Welcome to an episode that we have been looking forward to covering for quite some time. We've collated all your thoughts on what the next expansion should cover and we've interspersed it with our thoughts too. Listen for new powers, modular add-ons, new birds, and new bonus cards, only on the world's only Wingspan podcast!

We've got two very special episodes coming out in the next two weeks, let us know what you think by emailing fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com or commenting on any of the usual places. Please subscribe if you want to get new releases directly into your feed!

Episode 17 opening hand ⁠LINK⁠

Episode 18 opening hand ⁠LINK ⁠(5 player game, going 1st)

Next week we are dedicating our entire episode tospeculation about the next expansion, in advance of the official announcement on New Years Eve. Tell us what continent you would like, what birds you want, or what changes to the game you would like by emailing fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com or leaving a comment on any of our platforms or socials. If you like what you hear don't forget to drop us a follow too!

This week we preview some of our thoughts, and we alsodiscuss our top three left field birds. That is, birds that have not been mentioned on the show yet but we would find ourselves playing them for their unique or unusual abilities.

Episode 16 opening hand LINK

Episode 17 opening hand LINK

This week on Full Tuck:

• Reflections on our first few months and a little bit about our listeners
• How did you do in our opening hand challenge?
• Adam has a revelation about the Oceania board
• Co-operative wingspan
• The return of our data segments!

If you want to hear more then don't to like and subscribe or email in at fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com. We love hearing from you no matter what it is about so please do get in touch.

Episode 15 opening hand LINK

Episode 16 opening hand LINK

u/SnacksyBoi dataset LINK

This week we answer some of the fan questions that we've been sent in! This was our favourite episode to record yet and your fantastic questions have stimulated some excellent points! We will do another episode in the future for the questions we weren't able to answer this week as there were just too many to answer in on episode. If you have any more then leave comments on any platform or email fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com. As always, if you like what you hear don't forget to like and subscribe for more!

Episode 14 opening hand (⁠link⁠)

Episode 15 opening hand (link)

Board Games For All Ages mod board: LINK

We are joined by the almighty Flan this week. We have had lots of requests to get him on the show and it was an absolute pleasure to spend time with him, what a guest he is!

Flan's wingspan accolades are unmatched and it truly shows, watch now to learn about his British birds fan pack, his online Wingspan experience, and how he would play our opening hand of the week.

If you're new to our show and like what you see, don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. We also always love to hear from our fans at fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com too!

Episode 13 opening hand (link):

2 player game, going 2nd

Opening hand:

• North Island Brown Kiwi. When played: Discard a bonus card. If you do, draw 4 bonus cards, keep2, and discard the other 2
• Black-Shouldered Kite. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder and gain 1 rat, if there is one. You may give it to another player; if you do, lay up to 3 eggs on this bird.
• Sri-Lanka Frogmouth. When activated: Roll any 1die. If you roll a grub, cache 1 grub from the supply on this bird. All players may discard 1 card from their hand to gain 1 grub from the supply.
• Short-Toed Treecreeper. When activated: Discard1 egg from any bird. If you do, play another bird in your forest. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Swainson’s hawk. When activated: Look at a card from the deck. If <75cm, tuck it behind this bird. If not, discard it.

Bonus cards:

• Falconer. Birds with a predator power. 2 points per bird.
• Wetland Ranger. Consecutive birds in the wetlands with ascending or descending scores. 3 birds = 3 points, 4 birds = 5 points, 5 birds = 8 points.

In the tray:

• South Island Robin. When activated: If the player to your right has a grub in their personal supply, cache 1 grub from the general supply on this bird.
• Dovekie. Game end: Choose any 1 player(including yourself). For each bird on their player mat with a “Game End” (yellow) power, draw 1 card from the deck. Play 1 of them for free and discard the rest.
• Red-Footed Falcon. When activated: If another player has any rats in their personal supply, gain 1 rat from the general supply.

End of round goals:

1. Cards in hand
2. Bowl nest birds with eggs
3. Birds worth less than 3
4. Eggs in the wetlands

Episode 14 opening hand (link)

Aidan and Adam are back face to face this week! They catch up on life and their reflections on the fan made expansions, as well as discuss how the game has changed with the expansions. And of course they discuss what has turned out to be quite an interesting opening hand!

