Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 16, 2024

My Score - 99 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 22
• Food on Cards -3 
• Tucked Cards - 8
• Nectar - 4

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Sprague's Pipit - for Grassland Data Analyst and another bonus card
• Grasshopper Sparrow - for Grassland Data Analyst and eggs
• Northern Gannet - Wetlands bird
• Swainson's Hawk - for Grassland Data Analyst

Food

• Nectar - for Cooper's Hawk, which I plan to draw first turn
• Fish - for Northern Gannet

Bonus Card: Grassland Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Grasslands with ascending or descending wingspans

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - Cooper's Hawk (from tray, Woodlands bird to be able to get more food)
2. Play Bird - Cooper's Hawk in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Northern Gannet), Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Splendid Fairywren tucked)
4. Play Bird - Northern Gannet in Wetlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds)
5. Draw Birds - Spotted Owl (from tray, for another bonus card) and Regent Bowerbird (from tray, for Grassland Data Specialist), Northern Gannet's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
6. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Sprague's Pipit and Spotted Owl), Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Wilson's Snipe tucked)
7. Play Bird - Grasshopper Sparrow in Grasslands (for Grassland Data Specialist and more eggs)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (one in Wetlands for round end goal), Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - House Sparrow (from tray, for Grasslands Data Specialist) and Great Tit (from tray, for more food), Northern Gannet's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Tit), Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Hawfinch tucked)
3. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (for more food)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for House Sparrow), Nectar from bird feeder using Great Tit's power, Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Rose-Breasted Grosbeak tucked)
5. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Grassland Data Specialist)
6. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Kept Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, other option was Citizen Scientist - Birds with tucked cards)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (one in Cluster nests for round end goal), Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power

Round End: No Wheat for House Sparrow's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 3 point (tied for 1st w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Willet (from tray, for Wetland Scientist) and American Kestrel (from deck), Northern Gannet's power successful w/ 1 die (Fish cached)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (discarded Regent Bowerbird for 3rd food, for Sprague's Pipit and American Kestrel), Nectar from bird feeder using Great Tit's power, Cooper's Hawk's power successful (European Goldfinch tucked)
3. Play Bird - Sprague's Pipit in Grasslands (for Grasslands Data Analyst, Kept Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands, other option was Site Selection Expert - pair or trio of nest types in columns)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (American Kestrel and Swainson's Hawk), Fish from bird feeder using Great Tit's power, Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Audouin's Gull)
5. Play Bird - American Kestrel in Grasslands (for Grassland Data Analyst)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, American Kestrel's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power

Round End: No Wheat for House Sparrow's power

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 2 points (tied for 3rd w/ 1 column)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Swainson's Hawk in Grasslands (for Grassland Data Analyst)
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Eleonora's Falcon), American Kestrel's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached), Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Black Tern tucked), No dice for American Kestrel's power, Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Mourning Dove tucked), No dice for American Kestrel's power, Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Gould's Finch), American Kestrel's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached), Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power

Round End: No Wheat for House Sparrow's power

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 7 points (1st w/ 4 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 2 points (2nd w/ 6)

Wetlands - 0 points (0)