German Wirehaired Pointer

Wingspan with the European Expansion

Initial Setup

Bill discards fish, berry, and rodent and keeps 3 birds.

Christopher discards a berry and keeps 1 bird.

Kevin C. discards a berry, fish, and rodent and keeps 3 birds.

Kevin W. discards a berry and a rodent and keeps 2 birds.

Chris discards a seed and a fish and keeps 2 birds.

Round 1

Actions

Bill takes food, gaining a seed.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Sandhill Crane.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate.

Kevin W. draws bird cards, taking the Red-Backed Shrike.

Chris draws bird cards, taking the Belted Kingfisher.

Bill draws bird cards, taking the Red-Breasted Merganser.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate.

Kevin W. takes food, rerolls the feeder, and gains an invertebrate.

Chris spends a rodent to play the Barred Owl in the forest.

Bill takes food, gaining an invertebrate.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck.

Kevin C. spends 1 seed and 1 invertebrate to play the Eurasian Tree Sparrow in the grassland.

Kevin W. spends 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and 1 fish to play the Eurasian Jay in the forest.

Chris takes food, gaining a fish, and draws the White-Breasted Nuthatch with the Barred Owl, which has a wingspan of 28cm, and is tucked under the owl.

Bill takes food, rerolls the feeder, and gains a rodent.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck.

Kevin C. draws bird cards, taking the Painted Bunting.

Kevin W. draws bird cards, taking the Great Crested Flycatcher.

Chris draws bird cards, taking the Great Blue Heron.

Bill spends 1 seed and 2 invertebrates to play the American Avocet in the wetlands.

Christopher spends a fish to play the Black Tern in the wetlands.

Kevin C. lays eggs, placing 2 on the Eurasian Tree Sparrow.  Bill lays an egg on the American Avocet.
Kevin W. takes food, gaining a berry.
Chris takes food, gaining a fish, and draws the Yellow-Rumped Warbler, which has a wingspan of 23cm, and is tucked under the Barred Owl.
Bill draws bird cards, taking the Blue Jay.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Franklin's Gull, draws a card and discards a card.
Kevin C. spends 1 invertebrate to play the Downy Woodpecker in the forest, then spends 1 invertebrate and an egg from the Eurasian Tree Sparrow to play the Mountain Chickadee in the forest.
Kevin W. lays 2 eggs on the Eurasian Jay.
Chris lays 2 eggs on the Barred Owl.  Bill lays an egg on the American Avocet.
Bill spends a seed and a rodent to play the Blue Jay in the forest.
Christopher takes food, gaining a fish.
Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, and taking a seed, then caches a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin W. spends 1 invertebrate, 1 berry, and an egg from the European Jay to play the Great Crested Flycatcheer in the forest.
Chris spends 1 invertebrate and 1 fish to play the Great Blue Heron in the wetlands, then spends 1 fish, 1 berry, and an egg from the Barred Owl to play the Belted Kingfisher in the wetlands habitat.
Bill draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the American Avocet to draw 2 from the deck.
Christopher lays eggs, placing 2 on the Black Tern.  Bill lays an egg on the American Avocet.
Kevin C. draws bird cards, gaining the Lincoln's Sparrow.
Kevin W. takes food, gaining 2 seeds, gaining an invertebrate from the Great Crested Flycatcher, and stealing a seed from Christopher and caching it on the Eurasian Jay.  Christopher takes a rodent, the dice are rerolled.  Kevin C. takes a seed.
Chris lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher.

End of Round

Chris has 2 birds with eggs in platform nests, Christopher has 1, Bill, Kevin C. and Kevin W. each have 0  The face up birds are discarded and redrawn.

Round 2

Actions

Christopher spends 2 rodents to play the Red-Tailed Hawk in the forest.

Kevin C. spends 2 seeds, 1 invertebrate, and an egg from the Eurasian Tree Sparrow to play the Painted Bunting in the grasslands, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.

