Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 13, 2024

My Score - 107 (Won)

• Bird Points - 41
• Bonus Cards - 22
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 18
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 5

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• California Quail - for another bonus card
• Wilson's Snipe - for more birds
• North Island Brown Kiwi - for another bonus card

Food

• Nectar - to discard for bird on first turn
• Worm and Wheat - for Eurasian Tree Sparrow (plan to draw first turn)

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a tuck power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Tree Sparrow (from tray, for potential between turns Wheat) and Eastern Bluebird (used Nectar for 2nd bird, from tray, for 1st and 2nd round end goals)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Grasslands (for potential between turns Wheat)
3. Play Bird - California Quail in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food, Kept Site Selection Expert, Discarded Citizen Scientist)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Wheat from other player's Red Crossbill
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Eastern Bluebird)
5. Gain Food -  Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for North Island Brown Kiwi)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Eastern Bluebird and North Island Brown Kiwi in Grasslands (for round end goal, discarded Site Selection Expert, Kept Behaviorist and Nest Box Builder, Discarded Viticulturalist and Forest Data Analyst)
8. Gain Food - 2 Worms (for Wilson's Snipe)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for Behaviorist and more birds)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (from tray, for Bird Counter and Behaviorist) and White-Breasted Woodswallow (from tray, for Behaviorist and 3rd and 4th round end goals), Red-Necked Avocet from Wilson's Snipe's power
3. Draw Birds - Belted Kingfisher (from tray, for Behaviorist) and White-Breasted Nuthatch (from tray, for Behaviorist and Nest Box Builder), White-Throated Dipper from Wilson's Snipe's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Wheat for 3rd and 4th eggs)
5. Play Bird - White-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for Behaviorist and Nest Box Builder)
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Fish from bird feeder (for Eurasian Collared-Dove and Belted Kingfisher), Wheat from supply cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
7. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (for Bird Counter, Behaviorist, and round end goal)

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

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

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Belted Kingfisher in Wetlands (for Behaviorist, Nest Box Builder, and potential between turns Fish)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power (before turn)
2. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
2. Draw Birds - Purple Martin (from tray, for Nest Box Builder and Bird Counter) and Common Chaffinch (from tray, for Bird Counter), Pacific Duck from Wilson Snipe's power
1. Rat from other player's Black-Shouldered Kite
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded White-Throated Dipper for 4th egg)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Play Bird - Pacific Black Duck in Wetlands (for round end goal, Nest Box Builder, and Behaviorist)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for White-Breasted Woodswallow), Wheat from supply cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
6. Play Bird - White-Breasted Woodswallow in Grasslands (for round end goal, 5 eggs)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power

Round End: Skipped Eurasian Collared-Dove's power

Round End Goal - Birds Worth 3 or fewer points: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Woodlands (for Bird Counter and Behaviorist)
1. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
2. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Purple Martin in Wetlands (for Bird Counter and Behaviorist)
1. Other player took too long and finished against AI
2. Egg from other player's Lazuli Bunting
3. Draw Birds - Grey Shrikethrush, Eleonora's Falcon, and Carolina Chickadee (from tray, for Bird Counter), Tucked Red-Necked Avocet and drew Hooded Crow (from deck) using Purple Martin's power, Australian Zebra Finch from Wilson Snipe's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Wetlands for Pacific Black Duck's game end power)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs
1. Wheat from other player's Red Crossbill
2. 
   

Round End: Discarded 3 Fish, Worm, and Rat to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg:: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 birds)

Game End: 5 eggs on Pacific Black Duck

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (0)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)