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To begin the game you are given a selection of five bird cards. You get to choose how many of these cards you keep. Be aware that the number of bird cards you keep will negatively impact the number of food cards you will get to keep. Once you select the cards you want to keep, you will then be offered one of each of the five types of food cards. You will then select which food cards you want to discard - the number you discard is equal to the number of bird cards you keep. You are then offered to select from two bonus objectives for the game.
==Pre-Game==
Each player begins with a selection of five bird cards, one of each food type (there are five types), and two bonus objective cards--from which they will then select what to keep as follows:


On your turn you get to choose one of the following:play a bird card;choose a new bird card; collect some additional food;collect and distribute eggs. As you progress in laying down cards from the left to the right you will gain additional benefits for each of the options. The first column of cards you are allowed to lay down at no egg cost. After that each column progressing to the right requires removing placed eggs from a bird card. When you select an option such as "collect and distribute eggs" you will then also receive the benefit of any cards placed in that row.  Placing a bird card in a row does not activate the benefits of previous cards in the row.  
===Selecting cards to keep===
* First, each player chooses how many bird cards to keep.
* Then, however, for each bird card kept, the player then must discard one food. (So, the more birds kept, the less food the player has at the start of the game.)
* Finally, each player gets to choose to keep one of two bonus objective cards for the game.


Each round of the game has different objectives. These are noted in the square box. The amount of turns you have decreases for each round.
==Playing the Game==


Your goal is to collect the most points. Points are defined on the cards. Different birds have different numbered points associated with them. You only receive points for bird cards placed on the playing board. An additional single point is awarded for each card tucked under a bird card and each egg placed on a bird card. Points are also distributed according to one's rank in each round. Points are also awarded for meeting your bonus card objectives.
===Turn Actions===
On each player's turn, that player may choose to do one of the following:
* Gain Food: Collect additional food from the available options in the tray;
* Lay Eggs: Collect and distribute eggs;
* Draw Bird Cards: Collect a new bird card from the three available options; or
* Pay food cost(s) to place a bird card in its habitat (row) on the board
 
===Habitats and Activating Birds===
If players choose to place birds on the board, some birds have Activations (brown) that trigger from their habitat (row) being selected for action later. Note that placing a bird card in a row does not activate either its benefits nor the benefits of any other birds in that row.
 
Placing birds in the same habitats repeatedly has an increasing cost in 'eggs,' which must be removed from birds that have eggs placed on them already.
 
===Actions and Rounds===
Wingspan is played over 4 rounds. Each round ends when all players have done all of their actions. Each round has a reducing number of actions (i.e., each successive round is shorter).
 
==Scoring and Objectives==
Your goal is to collect the most points.  
 
===Round Objectives===
Each round of the game has different objectives which offer points for completing certain criteria. (These are noted in the square box)
Points are also distributed according to one's rank in each round.  
 
===End of Game Scoring===
Each player scores points from the following:
* Point values as noted on each bird they have placed on the playing board;
* One point for each card 'tucked' under a bird card;
* Each food token 'cached' on a bird card;
* Each egg placed on a bird card; and
* Completed Bonus Card Objectives

Revision as of 20:36, 1 November 2022

Pre-Game

Each player begins with a selection of five bird cards, one of each food type (there are five types), and two bonus objective cards--from which they will then select what to keep as follows:

Selecting cards to keep

  • First, each player chooses how many bird cards to keep.
  • Then, however, for each bird card kept, the player then must discard one food. (So, the more birds kept, the less food the player has at the start of the game.)
  • Finally, each player gets to choose to keep one of two bonus objective cards for the game.

Playing the Game

Turn Actions

On each player's turn, that player may choose to do one of the following:

  • Gain Food: Collect additional food from the available options in the tray;
  • Lay Eggs: Collect and distribute eggs;
  • Draw Bird Cards: Collect a new bird card from the three available options; or
  • Pay food cost(s) to place a bird card in its habitat (row) on the board

Habitats and Activating Birds

If players choose to place birds on the board, some birds have Activations (brown) that trigger from their habitat (row) being selected for action later. Note that placing a bird card in a row does not activate either its benefits nor the benefits of any other birds in that row.

Placing birds in the same habitats repeatedly has an increasing cost in 'eggs,' which must be removed from birds that have eggs placed on them already.

Actions and Rounds

Wingspan is played over 4 rounds. Each round ends when all players have done all of their actions. Each round has a reducing number of actions (i.e., each successive round is shorter).

Scoring and Objectives

Your goal is to collect the most points.

Round Objectives

Each round of the game has different objectives which offer points for completing certain criteria. (These are noted in the square box) Points are also distributed according to one's rank in each round.

End of Game Scoring

Each player scores points from the following:

  • Point values as noted on each bird they have placed on the playing board;
  • One point for each card 'tucked' under a bird card;
  • Each food token 'cached' on a bird card;
  • Each egg placed on a bird card; and
  • Completed Bonus Card Objectives