![]() ![]() The excluded bonus cards check habitats, quantities of eggs laid on birds, consecutive wingspans, or other qualities that any card could potentially qualify for. These 24 cards look for specific qualities of the bird cards themselves. In this spreadsheet, only 24 bonus cards are checked vs. Birds qualifying for bonus cards: I used the precedent set by TawnyFrogmouth’s “Wingspan Bird Card List” posted on Board Game Geeks.I think most people know high value when they see it, but newer players may not yet be at the point where they can distinguish the true value of a bird-like Killdeer versus a bird-like Black Vulture. What is “high value”? We all know that Killdeer is high value for a single food cost. Raw VP: The printed Victory Point value of the bird card.Off Habitat Resource Examples: Producing cards/eggs in the Forest, producing food/cards in the Grasslands, producing food/eggs in the Wetlands.Micro-management: constantly taking actions to maintain effectiveness or requiring substantial setup to score a payoff.Its small nest size also limits its egg-laying power. It’s restricted to the Grasslands but needs food to use its ability. Thekla’s Lark is an example of a bird that gets in its own way and whose general qualities interfere with its effectiveness. General Qualities: Habitat options, nest size, Raw VP total, Wingspan, Beak direction.If habitat doesn’t affect power, score zero points in “Goes in habitat that fuels power.”.Qualifies for XX% of Round Bonuses (% is subjectively set).Qualifies for more than 25% of Bonus Cards (% is subjectively set).High Value for the cost of 0-1 food (perceived value is subjective).Doesn’t require micro-management to be effective (Could be subjective).Power that lets you look at more than two bonus cards.Power that converts non-VP resource (food/cards) into VP (cached/tucked/lay egg).Scores 2 or more VP per activation of brown power.General qualities don’t interfere with its effectiveness.Turns resources from other cards into VP/Resources. ![]() Produces more than 1 net resource per activation (food/egg/card).Power Produces Victory Points (eggs/tucked cards/cache/play another bird).Doesn’t require other birds in play to function optimally.Goes in the habitat that fuels its power.Objectively, The Best Qualities Birds Can Have in Wingspan I think most can agree on this and accept this list with the exception of four qualities that could be regarded as subjective (more on those below). I can subjectively say that this list of qualities represents the most positive qualities that cards can have within the parameters set by the rules of Wingspan. I’ve put together a list of objective qualities that birds can possess in the game. I’ve set out to create a more objective method of ranking the birds. I can “ Wingsplain” to others why I rank those birds the way that I do, but at the end of the day, there are disagreements about rankings based on opinion. The problem with a list of that nature is that it’s based on the opinions of one person and not irrefutable facts or numbers that can be universally regarded as true. Over the last few months, I have maintained a Wingspan Card Tier List based on my subjective opinions of how cards rank in Wingspan. Regardless, I don’t think we really need to worry about that rabbit hole because this is just a game after all. Many people question whether true objectivity can be attained at all. Debating objectivity and battling against subjective reality and cognitive bias has been done by the great philosophers of history over the centuries. I think one thing we can all agree on is that this scoring method attempts to be more objective than my purely subjective tier list. Disclaimer: Since I originally posted this, there has been some good debate and feedback surrounding the philosophy of objectivity and questioning whether the qualities scored here are objectively good and whether this method can actually result in an objective outcome. ![]()
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