Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 23, 2024

My Score - 90 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 50
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 7
• Eggs - 0
• Food on Cards - 7
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 7

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Black-Chinned Hummingbird - Grasslands bird, Berries
• Yellow-Headed Blackbird - for Wetland Scientist and eggs while drawing birds
• Tawny Frogmouth - Woodlands bird

Food

• Nectar, Worm, and Rat - for Tawny Frogmouth

Bonus Card: Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Tawny Frogmouth in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Yellow-Headed Blackbird), Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
3. Play Bird - Yellow-Headed Blackbird in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and tuck for eggs while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Black Redstart (from tray to tuck), Tucked Black Redstart to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
5. Draw Birds - King Rail (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and White-Crowned Sparrow (from tray to tuck), Tucked White-Crowned Sparrow to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Black-Chinned Hummingbird and Black-Crowned Night-Heron), Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm cached)
7. Draw Birds - Brolga (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Inca Dove (from tray to tuck), Tucked Inca Dove to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
8. Play Bird - Black-Chinned Hummingbird in Woodlands (to use Nectar and to free up an egg slot on Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (0 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for King Rail), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
2. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, Kept Behaviorist, Discarded Breeding Manager)
3. Draw Birds - Black-Tailed Godwit (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Many-Colored Fruit-Dove (from tray to tuck), Tucked Many-Colored Fruit-Dove to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from tray for Behaviorist), Killdeer (for Grasslands first column and more birds while laying eggs), and Cassin's Sparrow (discarded egg to draw, from tray to tuck), Tucked Cassin's Sparrow to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm cached)
6. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, Wildlife Gardener, Crested Pigeon)
7. Draw Birds - Hawfinch (from tray for Wildlife Gardener and Behaviorist) and Purple Martin (from tray to tuck), Tucked Purple Martin to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Hawfinch), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
2. Play Bird - Hawfinch in Woodlands (for Wildlife Gardener, Behaviorist, and more food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Killdeer and Eurasian Green Woodpecker), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
4. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Grasslands (for Behaviorist and round end goal)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (Discarded Berry for 3rd egg), Discarded egg to draw Common Loon and Greater Flamingo (from deck) using Killdeer's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 3 points (2nd w/ 9 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Nectar and 2 Fish from bird feeder (discarded Greater Flamingo for 3rd food, for Common Loon and Black-Crowned Night-Heron), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm cached)
2. Play Bird - Crested Pigeon in Grasslands (for Behaviorist)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (Discarded Brolga for 3rd egg), Skipped Killdeer's power
4. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night-Heron in Wetlands (used 2 Berries for Rat, for Wetland Scientist)
5. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)

Round End: 

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End: No Wheat for Crested Pigeon's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (0)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 6)