Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 1, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cerulean Warbler - for another bonus card and Ethologist
• Canvasback - for more birds

Food

• Nectar
• Worm and Wheat - for Cerulean Warbler

Bonus Card: Ethologist - Power colors in any one habitat

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Sprague's Pipit and Horned Lark (used Nectar to draw 2nd, both from tray for Ethologist)
2. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray for Ethologist)
3. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them, other option was Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only Worms)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Canvasback)
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Horned Lark)
6. Play Bird - Horned Lark in Grasslands (for Ethologist and potential between turn tucks)
7. Play Bird - Canvasback in Wetlands (for more birds)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 4 points (1st w/ 2 cards) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Hobby and California Condor (both from deck), California Quail from Canvasback's power
2. Play Bird - California Condor in Wetlands (Bird Counter - Birds with tuck power, other option was Wildlife Gardner - Birds with Cup nests)
3. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron and Griffon Vulture (both from deck), American Robin from Canvasback's power
4. Play Bird - Griffon Vulture in Grasslands
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Hobby in Wetlands (on California Condor for round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - Atlantic Puffin (from tray, for another bonus card) and Pukeko (from deck), Vaux's Swift from Canvasback's power
7. Draw Birds - Magpie Lark (from tray, for Ethologist) and Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from deck), Bullfinch from Canvasback's power

Round End: Rat cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Vaux's Swift for 3rd egg)
1. Tucked Eurasian Green Woodpecker using Horned Lark's power
2. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for California Quail)
3. Play Bird - California Quail in Woodlands (for eggs while gaining food)
4. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Pukeko for 3rd food, for Magpie Lark and Sprague's Pipit), Egg on California Quail
5. Play Bird - Magpie Lark in Grasslands (for Ethologist and game end power)
6. Play Bird - Sprague's Pipit in Grasslands (for Ethologist, Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈, other option was Wetland Data Analyst - Birds with consecutive ascending or descending wingspans in Wetlands)
1. Rat from other player's Black-Shouldered Kite

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Beaks Pointing Right: 2 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Bullfinch for 3rd food, for Atlantic Puffin), Egg on California Quail
1. Eurasian Sparrowhawk from other player's American Oystercatcher (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65 cm, other option was Nest Box Builder - Bird with Hollow nests)
1. Tucked American Robin using Horned Lark's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Black-Crowned Night-Heron for 4th egg, on Canvasback for Breeding Manager and round end goal)
4. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Fish Crow), Egg on California Quail
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Eurasian Sparrowhawk for 4th egg, 1 in Grasslands for Magpie Lark's power and 3 in Wetlands for round end goal)

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 7 eggs)

Game End: Play Fish Crow in Grasslands using Magpie Lark's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 8)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 43
• Bonus Cards - 20
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 5
• Tucked Cards - 3
• Nectar - 6