Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 8, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Rainbow Lorikeet - for more food
• Kelp Gull - for 2nd round end goal
• Prothonotary Warbler - high points
• Little Penguin - high points and star nest

Food

• Nectar and Berry for Rainbow Lorikeet

Bonus Card: Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Rainbow Lorikeet in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Little Penguin), Discarded Nectar for Worm and Wheat using Rainbow Lorikeet's power
3. Draw Bird - Chestnut-Collared Longspur (from tray, for Grasslands, round end goal, and another bonus card)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Chestnut-Collared Longspur and Prothonotary Warbler), Discarded Nectar for Rat and Nectar using Rainbow Lorikeet's power
5. Play Bird - Chestnut-Collared Longspur in Grasslands (Oologist - Birds that have at least one egg laid on them, other option was Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65cm)
6. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Prothonotary Warbler and Little Penguin), No Nectar for Rainbow Lorikeet's power
7. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (high points, for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 1 point (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Bluethroat (high points and more food) and Brown Pelican (from tray, for nest type and fish)
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Bluethroat), No Nectar for Rainbow Lorikeet's power
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Bluethroat and Little Penguin), Discarded Nectar for 2 Nectar using Rainbow Lorikeet's power
4. Play Bird - Bluethroat in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs and round end goal)
5. Play Bird - Little Penguin in Wetlands (for round end goal)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Rat for 3rd egg), Fish from Bluethroat's power
7. Draw Birds - Griffon Vulture (from tray, for nest type) and Gray Catbird (from tray, for nest type), Little Penguin's power successful (3 Fish cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Bluethroat's power
2. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for Gray Catbird and Brown Pelican), Discarded Nectar for Nectar and Rat using Rainbow Lorikeet's power
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Gray Catbird and Kelp Gull), Discarded Nectar for Worm and Nectar using Rainbow Lorikeet's power
4. Play Bird - Gray Catbird in Woodlands (for nest type and round end goals)
5. Play Bird - Griffon Vulture in Grasslands (for nest type and round end power)
6. Play Bird - Brown Pelican in Wetlands (for nest type, gain 3 Fish)

Round End: 3 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Berry and Wheat in Food Cost of Your Birds: 3 points (2nd w/ 8 food cost)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm, Rat, and Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Kelp Gull for another reset to get Nectar for other bird's powers), Discarded Nectar for 2 Nectar using Gray Catbird to copt Rainbow Lorikeet's power. Discarded Nectar for 2 Nectar using Rainbow Lorikeet's power
2. Draw Birds - Cockatiel and Black-Tailed Godwit (both from deck),  Little Penguin's power successful (3 Fish cached)
3. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them, European Turtle Dove)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded 2 Nectar for 3rd and 4th eggs, all on Bluethroat for Breeding Manager), Wheat from Bluethroat's power
5. Play Bird - European Turtle Dove in Woodlands (used 2 Fish for 2nd Wheat in food cost, for round end goal, Diet Specialist - Bird with a food cost of 3 food, Egg)

Round End: 3 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 columns)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 10)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 105

• Bird Points - 48
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 4
• Food on Cards - 12
• Tucked Cards - 0
• Nectar - 15

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 7, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Barred Owl - for Nest Box Builder
• Brown Falcon - Grasslands bird
• Australasian Shelduck - for Nest Box Builder

Food

• Nectar and Worm for Australasian Shelduck
• Rat for Barred Owl

Bonus Card: Nest Box Builder - Birds with Hollow Nests

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - White-Backed Woodpecker (from tray, for Nest Box Builder and more food)
2. Play Bird - White-Backed Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Nest Box Builder and more food)
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australasian Shelduck and Brown Falcon), Nectar from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
4. Draw Bird - Eastern Rosella (from tray, for Nest Box Builder and more food)
5. Play Bird - Eastern Rosella in Grasslands (for Nest Box Builder and food while laying eggs
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
7. Play Bird - Australasian Shelduck in Wetlands (for Nest Box Builder and more birds)
8. Draw Birds - Northern Goshawk and Kelp Gull (both from tray, high points), Red-Backed Fairywren from Australian Shelduck's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - No Goal

