Wingspan Online Game Commentary #13

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Coal Tit (for wheat to use or points from caching)
• Common Swift (for bonus card)
• Mourning Dove (to lay egg while gaining food or drawing cards)

Food: Worm and Wheat (for Coal Tit)

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck Power (tend to do better than trying too hard to do the columns and end up with less other points)

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (for potential Worms to use or discard to tuck under Common Swift)
2. Play Bird - Coal Tit in Woodlands (to cache wheat while gaining food for points or using)
3. Gain Food - Worm from Bird Feeder, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
4. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Wetlands (used Wheat on Coal Tit, to lay egg while drawing cards)
5. Draw Birds - Bald Eagle (from tray, high points), Lay Egg on Mourning Dove
6. Gain Food - Worm from Bird Feeder, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
7. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (used Wheat from Coal Tit, potential Worms at round end)
8. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (to cache Worms if gained from European Honey Buzzard at round end)

Round End: 1 Worm from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded Worm to Tuck under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 0 point (3rd w/ 1 card)

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Eastern Phoebe (from tray, for Worms to tuck under Common Swift, for nest for round end goal), Lay Egg on Mourning Dove
2. Gain Food - Fish (for Bald Eagle) and Worm (for Eastern Phoebe) from Bird Feeder, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
3. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Wetlands (to draw more birds, to gain Worm while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Double-Breasted Cormorant and Black Vulture (both from deck), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power, Lay Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from Bird Feeder (for Bald Eagle), Wheat cached on Coal Tit
6. Play Bird - Bald Eagle in Wetlands (gained 1 Fish from Bird Feeder)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (1 on Eastern Phoebe for round end, 1 in Woodlands for next round end)

Round End: 1 Worm from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 2 Worms to Tuck 2 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Birds with Cup Nest w/ Egg: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Double-Breasted Cormorant in Wetlands (to draw more birds, for bonus card)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Common Merganser, California Quail, and Black-Tailed Godwit (all from deck), Skipped Double-Breasted Cormorant's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power, Lay Egg on Mourning Dove
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry to lay 3rd egg, in Woodlands for round end goal)
1. Black-Necked Stilt from other player's Wilson's Snipe
4. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from Bird Feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit), Wheat cached on Coal Tit
5. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Falconer - birds with predator power bonus card, Hooded Crow for Bird Counter bonus card)
6. Gain Food - 2 Worms from Bird Feeder (for Hooded Crow and tucking under Common Swift), Wheat cached on Coal Tit

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 3 Worms to Tuck 3 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 2 points (3rd w/ 1 egg)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - House Finch (from tray), Lincoln's Sparrow (from deck), and Red Knot (from deck), Skipped Double-Breasted Cormorant's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power, Lay Egg on Mourning Dove
1. Eurasian Tree Sparrow from other player's Wilson's Snipe
2. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Grasslands (used 2 Wheat from Coal Tit)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal)

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 3 Worms to Tuck 3 under Common Swift, Tucked 3 under Hooded Crow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 7 points (1st w/ 11 eggs)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 76

• Bird Points - 35
• Bonus Cards - 6
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 11

Wingspan Online Game Commentary #12

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - to gain food in non-woodlands habitats
• Indigo Bunting - to potentially gain food while laying eggs
• California Condor - no food cost, extra bonus card

