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Genre Strategy
Number of Players 1 to 5

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  • For 1-5 players. Ages 10+
  • 40-70 minute playing time
  • A competitive bird-collection, engine-building Game
  • You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors— seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your aviary
  • Unlock chains of powerful combinations in this competitive Game
  • material type: Paper

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Wingspan is a competitive bird-collection, engine-building Game for 1-5 players. You are bird enthusiasts researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your aviary. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). these habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower. Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them the winner is the player with the most points accumulated from birds, bonus cards, end-of-round goals, eggs, cached food, and tucked birds.

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wingspan
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Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave | Art by by Natalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, and Beth Sobel

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Featured Components

  • 170 unique bird cards (57x87mm)
  • 26 bonus cards (57x87mm) and 16 Automa cards (57x87mm)
  • 103 food tokens and 75 egg miniatures
  • 5 custom wooden dice and 5 player mats
  • 1 birdfeeder dice tower and 2-piece Game Trayz custom tray
  • 1 goal mat and 8 goal tiles
  • 1 first-player token and 40 action cubes (8 per player)
  • 4 clear plastic resource containers and 1 scorepad (50 sheets; 1 sheet used for all players each game)
  • 3 rulebooks (core, Automa, and Appendix)

Wingspan

Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game!

You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth:

  • Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower
  • Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors
  • Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them

  • 1-5 Players
  • 40-70 minute playing time
  • Ages 14+

How to Play

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Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them!

Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions).

Lay Eggs!

Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors!

Winner!

The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds!

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Brought to you by Stonemaier Games!

If you enjoy Terraforming Mars and Gizmos, we think this game will take flight at your table. Please join us in the Wingspan Facebook group to discuss the game!

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    4.7 out of 5 stars
    4.7 out of 5
    797 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the replayability, artwork, quality and value of the board game. They mention that it's a simple yet highly intricate game, the cards are of an excellent material and that it feels premium. They also like the gameplay, cards, and speed. However, some customers differ on ease of use.

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    135 customers mention128 positive7 negative

    Customers like the replayability of the board game. They mention that it is loads of fun, a simple yet highly intricate game, and a good 2-4 person game. The game is not vicious and the cards do provide a lot of variety. The engine builder and it's fun to try different combos of cards. The knowledge on each card is fun to read, and the luck factor is minimal and most of games are very competitive. The biology of the game seems sound.

    "...not a bird lover, the little bits of bird knowledge on each card is fun to read! Plus some of the bird names are just hilarious...." Read more

    "...The luck factor is minimal and most of games are very competitive. The first time we played the 2 player game the scores were 70-72...." Read more

    "...This a great game to bring newer gamers over to the hobby side of board games and show them what they’ve been missing by only playing games like..." Read more

    "(tl;dr 5 Stars for gorgeous layout and intriguing gameplay. A lot of fun once you figure it out! But, confusing at first.)..." Read more

    81 customers mention81 positive0 negative

    Customers like the artwork of the board game. They say it's beautiful, fun, and simple. The presentation is great, and the game is easy to learn. The bird house and wooden dice are awesome, and this is one of the most creative and beautiful themes in board gaming. The player boards are not too dense and are filled with artwork. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and variety of the game.

    "...And not just the player boards either, the plastic eggs are all colored differently as well as the food tokens and player action cubes...." Read more

    "...++ The bird house and wooden dice are awesome! They didn't have to include the card-board dice tower but I'm so glad they did!..." Read more

    "...⚡️Lay eggs, achieve objectives.💼Brief Review:🟢Fun, fresh theme🟢Quality components🟢Easy to learn and to teach..." Read more

    "...First, Wingspan is absolutely beautiful. As with most Stonemaier Games games, the artwork and components are gorgeous and high quality...." Read more

    58 customers mention56 positive2 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the quality of the board game. They mention that the components are of really great quality, the cards are of an excellent material, and the game feels premium. The box is sturdy, and would produce a great coffee table book. The game is well designed and fun for all kinds of people. The mechanics are tight and easy to learn, and there are lots of different interesting mechanics that allow for a variety of different strategies.

