Doxiepoo

Wingspan with European Expansion

Initial Setup

Christopher discards berries and rodent and keeps 2 birds.

Kevin C. discards seeds, fish, and rodent and keeps 3 birds.

Kevin W. discards seeds, fish, and rodent and keeps 3 birds

Chris discards seeds, berries, and rodent and keeps 3 birds.

Dave discards berries and fish and keeps 2 birds.

Round 1

Actions

Christopher draws a bird card, taking the American Robin.

Kevin C. draws a bird card, taking the Hawfinch.

Kevin W. spends an invertebrate to play the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in the forest habitat.

Chris draws a bird card, taking the Red-Eyed Vireo.

Dave spends a rodent to play the Cooper's Hawk in the forest habitat.

Christopher spends a seed to play the Mountain Chickadee in the forest habitat.

Kevin C. spends an invertebrate and a berry to place the Eurasian Green Woodpecker in the forest habitat.

Kevin W. draws a bird card, taking the Indigo Bunting.

Chris takes food, gaining an invertebrate.

Dave draws a bird card, taking the Squacco Heron.

Christopher draws a bird card, taking the Spotted Owl.

Kevin C. takes food, discarding a bird card and taking 2 seeds.

Kevin W. takes food, rerolling the dice, taking berries, and gaining an invertebrate from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

Chris spends 1 fish to play the Anna's Hummingbird in the wetlands habitat.

Dave takes food, taking a fish, draws the Black Redstart, which has a wingspan of 24cm, and tucks it under the Cooper's Hawk.

Christopher takes food, rerolling the dice and taking a rodent.

Kevin C. lays 2 eggs on the Eurasian Green Woodpecker.

Kevin W. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, and gaining a second invertebrate from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

Chris lays 2 eggs on the Anna's Hummingbird.

Dave lays 2 eggs on the Cooper's Hawk.

Christopher spends an invertebrate to play the American Robin in the grasslands habitat.

Kevin C. spends an egg from the Eurasian Green Woodpecker and 2 seeds to play the Hawfinch in the forest habitat.
Dave takes food, taking an invertebrate, draws the Great Tit, which has a wingspan of 24cm, and tucks it under the Cooper's Hawk.
Christopher lays 2 eggs on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin C. takes food, taking an invertebrate, resetting the dice, taking another invertebrate, resetting the dice with the Hawfinch and taking a seeds.
Kevin W. spends 2 berries and an invertebrate to play the Yellow-Breasted Chat in the grasslands habitat.
Chris spends an invertebrate to play the Red-Eyed Vireo in the forest habitat, then spends an egg to play the Black Vulture in the forest habitat.
Dave spends an invertebrate and a fish to play the Squacco Heron in the wetlands habitat.
Christopher draws a bird card from the deck.
Kevin C. takes food, taking 2 berries, then using the Hawfinch to reset the feeder and take a seed.
Kevin W. discards an invertebrate to lay 3 eggs on the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher and moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the forest habitat.
Chris takes food, gaining a seed and an invertebrate.
Dave takes food, gaining a berry, and draws a Wood Stork with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 155cm, and is discarded.
Kevin W. takes food, rerolling the dice and taking seeds and an invertebrate, moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the wetlands habitat, and gains an invertebrate with the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
Chris spends 2 invertebrates to play the Common Cuckoo in the grasslands habitat.
Christopher takes food, taking an invertebrate and gaining a seed from the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin C. draws bird cards, taking the Grey Heron.
Kevin W. spends 3 invertebrates and 1 seed to play the Indigo Bunting in the grasslands habitat.
Chris takes birds, spending an egg from the Anna's Hummingbird to take the Savannah Sparrow and Say's Phoebe.
Dave spends 1 berry, 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and an egg from the Cooper's Hawk to play the Red-Headed Woodpecker in the forest habitat.

Round End

Kevin W. and Dave tie for most brown powers at 3, Christopher takes 3rd place with 2, and Kevin W. and Chris each have 1.  All face-up birds are discarded and new ones are drawn.

Round 2

Actions

Kevin C. spends 2 berries, an invertebrate, and an egg from the Eurasian Green Woodpecker to play the Common Blackbird in the forest habitat.