Food: Berry and Wheat

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Wetlands (to gain food while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (for bonus card), Worm from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Indigo Bunting)
3. Draw Birds - Red-Eyed Vireo (for bonus card), Berry from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Indigo Bunting)
4. Play Bird - Indigo Bunting in Grasslands (potentially gain food while laying eggs)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), no available worm or berry in bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power
6. Play Bird - California Condor in Wetlands (choose Bird Bander - birds that live in multiple habitats bonus card as already halfway to maxing it out and other option was birds with tucked cards)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Worm from bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power (for Red-Eyed Vireo)
8. Draw Birds - Chimney Swift and Cedar Waxwing (both from deck), Berry from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Cedar Waxwing)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (1st w/ 3 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Parrot Crossbill (from tray, for Forester bonus card) and Baird's Sparrow (from deck), Wheat from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Parrot Crossbill)
2. Draw Birds - Barred Owl and European Robin (both from tray and for Forester bonus card), Wheat from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for Parrot Crossbill)
3. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (used Baird's Sparrow for food cost) in Woodlands
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Rat from Bird Feeder (for Parrot Crossbill and Barred Owl)
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Berry from bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power (for Cedar Waxwing)
6. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Grasslands (for Bird Bander bonus card)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), skipped Cedar Waxwing's power, Berry from bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power (for European Robin)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 2 point (tied for 1st w/ 5 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Red-Tailed Hawk and Prothonotary Warbler (both from tray and for Bird Bander bonus card), Worm from bird feeder using Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's power (for European Robin)
2. Play Bird - European Robin in Grasslands (for Forester bonus card)
3. Play Bird - Barred Owl in Grassland (for Forester bonus card)
4. Gain Food - 2 Rats (for Red-Tailed Hawk) and 1 Worm (for Prothonotary Warbler) from Bird Feeder, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful, Worm from European Robin's power (for Prothonotary Warbler)
5. Play Bird - Red-Tailed Hawk in Grasslands (for Bird Bander bonus card, chance of tucking while laying eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm to lay extra egg in Woodlands for round end goal), Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (1 tucked), Tucked Chimney Swift to gain Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power, no available worm or berry in bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Parrot Crossbill in Grassland (for Forester bonus card, used Berry and Worm for third Wheat in food cost)
2. Gain Food - 2 Worms and 1 Wheat (for Prothonotary Warbler) from Bird Feeder, Wheat from Parrot Crossbill's power, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful, Worm from European Robin's power
3. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (for Bird Bander bonus card)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm to lay extra egg), Red-Tailed Hawk's power successful (1 tucked), skipped Cedar Waxwing's power, no available worm or berry in bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Wheat to lay extra egg), Red-Tailed Hawk's power unsuccessful, skipped Cedar Waxwing's power, no available worm or berry in bird feeder for Indigo Bunting's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with Egg in Cluster Nest: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 88

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 4

Wingspan Online Game Commentary #11

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Pine Siskin - for bonus card
• Dickcissel - for bonus card
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk - low food cost for woodlands, for Round 1 end goal
• Inca Dove - for playing Eurasian Sparrowhawk or use for Round 1 end goal

Food: Wheat (for Pine Siskin)

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck Power (seemed easier to score points on than the cluster nests bonus based on my starting birds)

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Pine Siskin)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
2. Play Bird - Pine Siskin in Woodlands
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (used 2 worms to save the Inca Dove for eggs for round end goal)
5. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Inca Dove), skipped Pine Siskin's power
6. Play Bird - Inca Dove in Grasslands (2 eggs from when played power)
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in builder nests for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in builder nests for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 4 points (1st w/ 6 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Brewer's Blackbird (for bonus card)
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Dickcissel), skipped Pine Siskin's power
3. Play Bird - Dickcissel in Grasslands (for bonus card and round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Bluethroat
2. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Brewer's Blackbird), skipped Pine Siskin's power
1. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
2. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
5. Draw Bird - Willet (to have a bird for the Wetlands, for round end goal)
6. Play Bird - Willet in Wetlands (for round end goal and chance of caching fish when drawing birds)
7. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (for bonus card and round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Double-Crested Cormorant (for bonus card) and Blue-Winged Warbler (discarded egg to draw from desk), Willet's power successful w/ 4 dice (1 fish cached)
2. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Double-Crested Cormorant), skipped Pine Siskin's power
3. Play Bird - Double-Crested Cormorant in Wetlands (for bonus card, to be able to draw more birds)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
2. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Draw Birds - Mountain Bluebird and Stellar's Jay, Discarded Fish to tuck 2 cards under Double-Crested Cormorant, Willet's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
5. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Woodlands (high points, nest for last round end goal)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
2. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
6. Draw Birds - Say's Phoebe (has food for it and several nests for its when played, for final round end goal) and Tufted Titmouse (from deck), skipped Double-Crested Cormorant's power, Willet's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with Egg in Hollow Nest: 0 points (0 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Mute Swan (for bonus card) and Lazuli Bunting (from deck), skipped Double-Crested Cormorant's power, Willet's power successful w/ 3 dice (1 fish cached)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
2. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
2. Play Bird - Say's Phoebe in Grasslands (4 eggs from its when played power)
3. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (for bonus card, used 2 rats for the Wheat food cost)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
2. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in cup nests for round end goal), Tucked Lazuli Bunting to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird, Tucked Tufted Titmouse to lay egg on Dickcissel
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (filled my cup nests for round end goal), Tucked Stellar's Jay to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird, Tucked Mountain Bluebird to lay egg on Dickcissel