    "...The box also has a nice feel to it as well, it just feels premium. And it’s not all that big either when compared to most modern games...." Read more

    "...+ The Outer Storage Box is Pretty Solid and Sturdy+ The player mats fold nicely. They're thick and give feel of leather finish...." Read more

    "...Stonemaier Games games, the artwork and components are gorgeous and high quality...." Read more

    "...I have played it also as 2-player, which is very good. The components are stunning and I loved reading all the info about the birds...." Read more

    22 customers mention17 positive5 negative

    Customers like the value of the board game. They mention that it's a great product with good components and is worth the hype.

    "...You get so much for such a relatively low price when talking about hobby board games.First, Wingspan is absolutely beautiful...." Read more

    "...I *wanted* to like it-- it is gorgeous and expensive and was highly rated on board game websites!..." Read more

    "...Otherwise the theme, artwork, and quality of the game reflect the price." Read more

    "...game night games along with Lords of Waterdeep, and is well worth the $55 price tag at the time of this review." Read more

    17 customers mention17 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the gameplay of the board game. They mention that it is one of the best they have ever played, and that it works well as a light introductory engine-building gateway game. Some say that the concept and execution is wonderful, and the game is fun even when they lose. Overall, customers are happy with the game's design and quality.

    "...In any case they did an outstanding job with the bird cards...." Read more

    "...AUTOMA (SINGLE PLAYER)I have tried automa few times. It's pretty good and competitive...." Read more

    "...It's one of those games where, even when you lose, the concept and execution is so wonderful that you enjoy playing...." Read more

    "...From the littlest of tokens to the board mat. It is literally superb...." Read more

    13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

    Customers like the cards in the board game. They mention the storage tray for cards and smaller storage compartments for food tokens are a good bonus. The deck of birds is large and each card is unique. The replayability is very high for, and the tower is a nice touch and comes with large, solid wooden dice with painted eggs. It is nice because it is a medium size engine builder and comes a proper insert, everything fits in the box almost perfectly.

    "...even though it doesn’t come with a proper insert, everything fits in the box almost perfectly. Now this is the way to measure and pack a game box...." Read more

    "...They're thick and give feel of leather finish.+ The storage tray for cards and smaller storage compartments for food tokens, and eggs is good..." Read more

    "...because it comes with more bird cards, more eggs, more tokens, another card tray, and more goals, as well as different kinds of card mechanisms and..." Read more

    "...The game comes with small token trays to contain pieces. I was not expecting this and was a nice touch. Nothing fancy, just super useful...." Read more

    11 customers mention8 positive3 negative

    Customers like the speed of the game. They mention it plays pretty fast, it's a smooth and overall quick moving game, and it takes about an hour to play.

    "...But in this game, the turns are fast. You do pay attention to your opponents for end of round goals and also certain bird powers that you have...." Read more

    "...It's a very smooth and overall quick moving game.I know it's a bit hard to find right now (summer 2019)...." Read more

    "...Beginning actions are slow and unproductive, but as you build your engine your actions create combos that produce significantly more...." Read more

    "This is a medium light weight Euro which is fun and quick to play, beautiful to look at, relatively easy to learn, thematic, and educational...." Read more

    77 customers mention51 positive26 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the board game. Some mention that it's simple enough to teach and play, while others say that it was too complicated. The instructions are confusing and the game has many pieces and components. The learnability may actually be delayed once you realize that there is a lot to learn in the game.

    "...Snapping back into existence, the rules are written out easy to read with plenty of examples and even still there really isn’t much to explain as..." Read more

    "...CONCLUSION* The game is fairly easy to teach...." Read more

    "...But, the instructions were really confusing, and there are so many pieces and components...." Read more

    "...🟢Fun, fresh theme🟢Quality components🟢Easy to learn and to teach🟢Good variety and replay-ability..." Read more

