Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 20, 2024

My Score - 100 (Won)

• Bird Points - 54
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 9

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red-Capped Robin - for Forester and more food
• Hooded Warbler - for Forester
• Blue-Winged Warbler - high points, Grasslands bird

Food

• Nectar
• Worm - for Red-Capped Robin
• Wheat

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard and Tufted Titmouse (used Nectar for 2nd bird, both for Forester)
2. Play Bird - Red-Capped Robin in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Blue-Winged Warbler), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
4. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for European Honey Buzzard), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
5. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Grasslands (for round end goal, to get far enough in Grasslands to lay 2 eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Tufted Titmouse and European Honey Buzzard in Woodland (for Forester and round end power)
8. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray, for Wetlands and food while drawing birds)

Round End: Worm from Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Beak Pointing Right: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Kea (from tray, for another bonus card)
1. White-Crowned Sparrow from other player's Wilson's Snipe
2. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Wetlands (to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds and potentially get food while drawing birds)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (discarded White-Crowned Sparrow for 3rd food, for Kea and Hooded Warbler), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Eurasian Nutcracker from other player's Wilson's Snipe
5. Play Bird - Kea in Grasslands (discarded Rat and 2 Worms to draw 3 more bonus cards, Kept Grassland Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Grasslands with ascending or descending wingspans, Discarded Citizen Scientist, Breeding Manager, and Visionary Leader)
1. Egg from other player's Noisy Miner
6. Draw Birds - Hooded Crow (from tray, for Grassland Data Analyst) and Purple Gallinule (from deck), Discarded egg to gain Berry using Fish Crow's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Hollow nest for round end goal)

Round End: 2 Worms from Honey Buzzard's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Hooded Warbler in Woodlands (for Forester and round end goal)
1. Burrowing Owl from other player's Wilson's Snipe (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Worm, Fish, and 2 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Burrowing Owl for 4th food, for Hooded Crow and Purple Gallinule), Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
3. Play Bird - Purple Gallinule in Wetlands (for round end goal)
4. Draw Birds - Brown Falcon and Goldcrest (both from deck), Say's Phoebe from Purple Gallinule's power, No egg for Fish Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Noisy Miner
5. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Grasslands (for Grassland Data Analyst and round end power)
1. Other player took too long and finished against AI
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Goldcrest for 3rd egg)

Round End: 4 Worms from Honey Buzzard's power, Tucked Say's Phoebe and drew European Bee-Eater (from deck) using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 6 points (1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Nutcracker in Woodlands (for Forester)
1. Discarded egg for Nectar from other player's Lesser Frigatebird's power (before turn)
2. Egg from other player's Noisy Miner
2. Gain Food - 3 Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Brown Falcon), No Wheat for Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Worm from Red-Capped Robin's power
1. Egg from other player's Noisy Miner
3. Play Bird - Little Brown Falcon in Grasslands (for Grassland Data Analyst)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg), Little Brown Falcon's power successful (Australian Ibis tucked)
1. Eastern Rosella from other player's Wilson's Snipe
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg), Little Brown Falcon's power successful (Eastern Imperial Eagle's power tucked)

Round End: 2 Worms from Honey Buzzard's power, Tucked European Bee-Eater and Eastern Rosella drew American White Pelican and Cassin's Sparrow (from deck) using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)