Kevin W. spends 2 seeds to play the Inca Dove in the grasslands, laying an egg on it.

Chris draws bird cards, taking the Red-Eyed Vireo and one from the deck.

Bill takes food, dicarding a card to take a seed and a rodent, then gains a seed from the Blue Jay.

Christopher takes food, gaining a fish, draws a Black-Necked Stilt, which has a wingspan of 74cm, so is tucked under the Red-Tailed Hawk.  Food dice are rerolled.

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

Kevin W. draws bird cards, taking the Brown-Headed Cowbird.

Chris takes food, discarding a card and taking a seed and a berry, then draws the Common Cuckoo with the Barred Owl, which has a wingspan of 57cm and is tucked under the owl.

Bill takes food, gaining a rodent, rerolling the dice, gaining an invertebrate, then gaining a seed with the Blue Jay.

Christopher spends a fish and an invertebrate to play the Franklin's Gull in the grassland.

Kevin C. spends an invertebrate and a seed to play the Lincoln's Sparrow in the wetlands.  Chris gains a fish.

Kevin W. takes food, gaining 2 seeds, uses the Eurasian Jay to steal a seed from Bill and cache it on the card.  Bill rerolls the dice and takes a rodent.

Chris takes food, gaining an invertebrate and drawing the Lesser Whitestart with the Barred Owl, which has a wingspan of 18cm and is tucked under the owl.

Bill spends an invertebrate, a seed, and an egg from the American Avocet to play the Dunnock in the forest.

Christopher draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Black Tern to draw 2 from the deck.

Kevin C. lays 3 eggs on the Painted Bunting.

Kevin W. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, gaining a berry, an invertebrate with the Great Crested Flycatcher, and steals a seed from Chris and caches it on the Eurasian Jay.  Chris rerolls the dice and takes a seed.

Chris spends an invertebrate and an egg from the Great Blue Heron to play the Red-Eyed Vireo in the forest, then spends 1 seed, 1 berry, and an egg from the Barred Owl to play the Cassin's Finch in the forest, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Bill draws bird cards, taking the Purple Gallinule.
Christopher takes food, discarding a card to gain 2 berries, and drawing the Goldcrest with the Red-Tailed Hawk, which has a wingspan of 15cm and is tucked under the Hawk.
Kevin C. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Painted Bunting to take the Corsican Nuthatch and Osprey.
Kevin W. draws bird cards, taking the Bewick's Wren.
Chris takes bird cards, gaining the Black Vulture and a card from the deck.
Bill spends 3 rodents to play the Golden Eagle in the grasslands.
Christopher spends 2 berries and an egg from the Black Tern to play the Ring-Billed Gull in the wetlands.  Chris gains a fish.
Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, gaining a fish, then caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin W. spends 2 invertebrates, 1 seed, 1 berry, and an egg from the Inca Dove to play the Red-Backed Shrike in the grasslands.
Chris lays 1 egg each on the Red-Eyed Vireo and Belted Kingfisher.  Bill lays an egg on the American Avocet.
Bill lays 2 eggs on the Blue Jay, then draws the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker with the Golden Eagle, which has a wingspan of 41cm and is tucked under the Eagle.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, tucks 1 under the Ring-Billed Gull, drawing a card, and draws a card with the Black Tern, discarding a card.
Kevin C. lays 2 eggs on the Painted Bunting and 1 on the Lincoln's Sparrow.
Kevin W. lays 2 eggs on the Red-Backed Shrike and 1 on the Eurasian Jay, then uses the Red-Backed Shrike to steal an invertebrate from Kevin C. and cache it on the card.  Kevin C. gains a berry.
Chris lays an egg each on the Cassin's Finch and Red-Eyed Vireo.
Bill lays 2 eggs on the Dunnock.

End of Round

Bill lays 2 eggs on the Dunnock.  Bill has 6 eggs in bowl nests, Chris has 5, Kevin W. has 4, Kevin C. has 2, and Christopher has 0.  The face up birds are discarded and redrawn.