    Bird Paradise of Glory
    5 Stars
    Bird Paradise of Glory
    1-5 players, Competitive, Engine Building Bird ParadiseOverview of Gameplay-In Wingspan you need to build a build empire. However there are many different ways to build said empire. You could place high value birds on your player mat to gather points or you could place low valued birds that have better synergies with other birds. There are eggs you can lay on your birds that are worth points or some of your birds can gather food up or even devour other birds. In short there are a lot of ways to gain points in this game and finding that perfect strategy may not be as easy as it sounds….So to play the game is actually really simple. On your turn you place one of your colored wooden cubes on a specific spot on your player board and take the action that is there. The actions are: Play a bird, Gain food, Lay eggs and draw card. That’s it. The key is to play in such a method that the bird madness you create on your board all works together fluidly. Because as you start playing birds on your board, depending on what row you play them in, those actions become more powerful. So let’s say you have a couple birds already played to the forest row, well now when you perform the “Gain Food” action you can gain two food instead of the one food like everyone starts with.What makes it more tactical though is that you are constrained by your starting birds. At the very beginning each player is dealt 5 random bird cards and 1 of each of the 5 food tokens and you can keep however many of those cards you want at the cost of 1 food each. Not only that but each player is dealt 2 objective cards and has to choose just one to keep. So right off the bat you have to make a choice on how you want to proceed building your bird engine based on what you have in hand. It’s an interesting choice for sure, and for the life of me every game I’ve played it hasn’t been about winning. It’s always been about something super specific that a particular person had on their mind. A couple examples, my wife played and in her starting hand was this Horned Owl that looks all devious. Now she loves owls so I can only imagine the glee in her bones when she had this card. The ONLY thing in her mind was that she HAD to play this card regardless of the cost. Now I believe the cost on that particular Owl was 3 rats. Of the 5 different foods that can be gained rats are are one of the most rare. Also there are precious few birds in the large deck that eat rats so you don’t see them come up all that often compared to the others. So she spent a very large portion of the game trying to gather up enough rats to play this beast. She finally did and she was pleased, however it cost her the game. But that didn’t matter at that moment, she accomplished her goal that she created from the get go.In another instance I was playing a 5 player game with some friends and one of my buddies got it in his mind that he wanted to find the Pigeon card in the deck. So he built this incredible “Draw Card” bird engine that when combined with bird cards that he played had him drawing up 11 bird cards every turn. At the end of the game he came in 4th on points and never did find that pigeon (there isn’t one in the game) but the amount of fun he had hunting was glorious. That game in particular also showed me so many different ways you can build up your bird engine and was an interesting experiment on different strategies. In any case I’ve dolled on long enough, onward with the review!Components/Game board –This is one of those games that goes far above and beyond when it comes to component quality. Before I purchased the game for myself I had played a friends copy and got the honor of touching his rulebook. My gawd. These rulebooks are heavenly. The pages feel like…like…what you imagine a cloud must feel like when you were six years old. The softness and texture is out of this world. The cards also have a lovely texture to them, the oversized wooden dice have custom images emblazoned on the sides and roll perfectly down a custom made bird house dice tower that also feel very sturdy. There is a plastic storage holder that doubles as the card draw for the cards that has an image of a bird on it. I mean the ONLY things in the game that I would even consider average are the wooden action cubes and the cardboard food tokens and even those look very nice on the table. Oh and the plastic eggs! A whole fat batch of plastic eggs that you use in the game that adds an immense amount of theme.The player boards are also super high quality. They fold in half and have a kind of soft smooth textured touch to them. It’s hard to put into words until you feel of them yourself…..especially those rulebooks. Anyway as far as components go this game shot straight to the top for me. Super high quality and attention to detail with every aspect.Box/Storage –The box also has a nice feel to it as well, it just feels premium. And it’s not all that big either when compared to most modern games. I would say a little smaller than average. And even though it doesn’t come with a proper insert, everything fits in the box almost perfectly. Now this is the way to measure and pack a game box. There is even a diagram on the inside lip of the box that shows you how to pack the box. There are a few plastic containers that allow you to store the tokens though which is nice. The big storage aspect though is the plastic card holder. This baby stores all the cards and has a nice lid to keep them all nice and organized. Beyond all that though you will bag up the rest of the stuff such as the eggs