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Wingspan

BGG rank · #38

Publisher · Stonemaier Games

Complexity2.5· Medium-light
Year2019
DesignerElizabeth Hargrave
Community rating
3.5
1 rating
Stars earned
5
earned by 1 player
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5
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  • Image AI

    First Play

    Available · Automatic

    Log your first play of this game.

  • Image AI

    Getting the Hang of It

    Locked

    Log 5 plays of this game.

    Requires: First Play

  • Image AI

    Regular at the Table

    Locked

    Log 10 plays of this game.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It

  • Dedicated Player

    Locked

    Log 25 plays of this game.

    Requires: Regular at the Table

  • Image AI

    First Victory

    Available · Automatic

    Win a play of this game.

  • Image AI

    Table Champion

    Locked

    Win 5 plays of this game.

    Requires: First Victory

  • Image AI

    Century Club

    Available · Automatic

    Score at least 100 points.

  • Sky High

    Locked

    Score at least 120 points.

    Requires: Century Club

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    Lone Eagle

    Available · Automatic
    Solo

    Win a solo game against the Automa.

  • Full Flock

    Locked

    Win a 5-player game.

    Requires: First Victory

  • Image AI

    Hat Trick

    Locked

    Win 3 consecutive Wingspan plays.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It, First Victory

  • Image AI

    Nest Egg

    Available · Pin to activate

    Finish with at least 10 eggs.

  • Image AI

    Food Bank

    Available · Pin to activate

    Finish with at least 5 cached food.

  • Image AI

    Tuck Everlasting

    Available · Pin to activate

    Finish with at least 5 tucked cards.

  • Full Aviary

    Locked

    Fill all 15 bird slots.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It

  • Habitat Specialist

    Locked

    Fill all 5 slots in one habitat.

    Requires: Full Aviary

  • Balanced Preserve

    Locked

    Have at least 3 birds in every habitat.

    Requires: Habitat Specialist

  • Goal Getter

    Locked

    Place first in at least 3 end-of-round goals.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It

  • Bonus Bonanza

    Locked

    Score at least 2 bonus cards.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It

  • Image AI

    Powerhouse

    Locked

    Activate at least 5 brown powers in one habitat action.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It

  • Image AI

    Apex Predator

    Locked

    Succeed with predator powers at least 3 times.

    Requires: Powerhouse

  • Image AI

    World Tour

    Locked

    Play birds representing at least 5 continents.

    Requires: Regular at the Table

  • Bird Point Baron

    Locked

    Score at least 50 points from bird cards.

    Requires: Century Club

  • Bonus Plumage

    Locked

    Score at least 15 bonus-card points.

    Requires: Bonus Bonanza, Bird Point Baron

  • Image AI

    Goal-Oriented

    Locked

    Score at least 15 end-of-round goal points.

    Requires: Sky High, Goal Getter

  • Image AI

    Eggs-traordinary

    Locked

    Finish with at least 20 eggs.

    Requires: Nest Egg

  • Image AI

    Winter Cache

    Locked

    Finish with at least 10 cached food.

    Requires: Food Bank

  • What the Flock?

    Locked

    Finish with at least 15 tucked cards.

    Requires: Tuck Everlasting

  • Nest Diversity

    Locked

    Have birds with all four standard nest types.

    Requires: World Tour

  • Power Spectrum

    Locked

    Have brown, pink, and "when played" powers in your aviary.

    Requires: Apex Predator

  • Image AI

    Balanced Ecosystem

    Locked

    Score points in all six scorepad categories.

    Requires: Sky High

  • Grand Slam

    Locked

    Place first in all four end-of-round goals.

    Requires: Table Champion, Sky High, Goal-Oriented

  • Image AI

    Clear Skies

    Locked
    Solo

    Defeat the Automa by at least 10 points. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.

    Requires: Lone Eagle

  • Image AI

    Raptor's Run

    Locked
    Solo

    Win three consecutive solo games.

    Requires: Getting the Hang of It, Lone Eagle

  • Image AI

    Eagle Tamer

    Locked
    Solo

    Defeat normal Eagle-difficulty Automa. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.

    Requires: Lone Eagle

  • Image AI

    Eagle-eyed Victory

    Locked
    Solo

    Defeat hardest Eagle-eyed Eagle Automa. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.

    Requires: Clear Skies, Eagle Tamer

  • Image AI

    Society President

    Locked
    Solo

    Defeat Automa while using Automubon Society. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.

    Requires: Lone Eagle

  • Image AI

    Goalboard Sweep

    Locked
    Solo

    Finish ahead of Automa on all four end-of-round goals. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.

    Requires: Lone Eagle

  • Image AI

    Food to Spare

    Locked
    Solo

    Tie the Automa's final score and win the tiebreaker with at least 3 leftover food. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.

    Requires: Lone Eagle

Wingspan — cover

Game images courtesy of Wingspan on BoardGameGeek and respective publishers/uploaders.

Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features 180 birds illustrated by Natalia Rojas and Ana Maria Martinez. 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 The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds. —description from the publisher From the 7th printing on, the base game box includes Wingspan: Swift-Start Promo Pack.

Site tags

Euro-style

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Rating distribution
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Community averages out of 5 · 1 player
Overall3.5/ 5
Gameplay4.0/ 5
Theme3.8/ 5
Artwork4.1/ 5
Components3.1/ 5
Replayability3.8/ 5

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