Round 3

Actions

Kevin C. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Painted Bunting to take the Bronzed Cowbird and Willet.

Kevin W. takes food, rerolling the dice, taking an invertebrate and a seed, the Eurasian Jay steals a seed from Bill and caches it.  Bill takes a fish.

Chris takes food, gaining a fish, rerolling the dice, and gaining a seed, then drawing the European Goldfinch with the Barred Owl, which has a wingspan of 23cm and is tucked under the owl.

Bill draws bird cards, gaining the Western Tanager.

Christopher takes food, discarding a bird card to gain 1 seed and 1 rodent, draws the Northern Gosshawk with the Red-Tailed Hawk, which has a wingspan of 106cm, which is larger than 75cm, so it is discarded.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining a seed, rerolling the dice, and gaining a fish, then caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.

Kevin W. spends 2 invertebrates, 1 seed, and an egg from the Red-Backed Shrike to play the Bewick's Wren in the grassland.

Chris spends 2 fish and an egg from the Belted Kingfisher to play the American White Pelican in the wetlands.

Bill draws bird cards, taking the Common Blackbird.

Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Purple Martin and a card from the deck, tucks a card from his hand behind the Ring-Billed Gull, drawing a card, and draws and discards a card with the Black Tern.

Kevin C. spends 1 seed, 2 fish, and an egg from the Painted Bunting to play the Bronzed Cowbird in the grasslands.

Kevin W. draws bird cards, taking the Mallard.

Chris draws bird cards, taking the Northern Shoveler, European Honey Buzzard, and a card from the deck, then discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican.

Bill takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a berry.

Christopher lays 2 eggs on the Franklin's Gull, then discards one of them to draw 2 cards.

Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, gaining a seed, and caching a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin W. lays eggs, placing one each on the Inca Dove, Great Crested Flycatcher, and Bewick's Wren, moves the Wren to the forest, and steals and caches an invertebrate from Kevin C.  Kevin C. takes a fish.
Chris spends 2 eggs from the Red-Eyed Vireo to play the Black Vulture in the forest.
Bill takes food, gaining a berry and a fish, rerolls the dice, and caches a seed on the Blue Jay.
Christopher spends an egg from the Franklin's Gull to play the Turkey Vulture in the wetlands.  Chris gains a fish.
Kevin C. lays 2 eggs on the Lincoln's Sparrow and 1 on the Painted Bunting.
Kevin W. takes food, gaining a seed and a berry, moves the Bewick's Wren to the grasslands, gains an invertebrate with the Great Crested Flycatcher, and steals and caches a seed from Chris on the Eurasian Jay.  Chris takes a fish.  Dice rerolled.
Chris takes food, gaining a seed and an invertebrate, and draws the Great Horned Owl with the Barred Owl, which has a wingspan of 112cm and is discarded.
Bill spends an invertebrate, 2 berries, and an egg from the Dunnock to play the Common Blackbird in the forest.
Christopher lays eggs, placing 2 on the Red-Tailed Hawk, then discards 1 to draw 2 cards with the Franklin's Gull.  Kevin C.'s Bronzed Cowbird lays an egg on the Painted Bunting.
Kevin C. takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a fish, then caches a seed on the Mountain Chickadee.
Kevin W. draws bird cards, taking the Mountain Bluebird.
Chris spends an invertebrate to play the Common Nightingale in the grassland.
Bill takes food, gaining a berry, rerolling the dice, and gaining an invertebrate and rodent.
Christopher takes food, discarding a card to gain 2 invertebrates, then draws the Molton's Warbler with the Red-Tailed Hawk, which has a wingspan of 17cm and is tucked under the hawk.  Chris rerolls the feeder dice and takes an invertebrate with the Black Vulture.

End of Round

Bill lays 1 egg on the Dunnock.  Kevin C. and Kevin W. each have 3 birds in the grasslands, Bill, Christopher, and Chris each have 1.  The face up birds are discarded and redrawn.