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Pied-Billed Grebe (from deck) and Wood Stork (from tray, for another bonus card), Rainbow Lorikeet from Australian Shelduck's power
2. Play Bird - Brown Falcon in Grasslands (for potential tuck while laying eggs)
1. Wheat from other player's Galah
3. Draw Birds - Indigo Bunting (from tray, for food while laying eggs) and Snowy Owl (from tray, for another bonus card), Downy Woodpecker from Australian Shelduck's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal, discarded Pied-Billed Grebe for 3rd egg), Brown Falcon's power successful (Willet), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
5. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Snowy Owl and Indigo Bunting), Nectar from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
6. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Wetlands (Citizen Scientist - Birds with tucked cards, Chestnut-Collared Longspur from tray for another bonus card)
7. Play Bird - Indigo Bunting in Grasslands (for potential food while laying eggs)
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
8. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal, discarded Rainbow Lorikeet and Worm for 3rd and 4th eggs), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Brown Falcon's power successful (Sacred Kingfisher), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Berry from other player's Common Nightingale

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 2 points (2nd w/ 6 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Chestnut-Collared Longspur in Grasslands (Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, other option was Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Brown Falcon's power successful (Eastern Kingbird), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Brown Falcon's power successful (Eurasian Jay), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
4. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager, Rodentologist - Birds that eat rats, other option was Viticulturalist - Birds that eat berries)
5. Play Bird - Red-Backed Fairywren in Grasslands (for Nest Box Builder and to get far enough in Grasslands to lay 4 eggs)
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), No worm or berry available for Indigo Bunting's power, Brown Falcon's power unsuccessful (Black-Billed Magpie), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
7. Play Bird - Kelp Gull in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and to draw more birds)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 3 points (2nd w/ 9 eggs)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Northern Bobwhite, Golden Eagle, and Pacific Black Duck (all from deck), Skipped Kelp Gull's power, Canvasback from Australian Shelduck's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Downy Woodpecker (for Nest Box Builder) and Northern Goshawk(for Rodentologist, used Northern Bobwhite and Pacific Black Duck for food cost)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No worm or berry available for Indigo Bunting's power, Brown Falcon's power unsuccessful (Black Noddy), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Barred Owl in Woodlands (for Nest Box Builder and Rodentologist)
1. Nectar from other player's Common Nightingale
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No worm or berry available for Indigo Bunting's power, Brown Falcon's power unsuccessful (Lewin's Honeyeater), Nectar and Wheat from Eastern Rosella's power
6. Play Bird - Golden Eagle in Wetlands (for Rodentologist)
1. Berry from other player's Common Nightingale

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End: Egg from Red-Backed Fairywren's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 9)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 116

• Bird Points - 63
• Bonus Cards - 22
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 12
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 5

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 6, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Rose-Breasted Grosbeak - for more food
• White-Throated Swift - for Food Web Expert
• Grey Teal - for 1st round end goal
• Say's Phoebe -for food web expert

Food

• Nectar and Wheat for Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Bonus Card: Food Web Expert - Birds that eat only Worms