Kevin W. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher to take the Red-Shouldered Hawk and Dunnock, then moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the forest habitat.

Chris takes food, taking a rodent, rerolling the dice, and taking an invertebrate.

Dave draws bird cards, taking the European Roller.

Christopher spends a fish to play the Green Heron in the wetlands habitat.

Kevin C. draws bird cards, taking the American Woodcock.

Kevin W. takes food, gaining 2 seeds, moving the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the wetlands habitat, and gaining an invertebrate with the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

Chris takes food, rerolling the dice and taking an invertebrate and a berry.

Dave takes food, gaining 2 rodents, cashes seeds on the Red Headed Woodpecker, and draws a Gray Catbird with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 28cm, so it is tucked under the hawk.  Chris rerolls the food dice and takes an invertebrate with the Black Vulture.

Christopher spends an egg from the Mountain Chickadee and a seed to play the Common Startling in the wetlands.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a fish, rerolling the dice, taking another fish, rerolling the dice with the Hawfinch, and taking a seed.

Kevin W. draws bird cards, spending an egg from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher to take the Bullfinch and Coal Tit.  The Yellow-Breasted Chat is moved to the grasslands habitat.

Chris lays an egg each on the Red-Eyed Vireo and Anna's Hummingbird.

Dave draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck, then gaining the Common Merganser with the Squacco Heron.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck and uses the Green Heron to exchange an invertebrate for a rodent.

Kevin C. spends 2 fish to play the Grey Heron in the wetlands habitat.

Kevin W. lays eggs, placing 1 on the Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher and 2 on the Indigo Bunting, then moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the forest habitat.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Red-Eyed Vireo.

Chris spends an egg from the Red-Eyed Vireo and a seed to play the Savannah Sparrow in the grasslands habitat, then spends an egg from the Anna's Hummingbird and 3 invertebrates to play the Say's Phoebe in the grasslands habitat, gaining an egg each on the Red-Eyed Vireo, Anna's Hummingbird, and Say's Phoebe.

Dave takes food, gaining 1 seed and 1 fish, caching a seed on the Red-Headed Woodpecker, and drawing a Eurasian Collared Dove with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 52 cm and so is tucked under the hawk.  Chris uses the Black Vulture to reroll the feeder dice and takes a seed.

Christopher spends an egg from the Mountain Chickadee and 2 rodents to play the Spotted Owl in the forest habitat, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping one.
Kevin C. draws bird cards, taking the Hermit Thrush and White-Crowned Sparrow.
Kevin W. takes food, gaining 2 rodents, moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the wetlands habitat, and gains an invertebrate with the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
Chris draws bird cards, taking the Feruginous Hawk and discarding an egg from the Red-Eyed Vireo to draw a card from the deck.  Chris then activates the Anna's Hummingbird, starting with himself and takes a rodent.  Dave rerolls the dice and takes a berry.  Christopher takes a fish.  Kevin C. takes a berry.  Kevin W. takes a seed.
Dave takes food, rerolls the dice, and gains a seed and an invertebrate, caches a seed on the Red-Headed Woodpecker, and draws the Snow Bunting with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 35cm, so it is tucked under the hawk.  Chris gains a seed with the Black Vulture.
Christopher takes food, rerolling the dice and taking an invertebrate and a seed, and caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin C. spends 2 invertebrates and 1 seed to play the American Woodcock in the grasslands habitat.
Kevin W. spends an egg from the Indigo Bunting, 1 invertebrate, and 1 seed to play the Coal Tit in the forest habitat.
Chris spends an egg each from the Red-Eyed Vireo and Anna's Hummingbird and 2 rodents to play the Feruginous Hawk in the grasslands habitat.
Dave spends a rodent and an invertebrate to play the European Roller in the grasslands habitat.
Christopher takes food, gaining a fish, rerolling the dice, gaining a berry, and caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin C. takes food, gaining a berry and a fish, rerolling the dice, gaining another berry, rerolling the dice wiht the Hawfinch, and gaining a seed.
Kevin W. spends an egg from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, a seed, and an invertebrate to play the Dunnock in the forest habitat.
Chris draws bird cards, spending an egg from the Say's Phoebe to take the White-Breasted Nuthatch and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, then activates the Anna's Hummingbird, taking an invertebrate.  Dave takes a berry.  Christopher takes a fish.  Kevin C. rerolls the dice and takes a fish.  Kevin W. takes a berry.
Dave spends an egg from the Cooper's Hawk, 1 seed, 1 berry, and 1 rodent to play the Purple Gallinule in the wetlands habitat.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck.

