Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features over 170 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.
If you enjoy Terraforming Mars and Gizmos, we think this game will take flight at your table.
—description from the publisher
From the 7th printing on, the base game box includes Wingspan: Swift-Start Promo Pack.
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"Wingspan features so many delightful bird illustrations with clear mechanics and a lot of different strategies to pursue in a relaxing sort of environment." [SGOYT]
"Wingspan uses a straightforward ruleset that provides a relaxing sort of challenge all about attracting birds, appreciating the art, and enjoying nature." [SGOYT]
"Wingspan solo is a very satisfying experience every time, and now with the "Wingsong" app to let me explore the various bird calls it becomes all the more intriguing, for me as someone interested in …" [SGOYT]
"Wingspan still proves to be a fun tableau builder, and even though I love birds I feel I'm not being too biased on this one. ITs just a good, fun experience" [SGOYT]
"Good game. Well designed. Relaxing and not much tension. I think I prefer the tension of Terraforming Mars for a game of this length and complexity" [SGOYT]
"Wingspan features a beautiful selection of birds and solid engine building mechanics, yet it may not be unique enough to have long-term staying power." [SGOYT]
"Wingspan is a beautiful game that lives up to the hype with simple and effective mechanics that create a challenging experience with every play." [SGOYT]
"Wingspan presents a simple and elegant set of mechanics within a beautiful world of birds, and the challenge plays out differently with each play." [SGOYT]
"I enjoyed my playthrough. I reserve judgement on how engaging or not engaging the game is after more plays, because I was too focused on learning it this session. It looks promising so far" [SGOYT]
"Wonderful game that delights in gameplay and aesthetics. It hits that sweet spot of being strategic and challenging with very satisfying engine building mechanics, while not being too harsh for first…" [SGOYT]
"Wingspan is an engine building card game that plays over four rounds. You start with 8 actions per round and that decreases by 1 each subsequent round. Most actions allow you to do additional thing…" [SGOYT]