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Nectar from bird feeder (for Rose-Breasted Grosbeak)
2. Play Bird - Rose-Breasted Grosbeak in Woodlands (for more food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder (for Grey Teal and White-Throated Swift), Wheat from bird feeder using Rose-Breasted Grosbeak's power
4. Play Bird - Grey Teal in Wetlands (for round end goal and more birds)
5. Draw Birds - Red Crossbill (from tray, high points, for more food) and Bonelli's Eagle (from deck), Black-Chinned Hummingbird from Grey Teal's power
6. Play Bird - Black-Chinned Hummingbird in Grasslands (for Berry while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Grey Teal for round end goal), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Grey Teal for round end goal), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Abbott's Booby (from tray, for another bonus card) and Savi's Warbler (from deck), Bushtit from Grey Teal's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder (for Red Crossbill), Wheat from bird feeder using Rose-Breasted Grosbeak's power
3. Play Bird - Red Crossbill in Woodlands (for more food)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder (for Bushtit), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, No Berry or Wheat available for Rose-Breasted Grosbeak's power
5. Play Bird - Bushtit in Wetlands (star nest for other player's Pileated Woodpecker's power and eggs while drawing birds)
6. Gain Food - 2 Nectars from bird feeder (for Abbott's Booby), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, Wheat from bird feeder using Rose-Breasted Grosbeak's power
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
7. Play Bird - Abbott's Booby in Wetlands (Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats and Forest Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in Woodlands with ascending or descending wingspans, Discarded Food Web Expert and Large Bird Specialist)
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 2 points (2nd w/ 7 food)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Red-Eyed Vireo (from tray, for Forest Data Analyst) and White-Backed Woodpecker (from deck), Tucked White-Throated Swift for egg on Bushtit, Brown Falcon from Grey Teal's power
2. Play Bird - Brown Falcon in Grasslands (for Bird Bander)
3. Draw Birds - American Robin and American Goldfinch (both from deck), Tucked American Goldfinch for egg on Bushtit, No Wetlands bird for Grey Teal's power
4. Play Bird - American Robin in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and to tuck while laying eggs)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry and Wheat for 2 eggs, in Woodlands for round end goal), Tucked White-Backed Woodpecker to draw Wedge-Tailed Eagle (from deck) using American Robin's power, Brown Falcon's power successful (Superb Lyrebird), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
6. Gain Food - Rat and 2 Worms from bird feeder (discarded Savi's Warbler for 3rd food, for Wedge-Tailed Eagle and Say's Phoebe), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power, Wheat from bird feeder using Rose-Breasted Grosbeak's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Tree Sparrow (from tray, for Forest Data Analyst), Snowy Egret (from deck) and Little Penguin (discarded egg for 3rd bird, from deck), Skipped Bushtit's power, Eurasian Hobby from Grey Teal's power
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker (before turn)
2. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Snowy Egret to draw White-Crowned Sparrow (for Forest Data Analyst), Brown Falcon's power unsuccessful (House Sparrow), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
3. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and White-Crowned Sparrow in Grasslands (for Forest Data Analyst)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
4. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Wetlands (used Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Penguin, and Wedge-Tailed Eagle for food cost, for Bird Bander, for Bird Bander and round end goal)
5. Play Bird - Say's Phoebe in Grasslands (7 eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds Worth more than 4 points: 4 points (2nd w/ 6 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 5)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 0)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 99

• Bird Points - 49
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 9
• Nectar - 7

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 5, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Rainbow Lorikeet - for Viticultralist and more food
• Black Tern - low food cost for Wetlands and star nest for 4th round end goal
• Eurasian Collared-Dove - for Viticultralist and round end power

Food

• Nectar and Berry for Rainbow Lorikeet
• Wheat for Eurasian Collared-Dove

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Northern Cardinal (from tray, for Viticulturalist and more Berries)
2. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal (for Viticulturalist and Berries)
3. Draw Birds - Atlantic Puffin (from tray, high points, for another bonus card)
4. Gain Food - Fish and Worm from bird feeder (for Atlantic Puffin and Black Tern), Berry from Northern Cardinal
1. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - Egg
1. Fish from other player's Hummingbird
6. Play Bird - Rainbow Lorikeet (for Viticulturalist and more food)
7. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Atlantic Puffin), No Nectar for Rainbow Lorikeet's power, Berry from Northern Cardinal
8. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, other option was Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 7 food cost) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Emu (from tray, for Viticulturalist) and Carrion Crow (from deck)
2. Draw Birds - Eastern Screen Owl (from tray, for Rodentologist) and Lesser Whitethroat (from deck)
3. Draw Birds - Abbott's Booby (from tray, for another bonus card) and Sacred Kingfisher (from deck)
4. Play Bird - Sacred Kingfisher in Grasslands (for between turns power and Rodentologist)
1. Fish from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Worm from Sacred Kingfisher's power
6. Play Bird - Lesser Whitethroat in Grasslands (for round end power)
1. Worm from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
7. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist and Lesser Whitethroat's round end power)
1. Fish from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
2. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Round End: 3 eggs in Woodlands from Lesser Whitethroat's power

