Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 28, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Mute Swan - for Diet Specialist
• Eastern Rosella - for Diet Specialist and food while laying eggs
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow - for potential between turns food

Food

• Nectar - for Eastern Rosella
• Worm and Wheat - for Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Bonus Card: Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Woodlands (for potential between turns food and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
1. Loggerhead Shrike from other player's American Oystercatcher
2. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Eastern Rosella)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Play Bird - Eastern Rosella in Grasslands (for Diet Specialist and food while laying eggs)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (for Diet Specialist and to tuck while drawing birds)
6. Draw Birds - Plains-Wanderer (from tray, for another bonus card) and Mallard (from deck), Tucked Mallard to draw Gray Catbird (from deck) using Mute Swan's power
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
7. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Gray Catbird)
8. Play Bird - Gray Catbird in Grasslands (used 2 Wheat for Worm in food cost,for Diet Specialist, to copy Eastern Rosella's power, and another bonus card when I eventually play Plains-Wanderer)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 0points (0 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - House Sparrow (from tray, to discard and tuck with excess Wheat) and Ring-Billed Gull (from deck), Tucked Dickcissel to draw Black Swimmer (from deck) using Mute Swan's power
1. Dickcissel from other player's Spotted Sandpiper (before turn)
2. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (before turn)
3. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Berry from other Player's Count Raggi's Bird-of-Paradise
2. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for round end power)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Wheat for 3rd and 4th eggs, in Grasslands for round end goal), Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
4. Play Bird - Loggerhead Shrike in Grasslands (for potential between turns cached Rats, nest type for 3rd round end goal, to get far enough to lay 3 eggs, and another bonus card for when I play Plains-Wanderer)
1. Rufous Night-Heron from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Fish from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wheat for 4th eggs, in Grasslands for round end goal), Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
6. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetlands (for 4th round end goal and tucks while drawing birds)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power

Round End: Discarded 5 Wheat to tuck 5 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 8 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Rufous-Night Heron in Wetlands (for 4th round end goal and 3rd bird to maximize Mute Swan's tucks if have enough birds to use)
1. House Finch from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Great Crested Grebe (from tray to tuck), Violet-Green Swallow (from tray to tuck) and Little Owl (used Nectar for 3rd bird, from deck), Rufous-Night Heron's power successful (Red-Winged Parrot tucked), Tucked Great Crested Grebe and drew Downy Woodpecker (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power, Tucked Downy Woodpecker, Little Own, and Violet-Green Swallow to draw Cetti's Warbler (from tray) using Mute Swan's power
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Dunnock from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Fish from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
4. Play Bird - House Finch in Wetlands (for 3rd and 4th round end goals, and tucks when drawing birds)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Rat cached on Loggerhead Shrike
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Dunnock for 4th egg, in cup nest for round end goal), Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Red Kite from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
6. Play Bird - Plains-Wanderer in Grasslands (Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck power)

Round End: Discarded 5 Wheat to tuck 5 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 6 points (1st w/ 10 eggs)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - South Island Robin, Eurasian Magpie, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, and Willet (used egg for 4th bird, all from deck), Tucked Willet and drew Red-Headed Woodpecker (from deck) using House Finch's power, Rufous-Night Heron's power unsuccessful (Chipping Sparrow), Tucked Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, and drew Brown Falcon (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power, Tucked South Island Robin, Eurasian Magpie, and Red Kite to draw Kelp Gull (from deck) using Mute Swan's power
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
3. Play Bird - Cetti's Warbler in Wetlands (for round end goal)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Rat cached on Loggerhead Shrike
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Nectar and Wheat from copying Eastern Rosella's power using Gray Catbird's power, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
5. Play Red-Headed Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Diet Specialist)

Round End: Discarded 5 Wheat to tuck 5 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 7 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rdw/ 8)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 8)

My Score - 130 (Won)

• Bird Points - 49
• Bonus Cards - 14
• End of Round Goals - 18
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 27
• Nectar - 6