Like and subscribe so you don't miss any of our special episodes which we've got planned in the coming weeks! Remember you can always see photos of the opening hands on our social media pages or in the links in these show notes.

Episode 12 opening hand (⁠link⁠):

3 player game, going first

Opening hand:

• Peregrine Falcon. When activated: look at a card from the deck. If <100cm, tuck it behind this bird.
• Surfbird. When activated: all players draw 1 from the deck. You may also trade 1 from your hand with a card in the tray.
• Common Yellowthroat. When activated: Draw 2. If you do, discard 1 from your hand at the end of your turn.
• White-Bellied Sea-Eagle. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder. Gain 1 fish or rat if there is one, and cache it on this bird.
• Crimson Chat. When activated: discard 1 anything to tuck 1 from the deck behind this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Small Clutch Specialist: Birds with an egg limit of 2 or less. 8+ birds = 7 points
• Forest Population Monitor. Different nest types in the forest. 5 types = 8 points.

In the tray:

• House Finch. When activated: tuck a card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, draw 1 card.
• Abbott's Booby. When played: draw 3 bonus cards, then discard 2. You may discard bonus cards you did not draw this turn.
• Purple Heron. When activated: choose any 2 dice. Roll them up to 3 times. Each time, if you roll at least 1 grub or fish, cache 1 here. If not, stop and return all food cached here this turn.

Episode 13 opening hand (link)

2 player game, going 2nd

The boys are joined by a very special guest this week, the amazing JK49ERFAN, otherwise known as Jeff. Jeff's wingspan database has been used extensively by the pair during the show, so who better to have on to talk about some Wingspan stats than the man himself!

You'll can watch this episode as well as listen to it! Many of the stats are shared on the screen during time of discussion, but if you want to review them later you can find a summary of them here, and his overall spreadsheet here.

You can find Jacob Bruner's end of round goals here.

As always, you can follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ to see exclusive content, and you can email fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com to speak to us in the longer form. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you don't miss out on any content!

Episode 11 opening hand (link):

5 player game, going 3rd

Opening hand:

• Oriental Bay-Owl. Round end: Activate the “when activated” (brown) powers of all of your other predator birds.
• Verditer Flycatcher. When activated: If you have gained a grub from the birdfeeder on this turn, gain 1cherry from the supply.
• Ivory Gull. When activated: Choose a food in the cost of the card on top of the discard pile. Cache 1 of that food from the supply on this bird. You may spend food on this bird when activating a bird power.
• Eastern Kingbird. Once between turns: When another player plays a forest bird, gain 1 grub from the supply.
• Paradise Shelduck. When activated: If there is an egg on an adjacent bird, draw a card. If not, lay 1 egg on this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Wetland Ranger. Consecutive birds in the wetlands with ascending or descending scores. 3 consecutive birds = 3 points, 4 consecutive birds = 5 points, 5 consecutive birds = 8 points
• Citizen Scientist. Birds with tucked cards. 4-6 birds = 3 points, 7+ birds = 6 points

In the tray:

• Greater Adjutant. Game end: Copy one bonus card of the player on your left, as if it were your own (score it based on your own birds).
• Eurasian Jay. When activated: Steal 1 wheat from another player’s supply and cache it on this bird. They gain one food from the birdfeeder.
• Grey Shrikethrush. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder and gain all rats, if there are any. You may cache any or all of them on this bird.

Episode 12 opening hand (link):

3 player game, going first

Opening hand:

• Peregrine Falcon. When activated: look at a card from the deck. If <100cm, tuck it behind this bird.
• Surfbird. When activated: all players draw 1 from the deck. You may also trade 1 from your hand with a card in the tray.
• Common Yellowthroat. When activated: Draw 2. If you do, discard 1 from your hand at the end of your turn.
• White-Bellied Sea-Eagle. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder. Gain 1 fish or rat if there is one, and cache it on this bird.
• Crimson Chat. When activated: discard 1 anything to tuck 1 from the deck behind this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Small Clutch Specialist: Birds with an egg limit of 2 or less. 8+ birds = 7 points
• Forest Population Monitor. Different nest types in the forest. 5 types = 8 points.