and dice. For a game without a full insert I was pleasantly surprised at how well everything came together in the box.Visual Appeal /Theme–Another aspect that they just knocked out of the park with this game. The game is gorgeous with a variety of colors all over the player boards. And not just the player boards either, the plastic eggs are all colored differently as well as the food tokens and player action cubes. Visually this game just draws people in when they get a glimpse of it, it stands out. Now I remember when this game was first announced, the theme was to me, uninteresting. I remember thinking, “birds? Meh”. Oh how wrong I was to dismiss this game just because of the theme. After having played it I can say the way the bird theme integrates with the game mechanics and how interesting it is to see some birds synergizing with others is just awesome. Strictly speaking just because of this game, I will never judge a game solely on its theme alone again.In any case they did an outstanding job with the bird cards. Heck even if you are not a bird lover, the little bits of bird knowledge on each card is fun to read! Plus some of the bird names are just hilarious. It never fails to bring a smile from the groups I play with when I flip a new bird card and read its name aloud along with the nice little bird fact.Rulebook –Oh don’t even get me started rn. These 3 rulebooks included with this game are…..unbelievable. And in such an amazing way. I mean honestly I am at this moment having a hard time even remembering the rules…..it’s almost like once I touch the softness of the pages my mind is whisked away to an enchanted forest where only the softest of trees grow and tiniest fuzzballs of birds dwell. Snapping back into existence, the rules are written out easy to read with plenty of examples and even still there really isn’t much to explain as the game is so straight forward as it is. But I don’t recall ever wondering about a specific rule and I haven’t had to come to the forums in search of a rules question which is always a good sign.I mentioned 3 rulebooks up there ^. There is the regular book to explain the game, an appendix book that goes over all the finer details (which I have never needed to use) and a solo Automa rulebook which explains how to play the solo game. The solo game is super fun and unique and I’ll delve into that more in the player count section below. All in all though the rulebook/s are great!Table Talk/Fun Factor –The game is played on your own personal player board as there is no group board to play upon so you do find yourself focusing on your own devices a lot more than worrying about others. That said, at least with the groups I play with, we always seem to keep conversation going about the game while we play. We are always talking about the different birds we find and I typically handle the draw pile for everyone around the table and read aloud the new birds with their little tidbit of intriguing info. It goes a long way to keeping everyone engaged and not only that but people always seem interested in strategies that everyone else is doing.I always ask my groups how they like the games we play every week and every single person enjoyed this one. They all said the same thing too, they loved all the different ways you could try to win by gaining points.Optimal Player Count/Replayability –I think this game wins in a number of different player counts. Solo is a blast as the game comes with a dedicated automa solo mode complete with its own cards and instructions. I enjoyed all my plays solo and am itching to play it as we speak. 2-5 player is super fun as well however I did see some downtime during the 5 player games I played. The downtime wasn’t nearly as bad as some games I’ve played in the past but it’s something to be aware of.Replayability is pretty good for the most part. There are 150-ish different bird cards in that large deck so more than likely you will not see ALL the birds for quite some time. So each new game you play you can try out new strategies depending on what birds you collect/draw. That said it’s the same game mechanics over and over of playing birds, collecting food, drawing cards, laying eggs. The variety comes from HOW you choose to build your engine.Positive Final Thoughts –If you are looking for a great engine building style of game with loads of theme and color then look no further. Even if you are not a fan of birds in general the gameplay mechanics are a hoot. With the amount of variety of the different birds and ways you can try to win this game will keep you occupied for a very good long time. Not only that but the component quality is off the charts, and for the love of relish you NEED to feel these rulebooks omg.Negative Final Thoughts –I wish there was a pigeon. Also the game isn’t crazy deep so if you are looking for a complex strategy game or a brain burner then this isn’t it. There are card synergies you can play but that’s about as deep as this game gets. Also the end game seems a little lopsided, what I mean is that it seems like everyone always leans towards laying eggs for those easy points during the 4th and last round. Since there isn’t as much time to play actions during the last round due to having only 5 action cubes (when compared to 8 in the first round as you lose 1 action cube each round) players seem to all agree that laying eggs during the last round is the best course of action.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Bird Paradise of Glory
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019
    1-5 players, Competitive, Engine Building Bird Paradise

