Russian Toy

Dave spends a seed and a nectar to play the Green Pygmy-Goose in the wetland.
Chris G. takes food, discarding a card to gain 2 fish.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate and a rodent to play the Pheasant Coucal in the grassland.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Brown-Headed Cowbird.
Dave draws cards, taking the Pink-Eared Duck and Northern Flicker, then draws 2 cards, keeps 1, and gives 1 to Chris G.
Chris G. spends 3 fish to play the Little Penguin in the wetland.
Chris H. spends a fish and a nectar to play the Kelp Gull in the wetland.
Christopher spends a nectar to play the New Holland Honeyeater in the grassland.
Dave draws cards, taking the Pacific Black Duck and Eastern Whipbird, then draws 2 cards, keeps 1, and gives 1 to Christopher.
Chris G. draws cards, taking the American White Pelican and a card from the deck, and with the Little Penguin draws the Chestnut-Collared Longspur, Brown Pelican, Royal Spoonbill, Painted Bunting, and Northern Bobwhite, caching 3 fish on the Penguin.
Chris H. draws cards, taking 2 cards from the deck.
Christopher spends an invertebrate to play the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in the forest.
Dave spends a berry to play the Northern Flicker in the grassland, gaining 2 invertebrates from the feeder.
Chris G. draws cards, taking the Violet-Green Swallow and a card from the deck, and with the Little Penguin draws the Golden Eagle, Scaled Quail, Downy Woodpecker, Trumpeter Swan, and Abbot's Booby, caching 2 fish on the Penguin.
Chris H. takes food, rerolling the Feeder and taking a nectar.
Christopher spends a berry to play the American Crow in the wetland.

Dave takes food, gaining an invertebrate.
Chris G. takes food, discarding a card to gain 2 invertebrates.
Chris H. draws cards, taking the Horsfield's Bushlark and Maned Duck.
Christopher takes food, rerolls the Feeder, gains a nectar and a fish, and gains an invertebrate from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
Dave spends 3 invertebrates to place the Pileated Woodpecker in the forest.
Chris G. spends 2 invertebrates to play the Violet-Green Swallow in the grassland.
Chris H. takes food, gaining a nectar, discarding a card, rerolling the Feeder, and taking another nectar.
Christopher lays eggs, placing one each on the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher and New Holland Honeyeater, then gains a nectar from the Feeder. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal.
Dave takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a fish, and lays eggs on the Northern Flicker and Green Pygmy-Goose. Chris G. lays an egg on the Violet-Green Swallow.
Chris G. takes food, rerolling the Feeder and gaining a fish and discarding a card to gain a nectar.
Chris H. spends 2 nectar and an egg from the Pheasant Coucal to play the Horsfield's Bushlark in the grassland.
Christopher lays eggs, placing 1 each on the American Crow and Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal.
Dave spends an egg from the Green Pygmy-Goose to play the California Condor in the grassland, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Chris G. spends 2 nectar and an egg from the Violet-Green Swallow to play the American White Pelican in the wetland.
Chris H. spends 1 nectar to play the Regent Bowerbird in the forest.
Christopher spends 1 nectar and an egg from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher to play the Brown-Headed Cowbird in the grassland.

Christopher discards 1 nectar. All face up birds are discarded and new ones draws. Dave, Chris H. and Christopher each have 2 birds in the grassland and Chris G. has 1.

Chris G. draws bird cards, taking the Franklin's Gull and a card from the deck, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, and draws the White-Faced Ibis, Sacred Kingfisher, White-Faced Heron, Wedge-Tailed Eagle, and Swanson's Hawk with the Little Penguin, caching 3 fish onthe penguin.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking 2 cards from the deck.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 cards from the deck, then discards an egg from the American Crow to take a fish from supply.
Dave takes food, gains a seed, rerolls the Feeder, gains an invertebrate, and lays eggs on the Pileated Woodpecker and Northern Flicker. Chris G. lays an egg on the Violet-Green Swallow.
Chris G. takes food, discarding a card to gain a seed and a fish.
Chris H. takes food, gaining a seed, rerolling the Feeder, and taking a fish, then gaining an invertebrate from the Regent Bowerbird. Chris G. gains an invertebrate.
Christopher spends an invertebrate and an egg from the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher to play the Barn Swallow in the wetland.
Dave spends a seed, and invertebrate, and an egg from the Northern Flicker to play the Easter Whipbird in the forest.
Chris G. draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, and draws the Australasian Pippit, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Screech-Owl, Red-Backed Fairywren, and Northern Mockingbird, caching 1 fish on the Little Penguin.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate, a seed, and an egg from the Pheasant Coucal to play the Maned Duck in the wetland.
Christopher takes food, gaining a seed and an invertebrate, then gaining another invertebrate from supply.
Dave spends a fish and an egg from the Northern Flicker to play the Black Tern in the wetland.
Chris G. spends an invertebrate and a seed to play the Pygmy Nuthatch in the forest.
Chris H. draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, and tucks 2 cards from his hand behind the Maned Duck, gaining a seed.
Christopher spends a fish, an invertebrate, and an egg from the New Holland Honey-Eater to play the Double-Crested Cormorant in the wetland.

