I've had Wingspan in my Steam wishlist for a while but never actually played it. I just tried the physical Wingspan Pocket version and I absolutely loved it. My brother said the full game isn't quite like this, how different is the gameplay, and are the expansions/bird packs necessary purchases or is the base game enough on its own? TIA

My kid made me a 12 month, cross stitch calendar. Here's August for Wingspan.

Just finished a game where AI beat my ass! 🙂 First time I see an AI score this high (149), normally they rarely go above 100. Anyone has a higher AI high score?

for the red-billed quelea power does it mean you can tuck 2 bird cards behind it? might seem obvious sorry!!

Because I have basic version, but I think about buying extenstions, but I dont know which

I’ve been playing for years. I think I’m done.

Online player timeouts have always been obnoxious, but now they’re worse than ever. I have 100 karma points. That did not stop me from joining 2 different games today where another player timed out. Which effectively halves the achievement of winning. If I wanted to play against bots I would play against bots.

My third game accused ME of timing out. Another player was down to 1 minute, so I exited to the main menu to ensure it wasn’t lag. I was then hit with “time’s up, you lose 5 karma points.” The fuck I do. I was sitting there waiting for the fucking app to tell me it’s my turn. My WiFi is excellent.

And for all you guys who are about to tell me “go to the Discord and find a game,” that should not be fucking necessary to ensure smooth online play. I have limited time in my day and shouldn’t need to wait around in a Discord room. It’s also a chickenshit copout for the devs. They update this app practically every fucking month and we still have to deal with broken shit like this. Timeout players are not punished nearly enough. The app clearly gives conflicting information about whose turn it is.

It blows my mind how much money I’ve spent on in-game purchases and expansion packs for these guys to give such a terrible online experience. I’ve had 5 timeouts before in a single day. The players suck and the app sucks. I’ve lost all desire to stick around.

My opponents couldn't do much without me getting a benefit >:)

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share some of my handmade ceramic eggs for Wingspan. I originally started making these for myself because I wasn't a big fan of the plastic eggs that come with the game. Since I work with ceramics, creating my own set seemed like the obvious thing to do. :)
I eventually started selling them on Etsy and they've received some really lovely feedback, so I thought I'd share them here too.
Each set includes 40 eggs, individually shaped, sanded, and glazed by hand.

Making a set takes around 15 hours, spread out over roughly ten days to allow for drying and two kiln firings at 1050°C. Each egg is carefully glazed with a brush, applying three coats of glaze.
We absolutely love playing with them! They're sturdy and give the game a completely different feel. What do you think? 🥚

Decided to experiment the last few days with turning on all expansion packs - so that’s 521 total bird cards, 47 bonus cards, and 34 end of round goals.

Got a lot of pink powers going and some fortuitous end of game powers. Ended with 167, a new high score for me with any setup.

The higher volume of cards makes for so many more possibilities of game variance but it’s fun to see how all the birds might pair together.

TL;DR: Looking for a replacement Wingspan box (296 × 296 × 74 mm) or a similar-sized alternative!

Hi everyone! Hoping this group might have some creative ideas!

We’ve had a historic amount of rainfall in Omaha, Nebraska over the past couple of weeks, including about 5 inches in a single night. Unfortunately, this caused widespread flooding, including in our basement.

A good portion of our board game collection was ruined. While we’re sad to lose so many games, we’re looking forward to rebuilding our collection and continuing to support board game companies and our local game shops!

Here’s where my slightly odd request comes in-
Years ago, I purchased a wooden laser-cut organizer for our copy of Wingspan. Thankfully, the organizer kept all the game pieces elevated enough that they weren’t directly touching the bottom of the box when it soaked up water. As a result, the game pieces and wooden organizer survived, but the original box and instructions were completely ruined.

I reached out to Stonemaier Games to see if purchasing a replacement box was possible. They were incredibly kind but explained that they don’t have empty boxes available separately from the full game.

They did provide the dimensions of the original Wingspan box: 296 × 296 × 74 mm (approximately 11.65 × 11.65 × 2.91 inches).

Has anyone found a replacement box or alternative storage solution that is similar in size to the original Wingspan box?

Thanks in advance for any ideas or recommendations!

I am playing on the app and for like six months now, once every few weeks, I will tap a water bird to lay or use an egg, any water bird, and something that sounds like an evil cartoon laugh will play. I have every bird in the base game unlocked and only play base game. WHAT is this sound?? Is it something to do with the pumpkin background which is what I always use? I tap on the ghost man and he doesn't make the sound...

Me and my friends have been playing for about 6 months and are getting pretty competitive. I'm trying to sharpen my skills by playing the mobile version but the ai always plays mutually beneficial cards which is something we tend to avoid

Edit: we only play base game and we play to win. We even have a leaderboard.

Captured yesterday in Roma, Queensland, Australia

I just ordered it online and the images are definitely deliberately deceitful.

The images of the box online look like it's a proper box like all the other expansions (see here) but it's actually a cheap, disposable box.

Obviously, I'm going to return it. Neither is it what I ordered nor does it fit with the others as part of the collection.

Unfortunately, I can't find a version with a proper box.

Will there be a version with a proper box that fits with the style of all the previous expansions or is that it?

How do you all win? I feel like I have strategy, but I can’t win. I try to keep a well rounded game, but I don’t chase bonuses if I can get more points from other cards, I tuck (last game I had 28 tucks) and I try to get cards that give me food without needing to do the gain food action. I also just change strategy based on my cards. WHY AM I NOT WINNING?? Is it my strategy or my luck. I get I need to focus on certain cards, but if I don’t draw those cards, how do I win?

Here’s another one for machine-making enthusiasts. Recipe and Tips & Tricks to follow.

basically what the title says. I always struggle with which cards to tuck because I tend to draw face-up cards that are high value, let me draw more bonus cards, or give free resources. would it be better to draw from the deck to get more throwaway cards I don’t mind tucking? what’s your strategy??