    Overview of Gameplay-

    In Wingspan you need to build a build empire. However there are many different ways to build said empire. You could place high value birds on your player mat to gather points or you could place low valued birds that have better synergies with other birds. There are eggs you can lay on your birds that are worth points or some of your birds can gather food up or even devour other birds. In short there are a lot of ways to gain points in this game and finding that perfect strategy may not be as easy as it sounds….

    So to play the game is actually really simple. On your turn you place one of your colored wooden cubes on a specific spot on your player board and take the action that is there. The actions are: Play a bird, Gain food, Lay eggs and draw card. That’s it. The key is to play in such a method that the bird madness you create on your board all works together fluidly. Because as you start playing birds on your board, depending on what row you play them in, those actions become more powerful. So let’s say you have a couple birds already played to the forest row, well now when you perform the “Gain Food” action you can gain two food instead of the one food like everyone starts with.

    What makes it more tactical though is that you are constrained by your starting birds. At the very beginning each player is dealt 5 random bird cards and 1 of each of the 5 food tokens and you can keep however many of those cards you want at the cost of 1 food each. Not only that but each player is dealt 2 objective cards and has to choose just one to keep. So right off the bat you have to make a choice on how you want to proceed building your bird engine based on what you have in hand. It’s an interesting choice for sure, and for the life of me every game I’ve played it hasn’t been about winning. It’s always been about something super specific that a particular person had on their mind. A couple examples, my wife played and in her starting hand was this Horned Owl that looks all devious. Now she loves owls so I can only imagine the glee in her bones when she had this card. The ONLY thing in her mind was that she HAD to play this card regardless of the cost. Now I believe the cost on that particular Owl was 3 rats. Of the 5 different foods that can be gained rats are are one of the most rare. Also there are precious few birds in the large deck that eat rats so you don’t see them come up all that often compared to the others. So she spent a very large portion of the game trying to gather up enough rats to play this beast. She finally did and she was pleased, however it cost her the game. But that didn’t matter at that moment, she accomplished her goal that she created from the get go.

    In another instance I was playing a 5 player game with some friends and one of my buddies got it in his mind that he wanted to find the Pigeon card in the deck. So he built this incredible “Draw Card” bird engine that when combined with bird cards that he played had him drawing up 11 bird cards every turn. At the end of the game he came in 4th on points and never did find that pigeon (there isn’t one in the game) but the amount of fun he had hunting was glorious. That game in particular also showed me so many different ways you can build up your bird engine and was an interesting experiment on different strategies. In any case I’ve dolled on long enough, onward with the review!

    Components/Game board –

    This is one of those games that goes far above and beyond when it comes to component quality. Before I purchased the game for myself I had played a friends copy and got the honor of touching his rulebook. My gawd. These rulebooks are heavenly. The pages feel like…like…what you imagine a cloud must feel like when you were six years old. The softness and texture is out of this world. The cards also have a lovely texture to them, the oversized wooden dice have custom images emblazoned on the sides and roll perfectly down a custom made bird house dice tower that also feel very sturdy. There is a plastic storage holder that doubles as the card draw for the cards that has an image of a bird on it. I mean the ONLY things in the game that I would even consider average are the wooden action cubes and the cardboard food tokens and even those look very nice on the table. Oh and the plastic eggs! A whole fat batch of plastic eggs that you use in the game that adds an immense amount of theme.

    The player boards are also super high quality. They fold in half and have a kind of soft smooth textured touch to them. It’s hard to put into words until you feel of them yourself…..especially those rulebooks. Anyway as far as components go this game shot straight to the top for me. Super high quality and attention to detail with every aspect.

    Box/Storage –

    The box also has a nice feel to it as well, it just feels premium. And it’s not all that big either when compared to most modern games. I would say a little smaller than average. And even though it doesn’t come with a proper insert, everything fits in the box almost perfectly. Now this is the way to measure and pack a game box. There is even a diagram on the inside lip of the box that shows you how to pack the box. There are a few plastic containers that allow you to store the tokens though which is nice. The big storage aspect though is the plastic card holder. This baby stores all the cards and has a nice lid to keep them all nice and organized. Beyond all that though you will bag up the rest of the stuff such as the eggs and dice. For a game without a full insert I was pleasantly surprised at how well everything came together in the box.

    Visual Appeal /Theme–

    Another aspect that they just knocked out of the park with this game. The game is gorgeous with a variety of colors all over the player boards. And not just the player boards either, the plastic eggs are all colored differently as well as the food tokens and player action cubes. Visually this game just draws people in when they get a glimpse of it, it stands out. Now I remember when this game was first announced, the theme was to me, uninteresting. I remember thinking, “birds? Meh”. Oh how wrong I was to dismiss this game just because of the theme. After having played it I can say the way the bird theme integrates with the game mechanics and how interesting it is to see some birds synergizing with others is just awesome. Strictly speaking just because of this game, I will never judge a game solely on its theme alone again.