Round End

Christopher discards 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and 3 fish and tucks 5 cards from the deck behind the Common Starling.  Kevin W. lays 1 egg on the Dunnock.  Kevin C. has the highest cost of birds played at 14.  Kevin W. and Dave tie for second at 11, Chris takes thrd place with 10, and Christopher has 6.  All face-up birds are discarded and new ones are drawn.

Round 3

Actions

Kevin W. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Dunnock to take the Greater Prairie-Chicken and and Red-Backed Shrike, then moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the grasslands habitat.

Chris lays eggs, placing 2 on the Anna's Hummingbird and one each on the Savanna Sparrow and Say's Phoebe.  The Feruginous Hawk caches a rodent.

Dave lays eggs, placing 3 on the Purple Gallinule.  Chris lays an egg on the Red-Eyed Vireo with the Common Cuckoo.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Eurasian Sparrowhawk and a card from the deck.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, gaining an invertebrate and a seed, rerolling the dice with the Hawfinch, and taking a seed.

Kevin W. spends 1 seed, 1 berry, and 2 rodents to play the Wood Duck in the wetlands habitat.

Chris draws bird cards, taking the Clarke's Grebe and discarding an egg from the Red-Eyed Vireo to draw from the deck, then uses the Anna's Hummingbird to take a fish.  Dave takes an invertebrate.  Christopher takes a rodent.  Kevin C. rerolls the dice and takes a fish.  Kevin W. takes a berry.

Dave takes bird cards, drawing 2 from the deck.  All players draw a card from the deck with the Purple Galinule, and Dave uses the Squacco Heron to take the Prothonotary Warbler.

Christopher takes food, gaining 2 seeds and caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.

Kevin C. lays eggs, discarding a seed to lay 2 on the Grey Heron and 1 on the American Woodcock.  Chris lays an egg on the Red-Eyed Vireo with the Common Cuckoo.

Kevin W. takes food, gaining a fish, rerolling the dice, discarding a card and gaining a seed and a berry, caching a seed on the Coal Tit, and gaining an invertebrate from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

Chris takes food, gaining a fish, rerolling the dice, and gaining another fish.

Dave spends 1 egg from the Purple Gallinule, 1 fish, and 1 berry to play the Common Merganser in the wetlands habitat.

Christopher takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a berry, then caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.

Kevin C. spends 1 egg from the American Woodcock, 1 seed, and 1 invertebrate to play the White-Crowned Sparrow in the wetlands habitat.

Kevin W. lays eggs, placing 3 on the Wood Duck, moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the woodlands habitat, and gains a berry from the feeder with the Indigo Bunting.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Say's Phoebe.
Chris spends an egg from the Red-Eyed Vireo and 2 fish to play the Black Skimmer in the wetlands habitat.
Dave lays 3 eggs on the Common Merganser.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Black Skimmer.
Christopher lays 2 eggs on the Green Heron.
Kevin C. discards an egg from the Grey Heron to draw the Eastern Screech Owl, Red-Breasted Grossbeak, and Ash-Throated Flycatcher, then moves the White-Crowned Sparrow to the grassland habitat.
Kevin W. takes food, gaining a rodent, rerolling the dice, taking a seed and a berry, moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the grasslands habitat, caches a seed on the Coal Tit, and gains an invertebrate with the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
Chris spends 1 egg from the Say's Phoebe and 1 fish to play the Clark's Grebe in the wetlands habitat.
Dave lays eggs, placing 1 on the Common Merganser and 2 on the Purple Gallinule.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to place an egg on the Black Skimmer.
Christopher spends an egg from the Grey Heron, 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and 1 berry to play the Eurasian Golden Oriole in the forest habitat.
Kevin C. lays 3 eggs on the White-Crowned Sparrow, then moves it to the wetlands habitat.
Kevin W. lays eggs, placing 1 on the Wood Duck and 2 on the Indigo Bunting, then moves the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the forest habitat.
Chris lays eggs, placing 2 on the Clarke's Grebe and 1 each on the Red-Eyed Vireo and Feruginous Hawk.  The Hawk fails its hunt.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Squacco Heron and 1 on the European Roller.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Red-Eyed Vireo.
Christopher takes food, discarding a card to take a seed, fish, and rodent, then caches a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin C. draws bird cards, taking the American Bittern and Bald Eagle, then moves the White-Crowned Sparrow into the grasslands habitat.