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 10 eggs)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 84

• Bird Points - 40
• Bonus Cards - 10
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 6

Wingspan Online Game Commentary #10

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• American Bittern (for Rodentologist bonus card)
• Red Crossbill (for more food)

Food: Fish, Worm, and Wheat

Bonus Card: Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Common Chaffinch (to get a Filled Column for round end goal, tuck unwanted birds)
2. Draw Birds - Common Starling (tuck extra wheat from Red Crossbill)
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder
4. Play Bird - Red Crossbill in Woodlands
5. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Common Starling), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power (for Common Chaffinch)
6. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands
7. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for American Bittern), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power
8. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands (for Rodentologist bonus card, fills column for round end goal, chance for extra bird while drawing cards)

Round End: Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under Common Starling

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

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night Heron (for Rodentologist bonus card), Roseate Spoonbill from American Bittern's power
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Woodlands (to get further in Woodlands to get more food)
4. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night Heron), Wheat from Red Crossbill's power (for Roseate Spoonbill)
1. Chihuahuan Raven from other player's Purple Gallinule
5. Draw Birds - Spotted Owl (for Rodentologist bonus card), White Stork from American Bittern's power
6. Play Bird - Chihuahuan Raven in Grasslands (for Rodentologist bonus card, gain food while laying eggs)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end), Discarded egg for Fish and Worm using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for White Stork)

Round End: Did not discard any food to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 1 point (tied for 3rd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for White Stork and Spotted Owl)
1. Eastern Bluebird from other player's Purple Gallinule
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Berry and Worm using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Eastern Bluebird)
3. Play Bird - Eastern Bluebird and White Stork in Grasslands (to get bird while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Great Horned Owl from White Stork's power, Discarded egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Spotted Owl and Black-Crowned Night Heron)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Cassin's Finch from White Stork's power, Discarded egg for 2 Rats using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Great Horned Owl)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Wilson's Snipe from White Stork's power, Discarded egg for Fish and Rat using Chihuahuan Raven's power (for Great Horned Owl and Black-Crowned Night Heron)

Round End: Did not discard any food to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds in Hand: 6 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist bonus card, Breeding Manager bonus card - Birds with at least 4 eggs on them, not a fan of this one, but have chance for points and other option was birds worth less than 4 points which would have got me nothing)
2. Play Bird - Great Horned Owl in Woodlands (for Rodentologist bonus card, to gain more food to tuck under Common Starling while tuck birds I won't end up playing under Common Chaffinch)
3. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night Heron and Roseate Spoonbill), Great Horned Owl's power, Tucked Wilson's Snipe and Cassin's Finch using Common Chaffinch's power, Wheat from Red Crossbill's power (for Roseate Spoonbill)
4. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night Heron in Wetlands (for Rodentologist bonus card)
5. Play Bird - Roseate Spoonbill in Wetlands (for round end goal, Forester bonus card - Birds that only live in Woodlands)

Round End: No food left to discard to tuck under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 4 points (2nd w/ 11 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 64
• Bonus Cards - 14
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 4

Wingspan Online Game Commentary #9

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Rose-Breasted Grosbeak - more food while gaining food
• Wilson's Storm Petrel - for Platform Builder bonus card
• Green Heron - to trade extra food from Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and Eastern Phoebe to food needed while drawing birds
• Eastern Phoebe - to gain more food faster

Food: Worm for Eastern Phoebe

Bonus Card: Platform Builder - Birds with Builder Nests (with no Omnivore birds and several star nests to start this seemed easier to get points this game)