Dave takes food, gaining a seed and an invertebrate, gains a seed, gives a seed to Chris H., and lays eggs on the Black Tern and Northern Flicker. Chris G. lays an egg on the Pygmy Nuthatch. Chris H. lays an egg on the Maned Duck. Christopher lays an egg on the Barn Swallow. The Feeder is rerolled.
Chris G. takes food, gaining 2 nectar.
Chris H. spends a fish and an egg from the Maned Duck to play the Osprey in the wetland.
Christopher draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Double-Crested Cormorant, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, drawing a card.
Dave spends a seed, an invertebrate, and an egg from the Pileated Woodpecker to play the Pink-Eared Duck in the wetland.
Chris G. spends 2 nectar and an egg from the Pygmy Nuthatch to play the Brewer's Blackbird in the grassland.
Chris H. lays eggs, placing 2 on the Regent Bowerbird, then discards a seed to lay 2 on the Horsfield's Bushlark. Christopher uses the Brown-Headed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
Christopher draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, tucks a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, drawing a card, and discards an egg from the Barn Swallow with the American Crow receiving a fish from supply.
Dave spends a seed, an invertebrate, and an egg from the Northern Flicker to play the Cassin's Sparrow in the grassland.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a seed, rerolling the Feeder, and taking a fish.
Chris H. draws cards, discarding an egg from the Horsfield's Bushlark to draw 3 from the deck, gains a fish, as do all other players, and tucks a card behind the Maned Duck, gaining a seed.
Christopher lays eggs, discarding a card to place 3 on the New Holland Honeyeater, then gains a nectar. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Eastern Whipbird and uses the Cassin's Sparrow to place 1 on the Black Tern. Christopher uses the Brown-Headed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

Christopher discards 1 nectar. All face up birds are discarded and new ones draws. Christopher has 5 eggs in bowl nests, Dave has 4, Chris H. has 2, and Chris G. has 0.

Chris H. draws bird cards, taking 2 cards from the deck, discards an egg from the Pheasant Coucal to draw another card, gains a fish, as do all other players, tucks a card from his hand behind the Maned Duck, gaining a seed, and discards a fish with the Kelp Gull, drawing a card.
Christopher lays eggs discarding a card to lay 1 egg each on the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, American Crow, and Barn Swallow. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Pileated Woodpecker, and the Cassin's Sparrow lays an egg on the California Condor. Christopher's Brown-Headed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Barn Swallow.
Chris G. draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, then draws the Wilson's Snipe, Red-Winged Parrot, Mississippi Kite, Lazuli Bunting, and Brown Falcon with the Little Penguin, caching 0 fish on the penguin.
Chris H. spends 2 seeds, 1 fish, and an egg from the Horsfield's Bushlark to play the Sprague's Pipit in the grassland, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping one.
Christopher draws cards, discarding an egg from the American Crow to take the Black Vulture and 2 cards from the deck, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Double-Crested Cormorant, tucks a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, drawing another card, and discards an egg from the Barn Swallow, gaining a fish.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Pink-Eared Duck, and the Cassin's Sparrow lays an egg on itself. Chris H.'s Pheasant Coucal lays an egg on itself. Christopher's Brown-Headed Cowbird lays an egg on the Barn Swallow.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a fish and an invertebrate, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Pygmy Nuthatch, gaining another invertebrate. The Feeder is rerolled.
Chris H. takes food, gaining 2 nectar, then gains an invertebrate with the Regent Bowerbird. Christopher also gains an invertebrate.
Christopher spends an egg from the New Holland Honeyeater to play the Black Vulture in the forest.
Dave draws cards, taking the Willie-Wagtail and Black Skimmer, draws 2 cards with the Pink-Eared Duck, keeps one and gives one to Christopher, draws 1 card with the Black Tern, draws 2 cards with the Green Pygmy-Goose, keeps 1 and gives one to Chris G., then discards a card.

