Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 26, 2024

My Score - 111 (Won)

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 26
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 9 
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 8

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Silvereye - for Site Selection Expert and Nectar while drawing birds
• Say's Phoebe - for Site Selection Expert
• Black-Billed Magpie  - for Site Selection Expert

Food

• Nectar, Berry, and Worm - for Eurasian Golden Oriole, which I plan to draw first turn

Bonus Card: Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for Site Selection Expert, and more food)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and more food)
3. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Silvereye and Black-Billed Magpie)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Silvereye and Say's Phoebe)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Silvereye in Wetlands (for Nectar while drawing birds)
6. Draw Birds - Kakapo and Roseate Spoonbill (both from tray, for Site Selection Expert and bonus cards), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
7. Draw Birds - California Condor (from tray, for Site Selection Expert and bonus card) and Short-Toed Treecreeper (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
8. Play Bird - Say's Phoebe in Grasslands (for round end goal and Site Selection Expert, 3 eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Magpie (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Northern Cardinal (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
2. Play Bird - Black-Billed Magpie in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and potential between turns food)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Play Bird - California Condor in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal, Kept Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, Discarded Passerine Specialist)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Roseate Spoonbill)
5. Play Bird - Roseate Spoonbill in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal, Kept Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, Discarded Breeding Manager)
1. Spangled Drongo from other player's Canvasback
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Spangled Drongo for 3rd egg)
7. Play Bird - Eurasian Magpie in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and round end power)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power

Round End: Cached 2 Berries on Eurasian Magpie

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 5 point (1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Ruff (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Greylag Goose (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
2. Play Bird - Ruff in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert, round end power, and to get far enough in Grasslands for 3 eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Short-Toed Treecreeper for 4th egg)
1. Chessnut-Collared Longspur from other player's Canvasback
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Greylag Goose and Chestnut-Collared Longspur)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Draw Birds - White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Common Chaffinch (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
6. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Round End: Cached 2 Berries on Eurasian Magpie, Tucked Common Chaffinch, Northern Cardinal, and drew Chesnut-Collared Longspur and drew Cedar Waxwing, American Bittern, and Ferruginous Hawk (all from deck) using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Kakapo in Woodlands (used 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost, for Site Selection Expert and game end power)
2. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Cedar Waxwing for 3rd food, for White-Bellied Sea-Eagle)
3. Play Bird - White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg)

Round End: Cached 5 Berries on Eurasian Magpie, Tucked American Bittern and Ferruginous Hawk drew Major Mitchell's Cockatoo and Greta Tit using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds with No Eggs: 4 points (2nd w/ 9 birds)

Game End: Kept Platform Builder from Kakapo's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)