Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 10, 2024

My Score - 110 (Won)

• Bird Points - 53
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 19
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 8
• Nectar - 10

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Anna's Hummingbird - for food while drawing birds
• Savannah's Sparrow - for 1st and 2nd round end goals

Food

• Nectar
• Worm and Rat - for Swainson's Hawk, which I plan to draw first turn
• Wheat - for Savannah's Sparrow

Bonus Card: Platform Builder - Birds with Builder nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Black Vulture (from tray, for Woodlands and potential between turns food) and Swainson's Hawk (discarded Nectar for 2nd food, from tray, for Platform Builder)
2. Play Bird - Black Vulture in Woodlands (for potential between turns food and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Play Bird -Anna's Hummingbird in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Southern Cassowary and White-Crowned Sparrow (both from deck), Nectar from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (discarded White-Crowned Sparrow for 2nd egg)
6. Play Bird - Savannah's Sparrow and Swainson's Hawk in Grasslands (for round end goal and Builder Nest)
7. Draw Birds - Budgerigar (from tray, for round end goal) and Great Blue Heron (from deck), Nectar from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power
8. Play Bird - Budgerigar in Woodlands (for round end goal and tucks while gaining food)

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Pileated Woodpecker (from tray, for eggs while gaining food) and Magpie-Lark (from tray, for game end power), Nectar from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power
2. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Pileated Woodpecker), Tucked Carolina Chickadee from tray using Budgerigar's power
3. Draw Birds - Wilson's Snipe (from tray, for more birds) and Australian Ibis (from deck), Nectar from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Spangled Drongo tucked)
   
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
5. Play Bird - Pileated Woodpecker in Woodlands (for eggs while drawing birds)
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Southern Cassowary), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Tucked Dark-Eyed Junco from tray using Budgerigar's power
7. Play Bird - Discarded Black Vulture to play Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (for round end goal, 4 eggs and 2 Berries)

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Blue Heron), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Tucked Eurasian Tree Sparrow from tray using Budgerigar's power
2. Play Bird - Great Blue Heron and Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for Platform Builder and round end goal)
3. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Ibis and Magpie-Lark), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Tucked Eastern Bluebird from tray using Budgerigar's power
4. Play Bird - Australian Ibis in Grasslands (for Platform Builder, round end goal, and birds while laying eggs)
5. Play Bird - Magpie-Lark in Grasslands (for game end power and to get far enough for 3 eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Spotted Sandpiper from Australian Ibis' power, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Cetti's Warbler tucked)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 columns)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - European Turtle Dove (from tray, for Platform Builder and another bonus card) and Red-Eyed Vireo (from deck), Prothonotary Warbler from Wilson's Snipes power, Worm from bird feeder using Anna's Hummingbird's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Prothonotary Warbler for 3rd food, for European Turtle Dove), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Tucked American Robin from tray using Budgerigar's power
1. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
3. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and European Turtle Dove in Woodlands (for Platform Builder, Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands, drew Black-Shouldered Kite from tray)
1. Wheat from other player's Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
4. Gain Food - 2 Rats, Wheat, and Nectar from bird feeder (for Red Shouldered Hawk and Nectar for egg or playing Spotted Sandpiper), 2 eggs from Pileated Woodpecker's power, Tucked Lincoln's Sparrow from tray using Budgerigar's power
5. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 7 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Game End: Played Black-Shouldered Kite in Grasslands (for Platform Builder and Prairie Manager) using Magpie-Lark's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 9)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)