Chris G. spends 3 fish and an egg from the Violet-Green Swallow to play the Atlantic Puffin in the wetland, drawing two bonus cards and keeping one.
Chris H. spends 2 nectar and an egg from the Pheasant Coucal to play the House Finch in the forest.
Christopher spends an egg from the New Holland Honeyeater to play the Turkey Vulture in the forest.
Dave takes food, gaining a fish, rerolling the Feeder, takes a nectar, discards a card, takes an invertebrate, and gains a seed. Chris G. gains a seed. Dave then lays eggs on the Green Pygmy-Goose and Pink-Eared Duck. Chris G. lays an egg on the Pygmy Nuthatch. Chris H. lays an egg on the Maned Duck. Christopher lays an egg on the Black Vulture.
Chris G. spends 2 invertebrates, 1 seed, and an egg from the Pygmy Nuthatch to play the Prothonotary Warbler in the forest.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate and an egg each from the Pheasant Coucal and Maned Duck to play the Crimson Chat in the grassland.
Christopher lays eggs, discarding a card to lay on each on the Turkey Vulture, American Crow, and Double-Crested Cormorant. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal.
Dave spends an invertebrate, a nectar, and an egg from the Cassin's Sparrow to play the Bell's Vireo in the forest, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Chris G. lays eggs, discarding a card and placing 1 each on the Brewer's Blackbird, Little Penguin, and Atlantic Puffin, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Brewer's Blackbird, laying an egg on it. Christopher uses the Brown-Headed Cowbird to lay an egg on the New Holland Honey Eater.
Chris H. lays eggs, discarding a card to lay 4 eggs on the Housefinch.
Christopher lays eggs, discarding a card to lay 1 egg each on the New Holland Honey Eater, American Crow, and Double-Crested Cormorant. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal.
Dave lays eggs, discarding 1 card to place 2 on the Bell's Vireo and 1 on the Green Pygmy-Goose, then the Cassin's Sparrow lays an egg on itself. Christopher uses the Brown-Headed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Barn Swallow.
Chris G. spends a seed and an egg from the Brewer's Blackbird to play the Grey-Headed Mannikin in the grassland.

All face up birds are discarded and new ones draws. Dave and Chris H. each have 6 eggs in the forest, Christopher has 5, and Chris G. has 0.

Christopher takes food, discarding a card, gaining 2 fish, re-rolling the feeder, and gaining a nectar.
Dave spends a seed, a fish, and an egg each from the Pileated Woodpecker and Eastern Whipbird to play the Pacific Black Duck in the wetland.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a fish and a seed.
Chris H. takes food, gains an invertebrate, re-rolls the Feeder, gains a fish, discards a card, gains a seed, then uses the Regent Bowerbird to take an invertebrate, giving Christopher an invertebrate as well.
Christopher spends an invertebrate and an egg each from the American Crow and Double-Crested Cormorant to play the Mallard in the wetland.
Dave spends 2 fish and an egg each from the Balck Tern and Bell's Vireo to play the Black Skimmer in the wetland.
Chris G. draws cards, taking the Bobolink and a card from the deck, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, and draws the Bewick's Wren, Common Grackle, Chimney Swift, Wild Turkey, and the Spotless Crake, caching 0 fish on the Little Penguin.
Chris H. draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, gains a fish, as do all other players, and tucks 3 cards behind the Maned Duck, gaining a seed.
Christopher draws cards, taking the California Quail and 2 cards from the deck, draws a card with the Mallard, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Double-Crested Cormorant, tucks a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, draing a card, and discards an egg from the Barn Swallow with the American Crow to gain a nectar.
Dave lays eggs, discarding a fish, placing 2 on the Black Skimmer and 1 on the Pacific Black Duck, and uses the Cassin's Finch to lay an egg on the Northern Flicker. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal and Christopher uses the Brown-Headed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Barn Swallow.
Chris G. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, re-rolling the dice, discarding a card and gaining 2 nectar.

