Wingspan (English)

The game is for bird enthusiasts: Researchers, birdwatchers, ornithologists, and collectors! You will find, attract, and acquire the best birds for your wildlife reserves, and each bird brings a range of good and powerful combinations and traits to your habitats. The focus in the habitats is on creating growth. This can be done in several ways:

• The birds can get food by using the game's special dice
• The birds can lay eggs (the game includes egg miniatures in various colors)
• You can draw from the 170 unique bird cards and play them

The player with the most points overall wins the game. You can earn points from birds, bonus cards, goals, eggs, captured food, and stored birds.

Who among you is best at discovering and attracting the beautiful birds?

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How to play Wingspan

The game is played over four rounds. After a round is finished, there is a small scoring phase where points are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the item indicated by the scoring token. After that, everyone gets their action cubes back minus one, the starting player marker moves on, and the next round is ready to begin.

On a player's turn, they can take one of four actions.

• Catch a bird: by paying the food cost of the bird.
• Gather food: The first free space in the food row shows how much food you may take from the feeder. When only one type of food is left, the player can choose to roll all the dice again.
• Get the birds to lay eggs: The first free space in the egg-laying row shows how many eggs you get. Each bird has a number of eggs it can hold. Eggs must also be used when you want to place another or later bird in a row.
• Draw cards: Here you can choose from the three shown, or you can draw one randomly from the deck. Here, the first free space also shows how many cards you may draw.

For the last three actions, once the main action is done, you activate all birds in the same row from right to left. This can give points, eggs, food, or more cards. Some birds activate when other players take a specific action.

When the fourth round is over, points are tallied, and the one with the most points for birds, eggs, and bonus cards wins.

Wingspan includes:

• Player boards
• Bird tray
• Dice
• Tokens, markers, and cards
• Miniature eggs
• English game rules
• Swift Start pack and 10 new cards

Read our review of Wingspan on our blog: Game Expert

Do you want to protect your cards with sleeves? Then you need the following:

5x Board Game Sleeves - Medium (50 Non-Glare)