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Woodlands (gain more food with less birds in Woodlands)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Rose-Breasted Grosbeak), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's Power
3. Play Bird - Green Heron in Wetlands (to trade food to other needed food when drawing birds)
4. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Rose-Breasted Grosbeak), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's Power
5. Draw Birds - Willet (low food cost to get more birds in Wetlands to draw more per turn), Traded Wheat for Berry with Green Heron's power
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Rose-Breasted Grosbeak in Woodlands (for potentially more food)
8. Draw Birds - Bushtit and Franklin's Gull (discarded egg to draw second, for Platform Builder bonus card and go good together in Grasslands), No food to Trade to use Green Heron's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 1 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder, Wheat from Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's Power (for Bushtit and Franklin's Gull)
2. Play Bird - Bushtit in Grasslands (to tuck birds from Franklin's Gull and get more eggs)
1. Other Player took too long, Decided to keep game and finish against AI
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Tucked Willet to lay egg using Bushtit's power
4. Play Bird - Franklin's Gull in Grasslands (to get birds to tuck under Bushtit for birds and extra egg while laying eggs)
1. Wheat from Other Player's Red Crossbill
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg to draw Griffon Vulture (for Platform Builder bonus card) and Scaled Quail from Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Scaled Quail to lay egg using Bushtit's power
1. Wheat from Other Player's Red Crossbill
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg to draw Atlantic Puffin and Great Horned Owl (for Platform Builder bonus card) from Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Griffon Vulture to lay egg using Bushtit's power
7. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder, Wheat from Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's Power (for Atlantic Puffin and Wilson's Storm Petrel)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg to draw Hooded Warbler (high points for last round end goal) and Northern Mockingbird from Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Northern Mockingbird to lay egg using Bushtit's power
2. Gain Food - Berry and Fish from bird feeder, Berry from Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's Power (for Atlantic Puffin and Hooded Warbler)
3. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (used two Wheat for one of the Fish food cost, Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster Nests as I had 5 star nests that counted for this and the Platform Builder bonus at same time)
4. Draw Birds - Baird's Sparrow (for Enclosure Builder bonus card) and Purple Gallinule (from deck, high points, have food to play), Traded Berry for Rat with Green Heron's power (for Great Horned Owl)
5. Play Bird - Purple Gallinule in Wetlands (for more cards for round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - Blue-Winged Warbler, Eastern Imperial Eagle, and Golden Eagle (discarded egg for extra bird), Common Nighthawk from Purple Gallinule's power, Traded Rat for Worm with Green Heron's power (for Warblers)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Hand: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 8 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Woodlands (high points, for round end goal seems better than finishing Enclosure Builder bonus card)
2. Gain Food - 2 Worms and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Wilson's Storm-Petrel for extra food), Wheat from Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's Power (for Atlantic Puffin and Hooded Warbler)
3. Play Bird - Hooded Warbler in Woodlands (high points, for round end goal)
4. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (high points and tucked 3 birds for food cost)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for extra egg), Skipped Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Great Horned Owl to lay egg using Bushtit's power

Round End: none

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

Game End - Won

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 55
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 8

Wingspan Online Game Commentary #8

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Painted Bunting - for Prairie Manager bonus card, to gain another bonus card
• Yellow-Billed Cuckoo - lay eggs between turns
• Red-Breasted Nuthatch - low food cost, to cache wheat while gaining food

Food: Worm and Wheat (for Eurasian Tree Sparrow)

Bonus Card: Prairie Manager - Birds that only live in Grasslands (less birds for same points as the Grasslands one)

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Tree Sparrow (to hopefully gain Wheat between turns)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Woodlands
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (hope for Wheat between turns to then play the Red-Breasted Nuthatch and get more food when gaining food)
4. Draw Birds - European Bee-Eater (for Priarie Manager bonus card, potential to gain food while laying eggs)
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal and gain more food)
1. No Wheat available when Eurasian Tree Sparrow activated
6. Gain Food - 2 Worms from Bird Feeder (for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo or European Bee-Eater), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. No Wheat available when Eurasian Tree Sparrow activated
7. Worm and Fish from Bird Feeder (for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo and European Bee-Eater), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
8. Play Bird - Yellow-Billed Cuckoo in Woodlands (for round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 4 points (1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from Bird Feeder (for Painted Bunting), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
2. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Nest Box Builder - Birds with hollow nest bonus card, to be able to use Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's between turns power for round end goal)
1. Egg on Painted Bunting from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
3. Draw Birds - House Sparrow (for both bonus cards, tuck cards with any excess wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power)
1. No Wheat available when Eurasian Tree Sparrow activated
4. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from Bird Feeder (for European Bee-Eater and House Sparrow), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for bonus card, to lay more eggs for round end goal, to cache excess wheat at round end)
6. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from Bird Feeder (for European Bee-Eater, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Egg on Painted Bunting from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
2. Egg on Painted Bunting from other player's Lazuli Bunting
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on House Sparrow for round end goal and to leave Painted Bunting with more room for between turn activation)

