Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 23, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cetti's Warbler - for Wetland Data Scientist and double for 1st round end goal
• Greylag Goose - for Wetland Data Scientist
• Northern Cardinal - for more food
• Turkey Vulture - for potential between turns food

Food

• Nectar and Berry - for Northern Cardinal

Bonus Card: Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eleonora's Falcon (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
3. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (from tray, for round end power)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Cetti's Wearbler), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
6. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (for round end power)

Round End: Discarded Rat to tuck 1 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

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

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Eleonora's Falcon), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Play Bird - Eleonora's Falcon in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and potential egg while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - Pink-Eared Duck (from tray, for Wetlands Scientist) and Wilson's Storm Petrel (from deck), Eleonora's Falcon's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for more food) and Red-Headed Woodpecker (from deck), Eleonora's Falcon's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in cluster/star nests for round end goal)

Round End: No food for Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Red-Headed Woodpecker), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Play Bird - Red-Headed Woodpecker in Grasslands (for potential Wheat while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Wilson's Storm Petrel in Wetlands (for Wetland Data Scientist)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg, in cup nests for round end goal), No Wheat available for Red-Headed Woodpecker's power

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 10 eggs)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Pink-Eared Duck), Berry from Northern Cardinal's power
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
2. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power (cached Wheat)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg, in Grasslands for round end goal), Wheat from Red-Headed Woodpecker's power (cached Wheat)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
5. Play Bird - Pink Eared Duck in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye

Round End: Discarded Nectar, Worm, and Wheat to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 3 points (3rd w/ 8 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

My Score - 89 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 5