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 2 points (2nd w/ 8 food)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Bonnelli's Eagle and Brown Falcon (both from tray for Rodentologist)
1. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Nectar from other player's Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
3. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
2. Draw Birds - Pheasant Coucal (from tray, for Rodentologist and between turns power) and Superb Lyrebird (from deck)
3. Play Bird - Pheasant Coucal in Grasslands (for Rodentologist and between turns power)
1. Another player took too long, Decided to finish against AI
2. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
4. Play Bird - Abbott's Booby (Falconer - Birds with a Predator Power, Discarded Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them and Large Bird Specialist - Birds with wingspans over 65 cm)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Eurasian-Collard Dove in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist and round end power)
6. Play Bird - Brown Flacon in Wetlands (for Rodentologist and Falconer)

Round End: 4 eggs in Grasslands from Lesser Whitethroat's power, Discarded Berry, Worm, Rat, and Wheat to tuck 4 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - No Goal

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Woodlands (used Emu, Carrion Crow, and Superb Lyrebird for food cost, for Rodentologist and Falconer)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
3. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Parrot Crossbill, Grey Warbler, and Australasian Shoveler (all from deck, used Nectar for 3rd card), Brown Falcon's power unsuccessful (Red-Winged Blackbird)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Northern Mockingbird copying Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power
3. Wheat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Parrot Crossbill in Woodlands (for round end goal)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Australasian Shoveler for 4th egg)
1. Egg from Pheasant Coucal's power
2. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Grey Warbler for 4th egg)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Black Tern for 4th egg)
1. Rat from Sacred Kingfisher's power

Round End: 5 eggs in Woodlands from Lesser Whitethroat's power, Discarded Nectar and 2 Rats to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 birds)

Game End: None

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 4)

Grasslands - 3 points (tied for1st w/ 5)

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 1)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 112

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 25
• End of Round Goals - 6
• Eggs - 20
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 10
• Nectar - 5

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 4, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Cuckoo - for between turns eggs
• Spotless Crake - to tuck

Food

• Nectar
• Fish - for bonus card birds
• Worm - for Yellow-Rumped Warbler
• Wheat - for Cerulean Warbler

Bonus Card: Fishery Manager - Birds that Eat Fish

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Cerulean Warbler (from tray and another bonus card) and Yellow-Rumped Warbler (from tray, used Nectar to draw, to tuck while gaining food)
2. Play Bird - Yellow-Rumped Warbler in Woodlands (to tuck while gaining food and to get far enough in Woodlands to gain 2 food)
1. Other player stole Wheat using Eurasian Jay, Gained Worm from bird feeder
3. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Common Cuckoo and White-Faced Ibis), Tucked Spotless Crake to draw White-Faced Ibis (from tray, for Fishery Manager) using Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
4. Play Bird - Common Cuckoo in Grasslands (for between turns power)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for White-Faced Ibis and Cerulean Warbler), Skipped Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
6. Play Bird - White-Faced Ibis in Wetlands
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on White-Faced Ibis for round end goal)
8. Draw Birds - Black Skimmer and Long-Tailed Tit (both from deck), White-Faced Ibis's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer), Tucked Long-Tailed Tit to draw Pygmy Nuthatch (from deck) using Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
2. Play Bird - Black Skimmer in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and round end goal)
3. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Masked Lapwing), Tucked Pygmy Nuthatch to draw Masked Lapwing (from tray, for round end goal and food) using Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
4. Play Bird - Masked Lapwing in Wetlands (for round end goal, gained Nectar, Berry, Worm, Fish, Worm, Rat, and Wheat)
5. Draw Birds - House Finch and Red Crossbill (both from deck), Black Skimmer's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, White-Faced Ibis power successful w/ 1 die (Fish cached)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
6. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (Falconer - Birds with a predator power, other option was Nest Box Builder - Birds with Hollow Nests)
7. Draw Birds - Fish Crow and Swainson's Hawk (both from tray), Black Skimmer's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice, White-Faced Ibis power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 5 points (1st w/ 3 bird)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - House Finch in Woodlands (for 3rd and 4th round end goals)
1. Canada Goose from other player's Canvasback (before turn)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Swainson's Hawk), Tucked Canada Goose to draw Northern Cardinal (from tray) using House Finch's power, Tucked Northern Cardinal to draw Burrowing Owl (from tray, for Falconer) using Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
3. Play Bird - Swainson's Hawk in Grasslands (for Falconer)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Cooper's Hawk)
5. Play Bird - Burrowing Owl in Grasslands (for Falconer)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
6. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (from tray, for 4th round end goal) and Pheasant Coucal (from deck), Black Skimmer's power successful w/ 4 dice (Fish cached), White-Faced Ibis power unsuccessful w/ 1 die