Round End

Christopher discards 1 seed, 1 berry, 1 fish, and 2 rodents and tucks 5 cards from the deck behind the Common Starling.  Kevin W. lays 4 eggs on the Dunnock.  Dave has the most eggs in the wetlands habitat at 10.  Chris has the second most at 6, Kevin W. has  third at 4 eggs, and Christopher and Kevin C. have 1 egg each.

Round 4

Actions

Chris spends an egg from the Red-Eyed Vireo, a berry, and an invertebrate to play the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker in the forest habitat, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.

Dave takes food, rolling the dice, taking a berry and a rodent, caching a seed on the Red-Headed Woodpecker, and drawing the Yellow-Rumped Warbler with the Cooper's Hawk.  The Warbler has a wingspan of 23cm, so it is tucked under the Hawk.  Chris uses the Black Vulture to reroll the food dice and take an invertebrate.

Christopher draws 2 cards from the deck.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining a rodent, rerolling the dice, then gaining an invertebrate and a rodent, uses the Hawfinch to reroll the dice again.

Kevin W. spends an egg from the Dunnock and a fish to play the Snowy Egret in the wetlands habitat.

Chris spends an egg each from the Anna's Hummingbird and Clarke's Grebe and a seed to play the American Crow in the forest habitat.

Dave spends 2 eggs from the Common Merganser, 1 invertebrate, 1 berry, and 1 rodent to play the Whooping Crane in the wetlands habitat, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.

Christopher spends an egg from the Green Heron to place the California Condor in the wetlands habitat, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.

Kevin C. spends an egg from the Grey Heron, 2 fish, and a rodent to play the Bald Eagle in the wetlands habitat, gaining a fish from the feeder.

Kevin W. spends an egg from the Dunnock, 2 seeds, and an invertebrate to play the Greater Prairie Chicken in the grasslands habitat, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.

Chris takes cards, drawing 2 from the deck, draws a card with the Clarke's Grebe and discards a card, unsuccessfully hunts with the Black Skimmer, and takes a rodent with the Anna's Hummingbird.  Dave takes an invertebrate.  Christopher takes an invertebrate.  Kevin C. takes a berry.  Kevin W. rerolls the dice and takes a seed.

Dave lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Whooping Crane, Cooper's Hawk, and Red-Headed Woodpecker.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Say's Phoebe.
Christopher draws 2 cards from the deck.
Kevin C. spends 2 eggs, 2 berries, and an invertebrate to play the Hermit Thrush in the forest habitat.
Kevin W. takes food, gaining 2 berries and a rodent, moving the Yellow-Breasted Chat to the grasslands habitat, caching a seed from the Coal Tit, and gaining an invertebrate from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
Chris takes food, rerolling the dice and gaining 1 seed, 1 berry, and 1 rodent.
Dave lays eggs, placing 1 on the European Roller and 2 on the Common Merganser.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Say's Phoebe.
Christopher lays one egg each on the Spotted Owl and Eurasian Golden Oriole, and tucks a card from his hand behind the American Robin.
Kevin C. lays 3 eggs on the White-Crowned Sparrow.
Kevin W. lays eggs, spending a berry to lay 4 eggs on the Coal Tit, gaining a berry from the Indigo Bunting.
Chris spends an egg each from the Say's Phoebe and Black Skimmer and 3 cards from his hand to play the Bonelli's Eagle in the wetlands habitat.  The three cards are tucked behind the eagle.
Dave lays eggs, placing 1 on the Cooper's Hawk and 2 on the Red-Headed Woodpecker.  Chris uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Say's Phoebe.
Christopher spends 1 seed and an egg from the Eurasian Golden Oriole to place the Scaled Quail in the grasslands habitat.
Kevin C. spends 2 eggs, 1 invertebrate, 1 fish, and 1 rodent to play the American Bittern in the wetlands habitat.
Kevin W. spends 1 berry to lay 4 eggs on the Greater Prairie-Chicken.