Round 4

Actions

Kevin W. lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Eurasian Jay, Inca Dove, and Red-Backed Shrike, moves the Bewick's Wren to the wetlands, and uses the Red-Backed Shrike to steal and cache an invertebrate from Christopher.  Christopher gains a seed.

Chris draws bird cards, taking the Snow Bunting and a card from the deck, then discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican.

Bill takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a berry, rerolling the dice, and gaining a seed and caching a seed on the Blue Jay.

Christopher spends an invertebrate and an egg from the Red-Tailed Hawk to play the Purple Martin in the grassland.

Kevin C. draws bird cards, spending an egg from the Painted Bunting to take the Cerulean Warbler and Bushtit and moves the Lincoln's Sparrow to the grasslands.

Kevin W. spends 1 berry, 1 invertebrate, and an egg from the Inca Dove to play the Mountain Bluebird in the grassland, and 1 seed and 1 egg each from the Inca Dove and Great-Crested Flycatcher to play the Brown-Headed Cowbird in the grassland.

Chris lays eggs, discarding a fish to lay 1 egg each on the Red-Eyed Vireo, Belted Kingfisher, and American White Pelican, then uses the Common Nightingale to give everyone a seed.  Kevin C.'s Bronzed Cowbird lays an egg on the Painted Bunting.

Bill spends 1 seed, 1 berry, 1 rodent, and an egg from the Dunnock to play the Purple Galinule in the wetlands.  Chris gains a fish.

Christopher lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Black Tern, Ring-Billed Gull, and Franklin's Gull, then tucks a card from his hand behind the Purple Martin, drawing a card.

Kevin C. spends a seed, an invertebrate, and 2 eggs from the Painted Bunting to play the Bushtit in the grassland.

Kevin W. lays eggs, placing 4 on the Inca Dove, then uses the Red-Backed Shrike to steal and cache an invertebrate from Bill.  Bill gains a seed.  Kevin C. uses the Bronzed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Painted Bunting.

Chris lays eggs, discarding a fish to lay 2 on the Belted Kingfisher and 1 on the Red-Eyed Vireo, then uses the Common Nightingale to give everyone an invertebrate.

Bill spends 2 invertebrates, 1 berry, and 2 eggs from the Dunnock to play the Western Tanager in the forest.

Christopher spends 2 seeds, 1 rodent, and an egg from the Ring-Billed Gull to play the Sandhill Crane in the grassland.
Kevin C. lays eggs, spending a berry to place 4 on the Eurasian Tree Sparrow and 1 on the Downy Woodpecker, tucks a card from his hand behind the Bushtit and lays an egg on it.
Kevin W. lays eggs, placing 2 each on the Great Crested Flycatcher and Mountain Bluebird, then uses the Red-Backed Shrike to steal and cache an invertebrate from Chris.  Chris rerolls the dice and takes an invertebrate.
Chris spends 2 seeds, 1 invertebrate, and 2 eggs from the Belted Kingfisher to play the Northern Shoveler in the wetlands.
Bill spends 2 seeds, 2 fish, and an egg from the Dunnock to play the Red-Legged Partridge in the grasslands.
Christopher spends 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and an egg each from the Franklin's Gull and Black Tern to play the Yellow-Headed Blackbird in the wetlands.  Chris gains a fish.
Kevin C. lays eggs, spending a fish to lay 3 on the Mountain Chickadee and 2 on the Bushtit, tucks a card from his hand under the Bushtit and lays another egg on it.
Kevin W. lays eggs, placing one each on the Great Crested Flycatcher and Mountain Bluebird, and 2 on the Bewick's Wren, then the Red-Backed Shrike steals and caches an invertebrate from Chris, who gains an invertebrate.  Kevin C. uses the Bronzed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Painted Bunting.
Chris lays eggs, discarding a fish to place 3 on the Northern Shoveler.
Bill lays eggs, placing 2 on the Purple Gallinule and 1 on the Golden Eagle.  The Red-Legged Quail lays 1 egg each on itself, the Purple Gallinule, and the Dunnock.  The Golden Eagle draws the Common Raven, which has a wingspan of 135cm and is discarded.
Christopher lays an egg each on the Franlin's Gull, Black Tern, and Ring-Billed Gull.  Bill uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on the Red-Legged Partridge.
Kevin C. lays eggs, placing 2 on the Painted Bunting and 1 on the Downy Woodpecker, then tucks a card from his hand behind the Bushtit, laying an egg on it.