In the tray:

• House Finch. When activated: tuck a card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, draw 1 card.
• Abbott's Booby. When played: draw 3 bonus cards, then discard 2. You may discard bonus cards you did not draw this turn.
• Purple Heron. When activated: choose any 2 dice. Roll them up to 3 times. Each time, if you roll at least 1 grub or fish, cache 1 here. If not, stop and return all food cached here this turn.

Welcome to our 10th episode! Thank you so much for all of your support over the past couple of months. As a reward we have a very special episode coming for you next week, but up until then why don't you sit back, relax, and listen to some more fan feedback, our opinions on some pink powers, and some very exciting fan made content!

As always, you can follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ to see exclusive content, and you can email fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com to speak to us in the longer form. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you don't miss out on any content!

Episode 10 opening hand

4 player game, going second

Opening hand:

• Barn Owl. When activated: roll all dice not in the birdfeeder. If any are rats, gain one rat and cache it on this card.
• Philippine Eagle. Round end: roll all five dice. You may reroll any number of dice up to two times. If at least three rats are showing when you stop, draw two bonus cards and keep one. Reset the bird feeder.
• Mourning Dove. When activated: lay one egg on this bird.
• Little Grebe. When activated: for each bird in this column with an egg on it, draw one card. Keep one card and discard the rest.
• Rook. When activated: Cache one food from your supply on this bird or tuck one card from your hand behind this bird. If you do either, tuck one card from the deck behind this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Passerine Specialist: birds with wingspans 30 cm or less: 6+ birds = 6 points
• Oologist. Birds that have at least one egg laid on them. 9+ birds = 6 points.

In the tray:

• Northern Goshawk. When played: for each rat in this bird's cost, you may pay one card from your hand instead. If you do, tuck the paid card behind this bird.
• Clark's Nutcracker. When activated: gain one wheat from the bird feeder, if available. You may cache it on this card.
• Northern Bobwhite. When activated: lay one egg on this bird.

Episode 11 opening hand

5 player game, going 3rd

Opening hand:

• Oriental Bay-Owl. Round end: Activate the “when activated” (brown) powers of all of your other predatorbirds.
• Verditer Flycatcher. When activated: If you have gained a grub from the birdfeeder on this turn, gain 1cherry from the supply.
• Ivory Gull. When activated: Choose a food in the cost of the card on top of the discard pile. Cache 1 ofthat food from the supply on this bird. You may spend food on this bird when activating a bird power.
• Eastern Kingbird. Once between turns: When another player plays a forest bird, gain 1 grub from the supply.
• Paradise Shelduck. When activated: If there is an egg on an adjacent bird, draw a card. If not, lay 1 egg on this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Wetland Ranger. Consecutive birdsin the wetlands with ascending or descending scores. 3 consecutive birds = 3 points, 4 consecutive birds = 5 points, 5 consecutive birds = 8 points
• Citizen Scientist. Birds with tucked cards. 4-6 birds = 3 points, 7+ birds = 6 points

In the tray:

• Greater Adjutant. Game end: Copy one bonus card of the player on your left, as if it were your own (score it based on your own birds).
• Eurasian Jay. When activated: Steal 1 wheat from another player’s supply and cache it on this bird. They gain one food from the birdfeeder.
• Grey Shrikethrush. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder and gain all rats, if there are any. You maycache any or all of them on this bird.

End of round goals:

1. Birds facing right
2. Birds with cached food (Jacob Bruner)
3. Birds with tucked cards
4. Eggs in pebble nests

Welcome to episode 9 of Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast with brand new social media platforms! Just search for @FullTuckPodcast on Instagram or Facebook to find us to get sneak peeks of upcoming shows and content!

We've also had a number of questions regarding plaing online. We've traditionally both been in person players but we're going to branch into the online world of Wingspan, so keep an eye out for us on Discord and in upcoming tournaments!

Please like and subscribe and email in any questions or comments you have to fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com

Opening hand episode 9:

3 player game, going first.

Opening hand

• Black Redstart. Round End: Choose a habitat with no eggs. Lay 1 egg on each bird in that habitat.
• Autralian Owlet-Nightjar. Once between turns: When another player takes the "gain food" action, gain 1 grub from the birdfeeder, if their is one, at the end of their turn.
• Yellowhammer. Round end: If you used all 4 types of actions this round, play another bird. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Pheasant Coucal. Once between turns: When another player takes the "lay eggs" action, lay 1 egg on this bird.
• Green Pygmy-Goose. When activated: Draw 2 cards from the deck, keep 1 and give the other to another player.

