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and food while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Splendid Fairywren (from deck), Blue-Winged Warbler (from deck), and Rainbow Lorikeet (from tray to tuck, discarded egg for 3rd bird), Discarded egg for Nectar using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Tucked Rainbow Lorikeet for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
3. Play Bird - Cassin's Sparrow in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager)
4. Draw Birds - Short-Toed Treecreeper, Pesquet's Parrot, and Black Vulture (all from deck, discarded egg for 3rd bird), Discarded egg for Nectar using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Tucked Short-Toed Treecreeper and Pesquet's Parrot for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
5. Play Bird - Black Vulture in Woodlands (for potential between turns food and round end goal)
6. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Grasslands (high points and for round end goal)
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with No Egg: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 9 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - House Sparrow and Montagu's Harrier (both from tray for Prairie Manager, No eggs for Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Tucked Splendid Fairywren for Wheat using Maned Duck's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
3. Rat from Black Vulture's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for House Sparrow)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
3. Nectar from Black Vulture's power
3. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
4. Play Bird - Montagu's Harrier in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager)
1. Wheat from Black Vulture's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Egg from Cassin's Sparrow's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
3. Rat from other player's Black-Shouldered Kite
4. Wheat from Black Vulture's power

Round End: Discarded 4 Wheat to tuck 4 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - No Goal (wish this could be made impossible for 4th round as it is useless as you get no extra turns and no round end goal points when it is on 4th round)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 93

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 10
• Nectar - 5