Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 11, 2024

My Score - 100 (Won)

• Bird Points - 52
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 17
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 8

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Osprey - for Fish while drawing birds
• Black-Billed Magpie - for Nest Box Builder and potential between turns food
• Great Horned Owl - high points, Woodlands bird

Food

• Nectar and Rat - for Great Horned Owl
• Fish - for Osprey

Bonus Card: Nest Box Builder - Birds with Hollow nests

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Fish while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - American Kestrel (from tray, for Nest Box Builder) and Black-Throated Diver (from deck), Fish from Osprey's power
3. Gain Food - Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Horned Owl)
4. Play Bird - Great Horned Owl in Woodlands (high points, to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for American Kestrel), Great Horned Owl's power unsuccessful (Common Loon)
6. Play Bird - American Kestrel in Grasslands (for Nest Box Builder)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
8. Play Bird - Black-Billed Magpie in Grasslands (for Nest Box Builder and potential between turns food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds -  Common Starling and Turkey Vulture (both from tray for Nest Box Builder), Fish from Osprey's power
2. Draw Birds -  Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Great Crested Grebe (both from tray for Nest Box Builder), Fish from Osprey's power
3. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for Nest Box Builder and potential between turns food)
1. Anna's Hummingbird from other player's American Oystercatcher
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Fish for 3rd egg, in Hollow nests for round end goal), American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
5. Play Bird - Anna's Hummingbird in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Hollow nests for round end goal), Worm from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power, American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
7. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Woodlands (for Nest Box Builder and potential between turns food) 

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 5 point (1st w/ 4 eggs)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Black-Throated Diver), Great Horned Owl's power successful (Atlantic Puffin tucked)
1. Worm from Black-Billed Magpie's power
2. Nectar from Turkey Vulture's power
3. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Black-Throated Diver in Wetlands (for 3rd and 4th round end goals)
3. Draw Birds - Eurasian Nuthatch (from tray, for round end goal) and American Coot (from deck), Barn Owl from Black-Throated Diver's power, Fish from Osprey's power
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal)
1. Nectar from other player's Silvereye
5. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Grasslands (for Nest Box Builder and round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - Clark's Grebe (from tray, for 4th round end goal and Nest Box Builder) and Eastern Screech Owl (from deck), Squacco Heron from Black-Throated Diver's power, Fish from Osprey's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Worm from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power, American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Other player took too long on the hummingbird activation and played rest of game against AI
2. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands (for round end goal and Nest Box Builder
3. Play Bird - Common Starling in Wetlands (for round end power)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Nectar from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power, No die for American Kestrel's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No die for Barn Owl's power, Nectar from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power, American Kestrel's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)

Round End: Discarded 2 Nectar, Fish, Worm, and Wheat to tuck 5 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Rat and Fish in Food Cost of Your Birds: 7 points (1st w/ 10 food cost)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4)