Chris H. lays eggs, discarding a fish and placing 1 each on the Crimson Chat and Maned Duck and 2 on the Osprey, discards a fish to tuck a card from the deck behind the Crimson Chat, and discards a seed to lay 2 eggs on the Horsfield's Bushlark.
Christopher spends 2 nectar and an egg from the Barn Swallow to play the Peregrine Falcon in the grassland.
Dave lays eggs, discarding a fish, placing 2 on Green Pygmy-Goose and uses the Cassin's Finch to lay an egg on the Black Tern. Chris H. lays an egg on the Pheasant Coucal and Christopher uses the Brown-Headed Cowbird to lay an egg on the Barn Swallow.
Chris G. spends 2 nectar, 1 invertebrate, and an egg each from the Brewer's Blackbird and Atlantic Puffin to play the Greater Roadrunner in the grassland.
Chris H. lays eggs, discarding an invertebrate and placing 2 each on the Kelp Gull and Maned Duck, then discards a seed to tuck a card from the deck behind the Crimson Chat.
Christopher lays eggs, discarding 2 cards to put 1 each on the Peregrine Falcone and American Crow and 2 on the Mallard, draws the Indigo Bunting with the Peregrine Falcon, which has a wingspan of 20cm and is tucked under the falcon.
Dave lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Eastern Whipbird and Bell's Vireo, and Cassin's Sparrow will lay an egg on itself.
Chris G. lays eggs, discarding a seed to place 1 each on the Brewer's Blackbird, Grey-Headed Mannikin, Atlantic Puffin, and Prothonotary Warbler, draws the Kea with the Greater Roadrunner, which has a wingspan of 90cm and is discarded, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Brewer's Blackbird, laying an egg on it.
Chris H. lays eggs, placing 2 on the Sprague's Pipit and 1 on the House Finch, then discards an invertebrate to tuck a card from the deck behind the Crimson Chat.

Chris G. has 4 bowl nests with eggs, and Dave, Chris H., and Christopher each have 3.

Dave has the Wetland Data Analyst, scoring 8 points for 5 birds with ascending wingspans, the Oologist, scoring 6 points for at least 9 birds with eggs on them, and the Fishery Manager, scoring 3 points for 2 birds that eat fish.

Chris G. has the Mechanical Engineer, scoring 8 points for 2 sets of the four different types of nests, and Site Selection Expert, scoring 4 points for 1 column with 3 of the same types of nests and 1 column with 2 of the same types of nests.

Chris H.has the Platform Builder, scoring 0 points for 1 bird with a platform nest, and the Omnivore Expert, scoring 4 points for birds that can eat anything.

Christopher has the Wildlife Gardener, scoring 0 points with 3 birds with bowl nests.

Grassland: Chris G. and Christopher each have 4 and Chris H. has 2. Chris G. and Christopher each gain 3VP.

Wetland: Chris G. has 2 and Dave and Chris H. each have 1. Chris G. gains 5VP and Dave and Chris H. each gain 1VP.

Chris Hibbert: I blame the cards. I saw four different bonus cards and none of them worked with the birds that I had. I only ever saw boring birds with ordinary powers, and the only positive interaction I was able to arrange was the Maned Duck giving me a seed that I could discard on Horsfield's Bushlark for 2 eggs, which I managed to do twice.

I lucked out a little on the round bonuses, getting two tied-for-first and one tied-for second.

Near the end of round 3, I had a bird that I could play for 7 points, counting the omnivore bonus, but it would have taken two turns to get the resources, and another to play it. From that point I could see that 4-5 points per turn for laying eggs was the best I was going to do.

Congratulations to Chris Geggus for finding good cards and playing them well, and to Dave for keeping the race tight.

Thanks to our respected GM, as usual, for keeping things running smoothly.

Dave Anderson: Congratulations to Chris G. on his close win
As I had no tuck game and no food game, I could generate eggs for others and cards for others but no one gave me any food back. Never thought of Wingspan as a Diplomacy game, but then again...

Chris Geggus: Phew, had to work at that one. I was fortunate to get some high value birds early on, but they soon disappeared, so had to make sure my bonus cards paid something and that I could get some points from my penguin. That seems a powerful card by the way. I don't know if that is one they ban from tournament play. I'm also still not a great fan of nectar as it seems rather contrived and there is a lot more reliance on luck of the roll in the feeding station, one example being the 2 nectar I grabbed right at the end, which could just so easily have been ordinary food dice. Always glad to play any of the versions again.

Thanks all and thanks to Chris H.

Christopher Hunt: Well done to Chris G. Thank to Chris for running the game. Too many Chris's. Very enjoyable. Tried to buy cheap birds not good. Got too much food.

	Dave	Chris G.	Chris H.	Christopher
Birds	39	45	30	20
Bonus Cards	17	12	4	0
End of Round Goals	9	7	8	10
Eggs	26	5	23	16
Cached Food	0	9	0	0
Tucked Cards	0	12	10	11
Spent Nectar	3	8	6	3
Total	94	98	81	60

Name	Color	Cards in Hand	Bonus Cards	Seeds	Invertebrates	Berries	Fish	Rodents	Nectar
Dave Anderson	Red	0	3
Chris Geggus	Yellow	0	2				1
Chris Hibbert	Blue	0	2
Christopher Hunt	Green	2	1	2	2		5