Bonus cards:

• Wetland scientist: Birds that can only live in the water. 5 birds = 7 points.
• Rodentologist: Birds that eat rats. 2 points per bird.

The tray:

• Wood Stork: When Played: Draw 2 bonus cards and keep 1.
• Moltoni's Warbler: Round end: If you used all 4 types of actions this round, play another bird. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Silvereye: When activated: All players gain one nectar from the supply.

Opening hand episode 10:

4 player game, going second

Opening hand:

• Barn Owl. When activated: roll all dice not in the birdfeeder. If any are rats, gain one rat and cache it on this card.
• Philippine Eagle. Round end: roll all five dice. You may reroll any number of dice up to two times. If at least three rats are showing when you stop, draw two bonus cards and keep one. Reset the bird feeder.
• Mourning Dove. When activated: lay one egg on this bird.
• Little Grebe. When activated: for each bird in this column with an egg on it, draw one card. Keep one card and discard the rest.
• Rook. When activated: Cache one food from your supply on this bird or tuck one card from your hand behind this bird. If you do either, tuck one card from the deck behind this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Passerine Specialist: birds with wingspans 30 cm or less: 6+ birds = 6 points
• Oologist. Birds that have at least one egg laid on them. 9+ birds = 6 points.

In the tray:

• Northern Goshawk. When played: for each rat in this bird's cost, you may pay one card from your hand instead. If you do, tuck the paid card behind this bird.
• Clark's Nutcracker. When activated: gain one wheat from the bird feeder, if available. You may cache it on this card.
• Northern Bobwhite. When activated: lay one egg on this bird.

This week on Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast:

• an extended discussion around the opening hand challenge
• the Pileated Woodpecker makes an appearance on bird of the week
• responses to fan feedback - have Adam and Aidan mischaracterised the Australian Raven?

Don't forget to like and subscribe, and as ever, please get in touch by emailing fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com

Bird of the week: the Pileated Woodpecker

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fY4KmzVtiA-29Vr81kkRe-jkXyLfKRFF/view?usp=sharing

The Mill, fanmade expansions discussion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S12N8xnR60

Episode 8 opening hand, 2 player game, going 2nd:

⁠https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unsme9iPvMVH8PkZxPrmv2_OhgqqW1V7/view?usp=drive_link⁠

Opening hand:

• Carolina Wren. When played: Draw 2 cards.
• Rock Pigeon. When activated: All players lay 1 egg. You lay 1 additional egg.
• Common Goldeneye. Round end: Lay 1 egg on this bird for each other bird with a cavity nest that you have.
• Goldcrest. When activated: Discard 1 card from your hand. If you do, play another bird in your forest. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Sacred Kingfisher. Once between turns: When another player takes the “gain food” action, gain 1 grub, fish or rat from the bird feeder, if there is one, at the end of their turn.

Bonus cards:

• Winter Feeder. Food remaining in your supply at game end. 4-6 food = 4 points, 7+ food = 7 points
• Photographer. Birds with colors in their names.4-5 birds = 3 points, 6+ birds = 6 points

In the tray:

• Lewin’s Honeyeater. When activated: Choose 1 other player. You both gain 1 nectar from the supply
• Desert Wheatear. When activated: For each bird in your grasslands with an egg on it, roll any 1 dice. Choose 1 type of food you rolled and gain 1 of that food from the supply.
• Audouin’s Gull. When activated: Draw 2 cards from the deck. Tuck 1 behind this bird and keep the other.

Episode 9 opening hand, 3 player game, going first:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LaiI37ZIXCYhxPj6qd-pFXfT67FSb_XU/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand

• Black Redstart. Round End: Choose a habitat with no eggs. Lay 1 egg on each bird in that habitat.
• Autralian Owlet-Nightjar. Once between turns: When another player takes the "gain food" action, gain 1 grub from the birdfeeder, if their is one, at the end of their turn.
• Yellowhammer. Round end: If you used all 4 types of actions this round, play another bird. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Pheasant Coucal. Once between turns: When another player takes the "lay eggs" action, lay 1 egg on this bird.
• Green Pygmy-Goose. When activated: Draw 2 cards from the deck, keep 1 and give the other to another player.