End of Round

Bill lays 3 eggs on the Dunnock.  Chris has 8 eggs on ground nests, Kevin C. has 7, Bill has 5, Christopher has 3, and Kevin W. has 0.

Final Scoring

Goals

Bill has the Specialist, gaining 6VP for having more than 4 birds with cost of 3 food.

Christopher has the Visionary Leader, gaining 4VP for having 6 cards in hand.

Kevin C. has the Omnivore, gaining 0VP for having no birds that have a wild food symbol on them.

Kevin W. has the Rodentologist, gaining 2VP for having 1 bird with with a rodent food symbol on them and Breeding Manager, gaining 1VP for having 1 bird with at least 4 eggs on it.

Chris has the Wetland Scientist, gaining 3VP for having 4 birds that can only live in the wetlands, and Ethnologist, gaining 6VP for having 3 different color types in a single habitat.

Final Score


Bill
Christopher
Kevin C.
Kevin W.
Chris
Birds
36
28
23
27
36
Bonus Cards
6
4
0
3
9
End of Round Goals
10
3
10
1
15
Eggs
15
3
20
18
8
Cached Food
2
0
6
11
0
Tucked Cards
1
6
3
0
9
Total
70
44
62
60
77
Congratulation to Chris Geggus on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Chris Geggus:  Good fun as ever. Thanks all and to Chris for his continuing patience with my whinges and moans throughout this and all our games. Each game seems different when I play Wingspan (thank goodness). I wasn't intending to go for end of round points this time, but they seemed to exactly match what I was holding, so thought to keep going with that strategy. I also like to get nearer 50 points on individual bird cards if I can, but did not see enough of the high scorers this time around. Plus my bonus cards were not easy gets, but it looks like we all had problems there. A lower scoring game than normal from what I can recall (correct Chris?). Enjoyed and look forward to the next one.

Kevin Croskery:  Congratulations Chris on the game and thank's Chris H for running it. Yes, a low scoring game indeed. I could get no traction on my bonus cards at all so focused on an egg factory. But too little and too late.

Christopher Hunt:  Good game.  Thanks to Chris for his GMimg and to Chris on his win.  No plan no aim no victory sums up my game.

Bill Scharf:  Thanks for running the game and congratulations to Chris for winning it. Second place, didn’t expect that! I spent way too much time looking for bird cards that met my goal, not to mention hunting down the food for them, thanks food stealers, thanks a lot!

Kevin Wilson:  No real strategy seemed available. The wrong food, the wrong birds for my card so I just went for the cached food and eggs. Didn’t really think it would be enough but was all I could do. Congrats to Geggus on another win, thanks to Chris for running and the rest for playing.

Players

Name
Color
Cards in Hand
Bonus Cards
Seeds
Invertebrates Berries
Fish
Rodents
Bill Scharf
Purple
0
1





Christopher Hunt
Red
6
1





Kevin Croskery Green
1
2
1
1

1

Kevin Wilson
Blue
1
1
2
1



Chris Geggus
Yellow
3
2

1



Player in bold is first player for the round.

Round Goals
Bird Feeder
Birds

Bill Scharf

Bill Scharf

Christopher Hunt

Christopher Hunt

Kevin Croskery

Kevin Croskery

Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson

Chris Geggus

Chris Geggus