Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 13, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Jay - for Bird Feeder
• Tufted Titmouse - for Bird Feeder
• Major Mitchell's Cockatoo - for Bird Feeder
• Australasian Shoveler - for Bird Feeder

Food

• Nectar and Wheat - for Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

Bonus Card: Bird Feeder - Bird that eat Wheat

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (for Bird Feeder and more food)
2. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Australasian Shoveler), Skipped Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
3. Play Bird - Australasian Shoveler in Wetlands (for Bird Feeder and more birds)
4. Draw Birds - American Goldfinch and American Robin (both from tray, for Bird Feeder), Canada Goose from Australasian Shoveler's power
5. Draw Birds - Violet-Green Swallow (form deck and Bronzed-Cowbird (from tray, for Bird Feeder), Spotted Towhee from Australasian Shoveler's power
6. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for American Robin), Tucked Violet-Green Swallow for Wheat using Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
7. Play Bird - Spotted Towhee in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and Wheat when laying eggs)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power (lost track of turns and ended up losing Nectar I had saved thinking I had turn to play American Robin)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Wood Stork (form deck) and Wild Turkey (from tray, high points, for Bird Feeder), American Coot from Australasian Shoveler's power
2. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Bronzed Cowbird and Eurasian Jay), Tucked Tufted Titmouse for Wheat using Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Jay in Woodlands (for Bird Feeder and nest type for Bronzed Cowbird's power)
4. Play Bird - Bronzed Cowbird in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and potential between turns eggs)
5. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for American Robin and Wood Stork), Eurasian Jay's power successful (Wheat cached), Tucked American Goldfinch for Wheat using Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
1. Wheat from other player's Galah
2. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
6. Play Bird - European Robin in Woodlands (for Bird Feeder and more food)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Worms in Food Cost of Your Birds: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 4 food cost)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Wood Stork and American Coot), Nectar from American Robin's power, Eurasian Jay's power successful (Wheat cached), Skipped Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
2. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands, other option was Citizen Scientist - Birds with Tucked Cards)
1. Wheat from other player's Galah
2. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
3. Play Bird - American Coot in Wetlands (for Bird Feeder and round end goal)
4. Play Bird - Canada Goose in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and tucks)
5. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for eggs and Canada Goose's power), Nectar from American Robin's power, Eurasian Jay's power successful (Wheat cached), Skipped Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Nectar for 3rd and 4th eggs, 2 in Builder Nests for round end goal), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Canada Goose, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (2nd w/ 2 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - White Stork and Masked Lapwing (both from deck), Tucked Masked Lapwing to draw Baird's Sparrow (from tray for Prairie Manager) using American Coot's power, Sacred Kingfisher from Australasian Shoveler's power
2. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (White Stork), Nectar from American Robin's power, Eurasian Jay's power unsuccessful, Tucked Sacred Kingfisher for Wheat using Major Mitchell's Cockatoo's power
3. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (high points)
1. Egg from Bronzed Cowbird's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Baird's Sparrow for 4th egg), Sandhill Crane from White Stork's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Canada Goose, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (meant to discarded Sandhill Crane for 4th egg, but accidentally clicked past), House Sparrow from White Stork's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Canada Goose, Wheat from Spotted Towhee's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nests: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 7 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 4)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 3)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 84

• Bird Points - 41
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 11
• Nectar - 2