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Beak Pointing Left: 4 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Fishery Manager and food while laying eggs)
1. American Avocet from other player's Canvasback
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Pheasant Coucal for 4th egg), Discarded Egg for Nectar using Fish Crow's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (American Goldfinch)
3. Gain Food - Nectar and 2 Wheat from bird feeder (discarded  American Avocet for 3rd food, for Eurasian Collared-Dove), Tucked Red Crossbill to draw Yellow-breasted Chat using House Finch's power, Tucked Yellow-Breasted Chat to draw Mourning Dove (from deck) using Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (for round end power and goal)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Fish Crow's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (American Kestrel)

Round End: Discarded Fish and Wheat to tuck 2 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 5)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 101

• Bird Points - 48
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 11
• Nectar - 8

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 3, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Northern Shoveler - for Wetlands Data Analyst
• Wood Duck - for birds while gaining food
• Audouin's Gull - for Wetlands Data Analyst and 3rd round end goal
• Great Tit - for more food

Food

• Nectar and Berry for Great Tit

Bonus Card: Wetlands Data Analyst - Consecutive birds in the Wetlands with ascending or descending wingspans

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Nectar from bird feeder (for Great Tit)
2. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (for more food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectars (for Wood Duck), Nectar from Great Tit's power
4. Lay Egg - Egg
5. Play Bird - Wood Duck in Woodlands (to draw birds while gaining food)
6. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat (for Northern Shoveler), Drew Mute Swan (from deck) and American Robin (from tray) using Wood Duck's power (discarded American Robin), Nectar from Great Tit's power
1. Wheat from other player's Gallah
7. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm (for Northern Shoveler and American Bittern), Drew European Roller (from deck) and American Bittern (from tray for Wetlands Data Analyst) using Wood Duck's power (discarded European Roller), Nectar from Great Tit's power
8. Play Bird - Northern Shoveler in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Eggs: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (discarded Wheat for 2nd egg)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar (for American Bittern and Mute Swan), Drew Black-Shouldered Kite (from deck) and Tufted Titmouse (from tray) using Wood Duck's power (discarded Tufted Titmouse), Nectar from Great Tit's power
3. Play Bird - Black-Shouldered Kite in Grasslands (to get far enough in Grasslands for 2 eggs and potential for more eggs)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar (for American Bittern), Drew Wild Turkey and Swainson's Hawk (from tray) using Wood Duck's power (discarded Swainson's Hawk), Nectar from Great Tit's power
1. Wheat from other player's Gallah
5. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Grasslands (high points, for round end goal)
6. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Black-Shouldered Kite's power successful (gave away Rat to lay 3 eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Berry & Wheat in Food Cost: 5 point (1st w/ 10 food cost)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar (for Auduoin's Gull and Wedge-Tailed Eagle), Drew Wedge-Tailed Eagle (from tray, for Wetlands Data Analyst) and Grey Warbler (from tray) using Wood Duck's power (discarded Grey Warbler), Nectar from Great Tit's power
1. Wheat from other player's Gallah (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Audouin's Gull in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst and round end goal)
3. Gain Food - 2 Nectar (for Mute Swan and Wedge-Tailed Eagle), Drew Common Cuckoo (from deck) and (Princess Stephanie's Astrapia) using Wood Duck's power (discarded Common Cuckoo), Nectar from Great Tit's power
1. Wheat from other player's Gallah
4. Play Bird - Wedge-Tailed Hawk in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst and potential for round end goal)
5. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (for Wetlands Data Analyst and round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - Inca Dove (from tray), Common Loon (from tray), Eurasian Nutcracker (from deck), and European Honey Buzzard (from deck), Tucked Inca Dove, Common Loon, and European Honey Buzzard and drew Black-Necked Stilt (from deck) using Mute Swan's power, Wedge-Tailed Hawk's power unsuccessful (Pied-Bille Grebe), Tucked Black Tern and Kept Red-Winged Blackbird using Audouin's Gull's power, Allowed another player to draw card using American Bittern's power, Wrybill from Northern Shoveler's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 6 points (1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Wrybill for 3rd egg), Black-Shouldered Kite's power successful (gave away Rat to lay 3 eggs)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Nutcracker in Woodlands
3. Gain Food - Nectar, Fish, and Wheat (discarded Black-Necked Stilt for 3rd food, for Princess Stephanie's Astrapia), cached Wheat using Eurasian Nutcracker's power, Drew Spangled Drongo and Atlantic Puffin (both from deck) using Wood Duck's power (discarded Atlantic Puffin), Nectar from Great Tit's power
4. Play Bird - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia in Woodlands
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Spangled Drongo for 3rd egg), Black-Shouldered Kite's power unsuccessful

