Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - April 8, 2024

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Collared-Dove - for 4th round end goal and tuck if excess food
• Peregrine Falcon - Grasslands bird with brown power
• Wilson's Snipe - for more birds

Food

• Worm for Wilson's Snipe
• Rat for Peregrine Falcon

Bonus Card: Forest Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Woodlands with ascending or descending wingspans

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for more birds)
2. Draw Birds - American Robin (from tray, Woodlands bird) and Eastern Imperial Eagle (from deck), Ruff from Wilson's Snipe's power
3. Play Bird - American Robin in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Peregrine Falcon), Tucked Ruff to draw Eleonora's Falcon (from deck) using American Robin's power
5. Play Bird - Peregrine Falcon in Grasslands (to get far enough for 2 eggs )
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Peregrine Falcon's power successful (Tucked Western Tanager)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Woodlands for round end goal), Peregrine Falcon's power unsuccessful (Bonelli's Eagle)
1. Kea from other player's Savi's Warbler
8. Draw Birds - Korimako and Eurasian Nuthatch (both from deck), White-Throated Swift from Wilson's Snipe's power

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Wood Duck), Tucked White-Throated Swift to draw Wood Duck (from tray) using American Robin's power
1. Noisy Miner from other player's Savi's Warbler
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Wood Duck and Eurasian Collared-Dove), Tucked Eurasian Nuthatch to draw European Goldfinch (from deck) using American Robin's power
1. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo from other player's Savi's Warbler
3. Play Bird - Wood Duck in Woodlands (for birds while gaining food and Forest Data Analyst)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Peregrine Falcon's power unsuccessful (Double-Breasted Cormorant)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Eleonora's Falcon and Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo), Australian Owlet-Nightjar and Corsican Nuthatch from Wood Duck's power, Tucked Korimako to draw European Robin (from deck) using American Robin's power, Discarded European Robin
1. Squacco Heron from other player's Savi's Warbler
6. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Squacco Heron for 3rd food, for Kea), Bronzed Cowbird and Eurasian Green Woodpecker from Wood Duck's power, Tucked Corsican Nuthatch to draw Emu (from tray) using American Robin's power, Discarded Eurasian Green Woodpecker
7. Play Bird - Kea in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst, discarded Nectar for 2nd bonus, Kept Falconer - Birds with Predator power, Discarded Site Selection Expert - Columns with pair or trio of matching nest types)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Eleonora's Falcon in Wetlands (for round end goal and Falconer)
1. Australian Zebra Finch from other player's Savi's Warbler (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (used Australian Zebra Finch, Bronzed Cowbird, and Noisy Miner for food cost, for round end goal and Falconer)
3. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo), White-Faced Heron and Red-Necked Avocet from Wood Duck's power, Tucked Red-Necked Avocet to draw Spotted Owl (from deck) using American Robin's power, Discarded Emu
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Spotted Owl), Common Starling and Yellow-Billed Cuckoo from Wood Duck's power, Tucked Yellow-Billed Cuckoo to draw Black Redstart (from deck) using American Robin's power, Discarded Black Redstart
5. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (for Forest Data Analyst and round end goal, Ethologist - Different power colors in one habitat, other option was Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Nectar for 3rd egg), Peregrine Falcon's power successful (Tucked Common Blackbird)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Rats and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 8 food cost)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo in Woodlands (used Fish and Wheat for Berry in food cost, for Forest Data Analyst and Nectar when gaining food)
1. Gould's Finch from other player's Savi's Warbler
2. Gain Food - 2 Worms, Rat, and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Owlet-Nightjar, Common Starling, and Gould's Finch), Tucked European Goldfinch for Nectar using Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo's power, American Woodcock and White-Bellied Sea-Eagle from Wood Duck's power, Tucked White-Bellied Sea-Eagle to draw Blue Jay (from deck) using American Robin's power, Discarded Blue Jay
1. Anhinga from other player's Savi's Warbler
3. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands (for Ethologist and round end power)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Builder Nests for round end goal, discarded Eurasian Collared-Dove and American Woodcock for 3rd and 4th eggs), Peregrine Falcon's power successful (Tucked Snow Bunting)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Eurasian Gould's Finch and Anhinga for 3rd and 4th eggs), Peregrine Falcon's power unsuccessful (Blyth's Hornbill)

Round End: Discarded Nectar, 2 Worms, and Rat to tuck 4 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nests: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4 eggs)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 115

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 20
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 19
• Nectar - 7