Round End

Christopher discards 1 invertebrate and tucks 1 card from the deck behind the Common Starling.  Kevin W. lays 2 eggs on the Dunnock.  Chris and Kevin C. both have 4 birds with white or no powers.  Christopher and Dave both have 2.  Kevin W. has 1.

Final Scoring

Goals

Christopher has the Ethnologist, gaining 6VP for having birds with 3 different powers in a row, the Behaviorist, gaining 3VP for a column with three different powers, and the Visionary Leader, gaining 4VP for having 6 cards in hand for a total of 13VP.

Kevin C. has the Falconer, gaining 0VP for birds with predation abilities.

Keivn W. has the Backyard Birder, gaining 0VP for only 3 birds valued less than 4 points, and the Ecologist, gaining 4VP for having 2 birds in the habitat with the fewest birds.

Chris has the Wildlife Gardener, gaining 4VP for having 4 birds with bowl or wild nests, and the Large Bird Specialist, gaining 3VP for having 5 birds with wingspans larger than 65cm for a total of 7VP.

Dave has the Oologist, gaining 3VP for having 7 birds with at least one egg each, and the Viticulturalist, gaining 0VP for having only 1 bird that eats berries.

Final Score


Christopher
Kevin C.
Kevin W.
Chris
Dave
Birds
20
49
27
53
31
Bonus Cards
13
0
4
7
3
End of Round Goals
1
10
5
8
7
Eggs
1
2
20
8
18
Cached Food
5
0
3
1
4
Tucked Cards
12
0
0
3
6
Total
52
61
59
80
69
Congratulation to Chris Geggus on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Dave Hooton:  Congratulations to Chris on his win. It looks like we all tried different strategies. I went for the end-round goals and eggs.

Kevin Croskery:  Well done Chris G! My focus on big birds didn't pay off and I couldn't get anything to match my single bonus card. THanks to Chris H for running the game.

Christopher Hunt:  Well done Chris G.  Thanks to Chris H for running the game spy well.  Went for my bonus conditions but lack of brown cards meant little engine.

Chris Geggus:  Thanks all, enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting to win by that margin as I was really relying solely on my birds to see me home and fortunately I picked up some bigger ones late on. I lacked most else in the scoring. And Chris H. will confirm I made a blunder on the penultimate turn which cost me 4 VPs. Thanks to Chris for his GM'ing once again.

I see the BPA (Boardgame Players Association - guys that run WBC) are going to do an online tournament for Wingspan shortly. I'm already doing their Twilight Struggle tourney which is excellent value for money. You pay $10 which covers you for all pbm games during the year and the TS tourney is triple-elim, so you are guaranteed at least 3 games (for those interested I am 1 - 1 at the moment). If anyone wants details drop me a line.

Until the next one.

Kevin Wilson:  I had a couple of birds I liked that helped make some interesting plays, just not enough scoring plays! Still, it seemed like no one was running away with it until the end. Congrats to Chris on a nice, impressive win.  Thanks to the rest for playing and to Chris, as always, for his excellent GMing.

Players

Name
Color
Cards in Hand
Bonus Cards
Seeds
Invertebrates Berries
Fish
Rodents
Christopher Hunt Green
6
3

1



Kevin Croskery
Purple
4
1
3

2
1

Kevin Wilson
Blue
2
2
1
2
5

2
Chris Geggus
Yellow
0
2
2
1
1

2
Dave Hooton
Red
3
2
1
1



Player in bold is first player for the round.

Round Goals
Bird Feeder
Birds

Christopher Hunt

Christopher

Kevin Croskery

Kevin Croskery

Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson

Chris Geggus

Chris

Dave Hooton

Dave