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 7)

Grasslands - 3 points (2nd w/ 4)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 11)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 101

• Bird Points - 55
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 15
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 4
• Nectar - 12

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 2, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Gould's Finch - for game end power
• Belted Kingfisher - for Omnivore Expert
• Eurasian Jay - for Omnivore Expert

Food

• Nectar, Worm, and Wheat for Eurasian Jay

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Jay in Woodlands (for Omnivore Expert and to get far enough in Woodlands to gain 2 food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Belted Kingfisher), Eurasian Jay's power successful (Wheat cached)
3. Play Bird - Belted Kingfisher in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert, chance for between turns Fish, and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2)
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Gould's Finch), Eurasian Jay's power unsuccessful
5. Play Bird - Gould's Finch in Grasslands (for game end power and to get far enough in Grasslands to lay 2 eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Gould's Finch for round end goal)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Belted Kingfisher for round end goal)
8. Draw Birds - Western Meadowlark and Spotted Owl (both from deck)

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Rat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Spotted Owl), Eurasian Jay's power unsuccessful
2. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Forester - Bird that can only live in Woodlands, other option was Wetlands Scientist - Birds that only live in Wetlands)
3. Draw Birds - Red Wattlebird and Short-Toed Treecreeper (both from tray for Forester)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
4. Draw Birds - Kakapo (from tray, for Forester and game end power) and Yellow-Breasted Chat (from deck)
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (discarded Yellow-Breasted Chat for 3rd food, for Short-Toed Treecreeper and Western Meadowlark), Eurasian Jay's power unsuccessful
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
6. Play Bird - Western Meadowlark in Grasslands (for more eggs)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
7. Play Bird - Short-Toed Treecreeper (for Forester and to play a bird while gaining food)

Round End: 

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 6 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull and Pacific Duck (both from tray, for Omnivore Expert)
2. Draw Birds - Wood Stork (from tray, for Omnivore Expert and another bonus card) and Manned Duck (from deck)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd egg), 2 eggs from Western Meadowlark's power
1. Nectar from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
4. Gain Food - Nectar and Rat from bird feeder (for Red Wattlebird), Discarded egg to play Red Wattlebird in Woodlands using Short-Toed Treecreeper's power (gained Nectar), Eurasian Jay's power successful (Wheat cached)
5. Play Bird - Pacific Duck in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert and game end power)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
6. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert, Oologist - Birds that have at least one egg on them, other option was Grassland Data Analyst - Consecutive Birds with ascending or descending wingspans)

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long