Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 7, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Loon - for more birds
• Black-Chinned Hummingbird - Woodlands bird for more food
• Greater Prairie-Chicken - for Prairie manager and another bonus card

Food

• Nectar - for Black-Chinned Hummingbird
• Fish and Worm - for Common Loon

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

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Black-Chinned Hummingbird in Woodland (for more food)
2. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for more birds)
3. Draw Birds - Greater Flamingo and Emu (both from deck), Common Grackle (from tray, for first round end goal) using Common Loon's power
4. Draw Birds - Red Wattlebird (from deck) and Australasian Pipit (from tray, for Prairie manager), Audouin's Gull (from tray) using Common Loon's power
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Common Grackle and Greater Prairie-Chicken), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
6. Play Bird - Common Grackle in Grasslands (for first round end goal and tuck for eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Greater Flamingo to lay egg on Common Grackle
8. Draw Birds - Mountain Bluebird and California Quail (both from deck), Cerulean Warbler (from deck) using Common Loon's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with Tucked Cards: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for California Quail), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
2. Play Bird - California Quail in Woodlands (for eggs while gaining food)
3. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Emu), Egg on California Quail, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
4. Play Bird - Emu in Woodlands (for potential Wheat)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Greater Prairie-Chicken), Wheat from Emu, Egg on California Quail, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
6. Play Bird - Greater Prairie Chicken in Grassland (Ethologist - Power Colors in any one habitat, other option was Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster Nests)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal, discarded Berry for 3rd egg), Tucked Audouin's Gull for Egg on Common Grackle

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 2 points (2nd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Cerulean Warbler), Wheat from Emu, Egg on California Quail, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
2. Draw Birds - Swainson's Hawk (from tray, for Prairie Manager) and Carrion Crow (from deck), Wood Duck (from deck) using Common Loon's power
3. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats, other option was Wetland Data Analyst - Consecutive wingspans in Wetlands)
4. Draw Birds - Wedge-Tailed Eagle (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Greater Roadrunner (from deck), Pileated Woodpecker (from deck) using Common Loon's power
5. Play Bird - Red Wattlebird in Woodlands (used 2 berries for 2nd Nectar, gained 4 Nectar)
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
6. Play Bird - Mountain Bluebird and Swainson's Hawk in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cubes on Play a Bird: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 cubes)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - 3 Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Wedge-Tailed Eagle and Australasian Pipit), Wheat from Emu, Egg on California Quail, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
2. Play Bird - Australasian Pipit in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and Ethologist and game end power)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (South Island Robin tucked), Tucked Pileated Woodpecker for Egg on Common Grackle
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Scaled Quail tucked), Tucked Wedge-Tailed Eagle for Egg on Common Grackle
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Sandhill Crane), Tucked Greater Roadrunner for Egg on Common Grackle

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 set)

Game End: 5 tucked using Australasian Pipit's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 8)

Grasslands - 8 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 109

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 18
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 16
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 12
• Nectar - 8