Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 15, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Burrowing Owl - for Prairie Manager
• Crested Pigeon - for Prairie Manager
• Greater Prairie-Chicken - for Prairie Manager
• Australasian Pipit - for Prairie Manager
• Grey Shrikethrush - Woodlands bird for more food

Food

• Nectar - for Grey Shrikethrush

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

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Grey Shrikethrush in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Draw Bird - American Bittern (from tray, high points for Wetlands and more birds)
3. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Burrowing Owl and Australian Pipit), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (kept 2 Rats)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Crested Pigeon), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Cached Rat)
5. Play Bird - Burrowing Owl in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and round end goal)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
7. Play Bird - Crested Pigeon in Grasslands in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and round end goal)
8. Play Bird - Australian Pipit in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for American Bittern and Greater Prairie Chicken), Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
2. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for American Bittern and Greater Prairie Chicken), Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
3. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands (for more birds)
4. Draw Birds - Trumpeter Swan and Eurasian Nutcracker (both from tray for 3rd round end goal), Little Penguin from American Bittern's power
5. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Greater-Prairie Chicken), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Kept Rat)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Rat and Nectar for 3rd and 4th eggs, in Builder Nest for round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
7. Play Bird - Greater Prairie-Chicken in Grasslands (? - ?, other option was Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 5 point (1st w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Trumpeter Swan), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Kept 2 Rats)
2. Play Bird - Trumpeter Swan in Wetlands (for round end goal)
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch), Grey Shrikethrush's power successful (Kept Rat)
1. Tufted Titmouse from other player's Pygmy Goose
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Tufted Titmouse for 4th egg, in Cluster Nest for 4th round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power successful w/ 4 dice (Rat cached)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Rat for 4th egg, in Cluster Nest for 4th round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 4 points (1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Little Bustard (from tray, for bonus card and another tuck from Australasian Pipit's power) and Bell's Vireo (from deck), Lazuli Bunting (from deck) from American Bittern's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Little Penguin and Little Bustard), Skipped Eurasian Nuthatch's power, Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
1. Eastern Phoebe from other player's Pygmy Goose
3. Gain Food - 2 Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Little Penguin), Skipped Eurasian Nuthatch's power, Grey Shrikethrush's power unsuccessful
4. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspands 30 cm or less, Egg)
5. Play Bird - Little Penguin in Wetlands (for Mechanical Engineer)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 3 points (3rd w/ 6 eggs)

Game End: No Wheat for Crested Pigeon's power, 5 Tucked using Australasian Pipit's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (1st w/ 1)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 99

• Bird Points - 50
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 4