Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 17, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Painted Bunting - for another bonus card
• Spotted Owl - for Forester and another bonus card
• Plains-Wanderer - for another bonus card
• Grey Butcherbird - Wetlands bird

Food

• Nectar and Rat - for Spotted Owl

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Cooper's Hawk (from tray, for Forester)
2. Play Bird - Cooper's Hawk (for Forester and to get far enough in Woodlands for more 2 food)
3. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Grey Butcherbird), Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Canada Goose)
4. Play Bird - Grey Butcherbird in Wetlands (to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds)
5. Draw Birds - Hooded Warbler (from tray, for Forester) and Red-Breasted Merganser (from deck), Grey Butcherbird's power successful (Tucked Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise and Cached Rat)
6. Draw Birds - Sacred Kingfisher (from tray, for potential between turns food) and Wedge-Tailed Eagle (from tray, high points), Grey Butcherbird's power successful (Tucked Grasshopper Sparrow and Cached Rat)
7. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Sacred Kingfisher and Wedge-Tailed Eagle), Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Tucked Loggerhead Shrike)
8. Play Bird - Sacred Kingfisher in Grasslands (for potential between turns food and to get far enough in Grasslands for 2 eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 0 points (2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - American Redstart (from tray, for Forester) and White-Breasted Woodswallow (from deck), Grey Butcherbird's power successful (Tucked Australian Owlet-Nightjar and Cached Rat)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for American Redstart), Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Snowy Owl)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
4. Play Bird - American Redstart in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Play Bird - Wedge-Tailed Eagle in Wetlands (for round end goal)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Fish from Sacred Kingfisher's power
7. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Merganser in Wetlands (for round end goal)

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Painted Bunting), Worm from bird feeder using American Redstart's power, Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Tucked Coal Tit)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power (before turn)
2. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less, other option was Food Web Expert - Birds that only eat Worms)
3. Draw Birds - American Redstart (from tray, for Passerine Specialist and for Grasslands for Plains-Wanderer's power) and Rufous Owl (from deck), Pacific Black Duck and Kereru from Red-Breasted Merganser's power (discarded Pacific Black Duck, Wedge-Tailed Eagle's power unsuccessful (Red-Backed Fairywren, Grey Butcherbird's power successful (Tucked Black-Chinned Hummingbird and Cached Rat)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Kereru for 3rd egg)
5. Play Bird - House Wren and White-Breasted Woodswallow in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist and Plains-Wanderer, laid 4 eggs)
6. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Hooded Warbler and Spotted Owl), Worm from bird feeder using American Redstart's power, Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Tucked Red-Cockaded Woodpecker)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Plains-Wanderer), Nectar from bird feeder using American Redstart's power, Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Ring-Billed Gull)
2. Play Bird - Plains-Wanderer in Grasslands (Kept Wildlife Gardener - Birds with Cup nests)
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
3. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Rodentologist - Birds that wat Rats, other option was Bird Counter - Bird with a Tuck power)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Cluster nests for round end goal)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Play Bird - Rufous Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist)

Round End: none

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

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 4)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 23
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 3
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 7
• Nectar - 3