Wingspan

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Call Number: Games
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Tools

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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 terraform Mars and gizmos, we think this game will take flight at your table. Featured components: 170 unique bird cards (57x87mm) 26 bonus cards (57x87mm) 16 automa cards (57x87mm) 103 food tokens 75 egg miniatures 5 custom wooden dice 5 player mats 1 birdfeeder dice tower 2-piece game trays custom tray 1 goal mat 8 goal tiles 1 first-player token 40 action cubes (8 per player) 4 clear plastic resource containers 1 scorepad (50 sheets; 1 sheet used for all players each game) 3 guidebook (core, automa, and appendix).
Players: 1-5
Age Range: 10+
Play Time: 40-70 minutes

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

I love it! submitted by Rebeccarowe on October 20, 2021, 9:45am This game is like chess on steroids yet with birds and score cards. There are a lot of layers of strategy and moving pieces to create a competitive game. And bonus - you learn a lot about our winged friends! So far my ten year old has managed to beat me every time and she doesn't even quite know that she is going to win until the final tally. Definitely plan extra time and a practice half game to understand the whole path of play and all the avenues for strategy. This game is beautiful, uses wonderfully textured high quality paper, and is a riveting strategy game without being war themed.

Absolutely excellent game submitted by redwood on June 13, 2022, 12:59pm Starts out complicated, but you get the hang of it. The art is stunning and you can learn a lot about birds. The game is different every time, since there are 170 unique birds involved, and never gets boring. I ended up purchasing it after I returned it to the library.

Fun Family Game submitted by clucas on June 13, 2022, 5:53pm Played with our 12 year old. Sounds complicated when first reading instructions, but once you play through it makes more sense.
Lots of different outcomes and fun to learn facts about so many birds.
Definitely takes us longer than what it says it should.

Favorites submitted by russelan on June 21, 2022, 9:56pm My favorite game. There's a lot going on so it takes a bit of time to learn, but it's fairly easy to grasp.

Stick with it! submitted by valerieclaires on July 5, 2022, 12:58pm This game has become one of our favorites! You might be discouraged at first, when you pull out a linen-paper rule book and a separate appendix to the rules, but have no fear! Try the swift start guided instructions for your first time, they're super helpful and get you actually started playing. This was a great choice for a friendly game night, as the engine-building style meant we weren't directly competing against one another, just playing together. If you're like us, you might want to set aside more time than the box suggests: we loved ooohing and ahhhing over the beautiful artwork in this game and it added a bit of time as we passed around cards as they were played to get a good look and read the flavor text facts.

Such fun!! submitted by annabanana11 on July 9, 2022, 7:56pm Very fun game, would really recommend for older kids and adults! It's a fun strategy game that's not very competitive and has a lot of fun facts to read while waiting for others to take their turns :)

definitely complicated submitted by lisa on August 5, 2022, 4:36pm not something you learn and play over lunch

Great submitted by Lissi on August 23, 2022, 10:31am I loved playing this game

New favorite! submitted by giffinka on August 26, 2022, 2:11pm This is my favorite game I've played this year! Yes, it takes some time to learn, but once you've got the hang of it the game is a joy. It is beautifully crafted and you learn about more birds than you knew existed in the world! Very replayable too because of all the combinations of birds you can play and great for two players. Like another reviewer, I'm going to purchase it myself after trying it from the library.

Worth the hype submitted by lrosero on September 6, 2022, 6:10pm I didn't think I would enjoy this game as much as I did. Usually I lean towards games with lots more player interaction. But this is just a breezy, relaxed yet fun and strategic little gem. Rules will probably be daunting to people who aren't used to reading rulebooks so I recommend looking up a few tutorials on YouTube.

Thank you AADL for making such fantastic games available to the community!

Great game submitted by hjshill on July 1, 2023, 5:14pm Really beautiful game that allows players to learn about birds. I really enjoy the fact that it's not overly competitive with other players.

Well made submitted by chowcy on July 11, 2023, 11:27pm This is a very well made game. From the pieces to the board to even the instruction book materials, they are all well designed and made of nice materials. Not only was this game designed to be multi-player, but there's also an "automaton" option if you just want to play by yourself. The game is similar to other games I've played (Trails, Seven Wonders) but it is all so real! Real bird illustrations, trivia, scientific names, egg laying amounts and behaviors, wingspan measurements... I love how the game uses real animal facts to inspire the cards' characteristics and "bird powers". Super educational and tbh, the game play is fun and good but what really makes this game stand out is the complete immersion into birds. I want to own this game so I can just stare at all the cards and learn more!

Well-designed game submitted by Diananana on August 17, 2023, 11:47am This is a really well-designed game. I agree with the praise of other reviewers. One feature I particularly appreciate is its finite number of turns. We can be sure of finishing it within a certain amount of time. Players must be mindful of the number of turns when planning their strategies.

Really good game! submitted by dtarrago on August 20, 2023, 8:42pm Wasn’t my favorite at first, but after multiple times playing it grew on me and has become a favorite. It’s particularly satisfying when you get multiple birds played in the same habitat that work well with each other and you get an “engine” going.

The bird theme is really aesthetically pleasing with beautiful bird cards and in my experience makes the game more accessible and intriguing as people are interested in the birds (the same game could’ve been designed with another theme but at least with the people I’ve played with, I think it would’ve been harder to get folks interested if there had been orcs and wizards for example rather than beautiful birds!).

Two relevant things to note if deciding whether this might be a game that’s up your alley:
1) there’s limited player interaction, especially at lower player counts. When played two player it really feels more like solitaire played side by side. With that, the game really isn’t aggressive meaning unlike Catan, as an example, you’re rarely ever doing something that very outwardly harms your opponent.
2) Game can be pretty long with higher player counts, especially if people are new to the game. With two people who know how to play it takes us 45 minutes.