Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 11, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Stellar's Jay - for Mechanical Engineer and more food
• Australian Magpie - for Mechanical Engineer and 1st round end goal and game end power
• Many-Colored Fruit-Dove - for Mechanical Engineer and more food
• Blue-Winged Warbler - for Mechanical Engineer

Food

• Nectar - for Australian Magpie
• Berry - for Many-Colored Fruit-Dove

Bonus Card: Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Many-Colored Fruit-Dove in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Magpie), 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
3. Draw Birds - Australian Ibis (from tray, Wetlands bird)
4. Gain Food - Fish and Worm from bird feeder (for Australian Ibis), 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
5. Play Bird - Australian Ibis in Wetlands (for round end goal and more birds or tucks while drawing birds)
6. Play Bird - Australian Magpie in Grasslands (for round end goal and game end power)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Builder Nests for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Builder Nests for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Red-Eyed Vireo and Pileated Woodpecker (both from tray for Mechanical Engineer), Stubble Quail from Australian Ibis (other option was Silvereye, kept Stubble Quail for eggs and Mechanical Engineer)
2. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Pileated Woodpecker), 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
3. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and Pileated Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Mechanical Engineer and eggs while gaining food)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Stubble Quail), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
5. Play Bird - Stubble Quail in Grasslands (for Mechanical Engineer, discarded 6 Berries for 6 eggs)
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Stellar's Jay), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
7. Play Bird - Stellar's Jay in Woodlands (for more food and Mechanical Engineer)

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Northern Goshawk and Barrow's Goldeneye (both from deck ), Corsican Nuthatch from Australian Ibis (other option was Western Tanager, kept Corsican Nuthatch for bonus card)
2. Gain Food - Fish, 2 Nectar, and Worm from bird feeder (discarded Northern Goshhawk for 4th food, for Barrow's Goldeneye and Corsican Nuthatch), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power, 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
3. Play Bird - Barrow's Goldeneye in Wetlands (for Mechanical Engineer and potential between turns eggs)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
4. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (Bird Bander - Birds that can live in Multiple Habitats, Worm from bird feeder)
5. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and Mechanical Engineer)
6. Draw Birds - Cedar Waxwing and Lesser Whitethroat (both from deck ), Tucked Western Tanager from Australian Ibis (other option was Eastern Kingbird)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds worth 3 or fewer points: 2 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 2 Worms, Fish, and Rat from bird feeder (for Cedar Waxwing and Lesser Whitethroat), Wheat from Stellar's Jay's power (cached Wheat), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, 2 Berries from Many-Colored Fruit-Dove's power
2. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and Australian Magpie's game end power)
3. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and Australian Magpie's game end power)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No birds for Cedar Waxwing's power
1. Other Player took too long and played against AI to finish
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No birds for Cedar Waxwing's power

Round End: 2 eggs in Wetlands using Lesser Whitethroat's power

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

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

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 3)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 13
• Tucked Cards - 2
• Nectar - 4