    In any case they did an outstanding job with the bird cards. Heck even if you are not a bird lover, the little bits of bird knowledge on each card is fun to read! Plus some of the bird names are just hilarious. It never fails to bring a smile from the groups I play with when I flip a new bird card and read its name aloud along with the nice little bird fact.

    Rulebook –

    Oh don’t even get me started rn. These 3 rulebooks included with this game are…..unbelievable. And in such an amazing way. I mean honestly I am at this moment having a hard time even remembering the rules…..it’s almost like once I touch the softness of the pages my mind is whisked away to an enchanted forest where only the softest of trees grow and tiniest fuzzballs of birds dwell. Snapping back into existence, the rules are written out easy to read with plenty of examples and even still there really isn’t much to explain as the game is so straight forward as it is. But I don’t recall ever wondering about a specific rule and I haven’t had to come to the forums in search of a rules question which is always a good sign.

    I mentioned 3 rulebooks up there ^. There is the regular book to explain the game, an appendix book that goes over all the finer details (which I have never needed to use) and a solo Automa rulebook which explains how to play the solo game. The solo game is super fun and unique and I’ll delve into that more in the player count section below. All in all though the rulebook/s are great!

    Table Talk/Fun Factor –

    The game is played on your own personal player board as there is no group board to play upon so you do find yourself focusing on your own devices a lot more than worrying about others. That said, at least with the groups I play with, we always seem to keep conversation going about the game while we play. We are always talking about the different birds we find and I typically handle the draw pile for everyone around the table and read aloud the new birds with their little tidbit of intriguing info. It goes a long way to keeping everyone engaged and not only that but people always seem interested in strategies that everyone else is doing.

    I always ask my groups how they like the games we play every week and every single person enjoyed this one. They all said the same thing too, they loved all the different ways you could try to win by gaining points.

    Optimal Player Count/Replayability –

    I think this game wins in a number of different player counts. Solo is a blast as the game comes with a dedicated automa solo mode complete with its own cards and instructions. I enjoyed all my plays solo and am itching to play it as we speak. 2-5 player is super fun as well however I did see some downtime during the 5 player games I played. The downtime wasn’t nearly as bad as some games I’ve played in the past but it’s something to be aware of.

    Replayability is pretty good for the most part. There are 150-ish different bird cards in that large deck so more than likely you will not see ALL the birds for quite some time. So each new game you play you can try out new strategies depending on what birds you collect/draw. That said it’s the same game mechanics over and over of playing birds, collecting food, drawing cards, laying eggs. The variety comes from HOW you choose to build your engine.

    Positive Final Thoughts –

    If you are looking for a great engine building style of game with loads of theme and color then look no further. Even if you are not a fan of birds in general the gameplay mechanics are a hoot. With the amount of variety of the different birds and ways you can try to win this game will keep you occupied for a very good long time. Not only that but the component quality is off the charts, and for the love of relish you NEED to feel these rulebooks omg.

    Negative Final Thoughts –

    I wish there was a pigeon. Also the game isn’t crazy deep so if you are looking for a complex strategy game or a brain burner then this isn’t it. There are card synergies you can play but that’s about as deep as this game gets. Also the end game seems a little lopsided, what I mean is that it seems like everyone always leans towards laying eggs for those easy points during the 4th and last round. Since there isn’t as much time to play actions during the last round due to having only 5 action cubes (when compared to 8 in the first round as you lose 1 action cube each round) players seem to all agree that laying eggs during the last round is the best course of action.
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    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019
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    5.0 out of 5 stars So Pretty and Fun That You Enjoy It Even When You Lose
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019
    COMPONENTS
    This is where this game shines above any other board game.
    + The Outer Storage Box is Pretty Solid and Sturdy
    + The player mats fold nicely. They're thick and give feel of leather finish.
    + The storage tray for cards and smaller storage compartments for food tokens, and eggs is good bonus
    + Little eggs are pretty and look like small candies!
    ++ The bird house and wooden dice are awesome! They didn't have to include the card-board dice tower but I'm so glad they did!
    + The illustrations on the player mat and all the bird cards is pretty and beautifully done. I do enjoy the little bird trivia for each bird that's included on the bird cards.
    * The card-board bird tokens are okay.
    - Now I'm nit-picking but since everything else is so good, if the player cubs could be little birds, that would be amazing!
    - The play a bird row is pretty narrow. That could have a little width added to it. (but that'd just lead to bigger player mat and then bigger storage box, so may be the reason they didn't do it)

