Wingspan Online Daily Gameplay - May 27, 2024

My Score - 101 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 23
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 7
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 1

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Chaffinch - low food cost, tuck excess birds
• Coal Tit - for more food
• Grey Teal - for more birds
• Barn Swallow - low food cost, star nest, and tucks

Food

• Nectar and Wheat - for Coal Tit

Bonus Card: Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Coal Tit in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Grey Teal and Barn Swallow), Wheat cached on Coal Tit
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
3. Play Bird - Grey Teal in Wetlands (for more birds)
4. Draw Birds - Northern Cardinal (from tray, for more food) and Southern Cassowary (from tray, for 2nd round end goal), No Wetlands birds to keep from using Grey Teal's power
5. Draw Birds - Chipping Sparrow and Killdeer (both from deck), Silvereye from using Grey Teal's power
6. Play Bird - Chipping Sparrow in Woodlands (for eggs while gaining food and to potentially later discard to play Southern Cassowary)
7. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Silvereye and Southern Cassowary), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
8. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Northern Cardinal), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Wheat cached on Coal Tit

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (1st w/ 2 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
2. Gain Food - ? from bird feeder (for Barn Swallow), Berry from Northern Caridnal's power, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
3. Play Bird - Barn Swallow in Grasslands (for tucks while laying eggs)
4. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands (for birds while laying eggs)
5. Play Bird - Silvereye in Grasslands (used 2 Rats for Nectar, for Nectar while laying eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Silverye's power, Discarded egg to draw Willet (from deck) and Tui (from tray to tuck) from Killdeer's power, Tucked Tui and drew Fish Crow (from tray, for food while laying eggs) using Barn Swallow's power
7. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (for round end goal, choose not to discard a bird and just not get the When Played benefits, but rather get far enough for 3 food in Woodlands and still get all the benefits from current birds in Woodlands when gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 3 point (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd egg), Nectar from Silverye's power, Discarded Egg to draw King Rail (from tray for another bonus card) and Pukeko (from tray to tuck) from Killdeer's power, Tucked Pukeko and drew Eurasian Magpie (from tray for round end goal and to fill Grasslands) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat (before turn)
2. Fish from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Discarded Egg to draw Red-Breasted Merganser (from deck) and Red Knot (from deck) from Killdeer's power, Tucked Red-Breasted Merganser and drew Red-Tailed Hawk (from tray) using Barn Swallow's power
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Magpie in Grasslands (for round end power and to get far enough to get 4 eggs when laying eggs)
1. Other player stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power, Gained Nectar from bird feeder
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded Egg for Nectar using Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Skipped Killdeer's power, Tucked Common Chaffinch and drew Purple Martin (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Fish from other player's Bluethroat
2. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
6. Play Bird - Red Knot in Wetlands (Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, Spotted Owl)
1. Other player stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power, Gained Worm from bird feeder

Round End: Cached 3 Wheat on Coal Tit using Eurasian Magpie's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 2 points (3rd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (Kept Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, Discarded Viticulturalist)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Skipped Killdeer's power, Tucked Purple Martin and drew Crested Pigeon (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
2. Rat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
3. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Kept Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types, Discarded Site Selection Expert)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Skipped Killdeer's power, Tucked Crested Pigeon  and drew European Honey Buzzed (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
2. Rat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
5. Play Bird - Red-Tailed Hawk in Wetlands (for Rodentologist)
1. Other player stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power, Gained Rat from bird feeder
2. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
3. Fish from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 

Round End: Cached 4 Wheat on Coal Tit using Eurasian Magpie's power

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 3 points (3rd w/ 2 sets)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Wetlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 5)