Round End: 2 Wheat discarded to tuck 2 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 2 points (2nd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (for Prairie Manager bonus card)
1. No Wheat available when Eurasian Tree Sparrow activated (before and after turn)
2. Draw Bird - Canvasback (for Nest Box Builder bonus card, for last round end goal)
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Play Bird - Canvasback (for Nest Builder bonus card, to get more when drawing birds, more room to use between turns eggs)
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from Bird Feeder (for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Egg on Canvasback from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
2. Egg on Canvasback from other player's Lazuli Bunting
5. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from Bird Feeder (was hoping for Berry for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher, at least there was Wheat for tucking), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
6. Play Bird - European Bee-Eater in Grasslands (for bonus cards, for round end goal, chance for food while laying eggs)

Round End: 5 Wheat discarded to tuck 5 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 3 points (2nd w/ 7 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Red-Eyed Vireo (for Nest Builder bonus card, star nest for between turn eggs), Horned Lark from Canvasback's power
2. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo in Grasslands (seems kind of waste to not use it's when played power, but still finish the Nest Builder power, room for between turn eggs, and be able get more food to get last food needed for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher)
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
3. Gain Food - Berry and 2 Worms from Bird Feeder (for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher), Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Wheat from Bird Feeder from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager bonus card)
1. Egg on Canvasback from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on builder and star nests for round end goal), skipped Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power as no need for Worm at this point, European Bee-Eater's power unsuccessful
1. Egg on Canvasback from Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's power
2. Egg on Painted Bunting from other player's Lazuli Bunting

Round End: 2 Wheat discarded to tuck 2 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 7 points (1st w/ 8 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 96

• Bird Points - 39
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 16
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 8
• Tucked Cards - 9

Wingspan Online Game Commentary #7

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - for bonus card and more food

Food: Berry, Worm, Rat, and Wheat

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Collared-Dove (to tuck with excess food)
2. Draw Bird - Bell's Vireo (for Bird Bander bonus card and to get another bonus card)
3. Play Bird - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Woodlands (to get more food with less birds in Woodlands)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
4. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder, Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
5. Draw Birds - Mississippi Kite (for Bird Bander bonus card and low food cost to get more birds in Woodlands)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Bell's Vireo in Woodlands (for round end goal and more food, kept Omnivore Expert - Birds with any food symbol as part of its food cost bonus card)
8. Play Bird - Mississippi Kite in Woodlands (for round end goal and Bird Bander bonus card)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Barn Owl (for Bird Bander bonus card and more birds in Woodlands)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Rat and Fish from bird feeder, Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice, Rat from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (to play Barn Owl)
3. Draw Birds - Blue-Winged Warbler (for Bird Bander bonus card, high points)
4. Draw Birds - Bluethroat (for Bird Bander bonus card, gain food while drawing birds or laying eggs)
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (to tuck using excess food at round end, to lay more eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
7. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Woodlands (for Bird bander bonus and to get more food)

Round End: Discarded 3 Berries and Fish to tuck 4 under Eurasian Collared-Dove 

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 1 point (3rd w/ 5 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Rat, Berry, and Fish from bird feeder, Barn Owl's power successful w/ 4 dice (1 Rat cached), Mississippi Kite's power successful w/ 4 dice (1 Rat cached), Worm from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (to play Blue-Winged Warbler or Bluethroat)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Gain Food - Worm, Rat, and Wheat from bird feeder, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Fish from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (to play Blue-Winged Warbler and Bluethroat)
3. Play Bird - Bluethroat in Wetlands (to gain food while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Common Merganser (for Omnivore Expert bonus card), Worm from Bluethroat's power (for Blue-Winged Warbler)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry to lay 3rd)
6. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Woodlands (for round end goal)

Round End: Discarded 2 Rats to tuck 2 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Common Merganser in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert bonus card, to draw more birds)
2. Draw Birds -  Common Grackle (for Omnivore Expert bonus card) and Lincoln Sparrow, Common Merganser's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Wheat from Bluethroat's power (for Common Grackle)
3. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and 1 Rat from bird feeder, Barn Owl's power successful w/ 4 dice (1 Rat cached), Mississippi Kite's power successful w/ 4 dice (1 Rat cached), Berry from Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (to play Common Grackle)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry to lay 3rd)
5. Play Bird - Common Grackle in Grasslands

Round End: Discarded 2 Wheat and 1 Berry to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Birds Played: 3 points (3rd w/ 17 food cost)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 82

• Bird Points - 45
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 9
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 9