    GAMEPLAY
    This is an engine building game where your actions become stronger as you move to later stages in the game.
    The game is played over 4 rounds where players take turns placing their tokens on one of the action spaces. These actions are 1) play a bird (in Tree / Grass / Wetland habitat), 2) Gain Food, 3) Lay Egg, 4) Draw Cards. As you take these actions repeatedly the later 3 actions become stronger and stronger as the birds that you play give you special powers which become activated. These powers could be gain additional food, cache food, lay additional eggs, draw additional cards etc.
    The game also has end of round goals. Which is the only thing to make you pay attention to your opponents as you directly compete for these goals for end of round bonuses. At the end of round you use one of your player cube to mark your position. Thus subsequent rounds give you less turns. In the beginning you have 8 cubes, 2nd round has 7 cubes, then 6 and then 5.
    The game is equal fun with 2-5 players. Sometimes in worker placement games it happens that player wait for their turn and don't pay attention when other players are playing. But in this game, the turns are fast. You do pay attention to your opponents for end of round goals and also certain bird powers that you have. You may have a bird which gives you extra eggs when the opponent lays eggs. Or opponets themselves could activate some powers where each opponets gains a food token or bird card or an egg. So it's not that you just wait for your turn.

    GAME DURATION
    The game plays pretty fast. A 2 player game can be completed in 60 mins. And a 4-5 player game can be completed under 2 hours. Both including setup and tear down time.

    AUTOMA (SINGLE PLAYER)
    I have tried automa few times. It's pretty good and competitive. You can adjust the automa difficulty level to normal, medium, hard and legendary.

    CONCLUSION
    * The game is fairly easy to teach. All the people that I played this game with, loved it and immediately wanted their own copy.
    * The game is a great gateway to board games, worker placement category, engine building category or Euro games.
    * The game design is thoroughly play-tested and competitive.
    * The luck factor is minimal and most of games are very competitive. The first time we played the 2 player game the scores were 70-72. The multiplayer game had scores of 91, 94, 97, and 100.
    * I highly recommend this game for all levels of experiences, expertise and groups.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to learn, fun to play, quality components
    Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
    🎲 Wingspan (2019)
    🤓 Elizabeth Hargrave
    🏭 Stonemaier Games
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    📝Spark Notes:
    ⚡️Bird collecting
    ⚡️Engine building, resource management
    ⚡️Gather food, attract birds
    ⚡️Lay eggs, achieve objectives
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    💼Brief Review:
    🟢Fun, fresh theme
    🟢Quality components
    🟢Easy to learn and to teach
    🟢Good variety and replay-ability
    🟢Well designed engine-building tracks
    🟡Bonus card objectives can be unreliable
    🔴Diminishing action count makes progress unrewarding
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    🎬Final Take:
    Wingspan is an approachable entry-level take on the engine-building genre. Players take a variety of actions to attract different birds to their forests, fields, and wetlands, and each bird adds new player abilities or bonuses. You’ll forage for food in the birdhouse, lay eggs in bird nests, and tuck birds under others to create flocks. Each player will have unique bonus cards that will guide which birds they may attempt to attract, and each round has an end-of-round bonus that may guide certain objectives you attempt in order to score points. Beginning actions are slow and unproductive, but as you build your engine your actions create combos that produce significantly more. Each round you lose an action cube, so by the time you’ve built an exciting engine you won’t have many opportunities to cash in on it, unfortunately. Points are scored for each bird attracted, bird tucked in a flock, egg laid, and bonus objective you’ve earned by the end of the game. Overall, Wingspan is a solid light-weight engine builder that requires a certain depth of strategy and thinking ahead, as every move you make can be critical to your performance.
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