Bonus cards:

• Wetland scientist: Birds that can only live in the water. 5 birds = 7 points.
• Rodentologist: Birds that eat rats. 2 points per bird.

The tray:

• Wood Stork: When Played: Draw 2 bonus cards and keep 1.
• Moltoni's Warbler: Round end: If you used all 4 types of actions this round, play another bird. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Silvereye: When activated: All players gain one nectar from the supply.

Welcome back to Full Tuck, now with a new look! This week the boys discuss one of the fan made campaigns, The Wings of the Tropics, as well as have contact from their favourite stats man, and discuss their recent match against each other…

Dont forget to answer our poll!

Bird of the week: Australian Magpie

⁠https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fbz5OvJcUUwEMHc8YXFskR7nX3Yzh47-/view?usp=drive_link⁠

See below link for details of all the fanmade expansions:

https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/wingspan-fan-creations

Episode 7 opening hand, 5 player game, going 5th:

drive.google.com/file/d/1PS1BJnpjvTSuy0epali_958_Qf7BdF0v/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Red-Backed Shrike. When activated: Steal 1 grub from another player’s supply and cache it on this bird. They gain 1 food from the birdfeeder
• Small Minivet. When played: Play 1 additional bird in your forest. You may ignore 1 grub or egg in its cost.
• Little Penguin. When activated: Draw and discard 5 cards from the deck. For each fish in their food costs, cache 1 fish from the supply on this bird.
• White-Crested Laughingthrush. When activated: Tuck 1 card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, gain 1 grub, wheat or cherry from the birdfeeder.
• Scaled Quail. When activated: Lay 1 egg on this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Nest Box Builder. Birds with cavity nests. 4-5 birds = 4 points, 6+ birds = 7 points
• Enclosure Builder. Birds with pebble nests. 4-5 birds = 4 points, 6+ birds = 7 points

In the tray:

• Tawny Frogmouth. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder. Cache 1 grub or rat from the birdfeeder (if available) on this bird.
• Australian Magpie. Game end: Discard 1 egg from each bird in this row and column that has an egg on it, excluding this bird. For each discarded egg, cache 2 wheat from the supply on this bird.
• Common Nighthawk. When activated: If this bird is to the right of all other birds in its habitat, move it to another habitat.

Episode 8 opening hand, 2 player game, going 2nd:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unsme9iPvMVH8PkZxPrmv2_OhgqqW1V7/view?usp=drive_link

Opening hand:

• Caroline Wren. When played: Draw 2 cards
• Rock Pigeon. When activated: All players lay 1egg. You lay 1 additional egg.
• Common Goldeneye. Round end: Lay 1 egg on thisbird for each other bird with a cavity nest that you have.
• Goldcrest. When activated: Discard 1 card fromyour hand. If you do, play another bird in your forest. Pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Sacred Kingfisher. Once between turns: Whenanother player takes the “gain food” action, gain 1 grub, fish or rat from the birdfeeder, if there is one, at the end of their turn.  

Bonus cards:

• Winter Feeder. Food remaining in your supply atgame end. 4-6 food = 4 points, 7+ food = 7 points
• Photographer. Birds with colors in their names.4-5 birds = 3 points, 6+ birds = 6 points

In the tray:

• Lewin’s Honeyeater. When activated: Choose 1other player. You both gain 1 nectar from the supply
• Desert Wheatear. When activated: for each birdin your grasslands with an egg on it, roll any 1 dice. Choose 1 type of food you rolled and gain 1 of that food from the supply.
• Audouin’s Gull. When activated: Draw 2 cardsfrom the deck. Tuck 1 behind this bird and keep the other.

End of round goals:

1. Pebble nest birds with eggs
2. Total eggs (Jacob Bruner special)
3. Filled columns
4. Brown powers

Welcome back to Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast! This week we focus on the new fan made mini expansions which are going to be released in mid-October. These came as a complete surprise to us so we decided to give them a proper look with a bumper episode!

As always we also discuss our opening hand, and our friend's predeliction to one particularly friendly water bird.

*We are aware that UK users can no longer use Imgur, so we are switching our means of accessing the weekly opening hand challenge*

Episode 6 opening hand - 4 player game, you are going first

Images: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHUYHj75gYKvnpCqjqcTxaPLY9crNAbS/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Rose-breasted Grosbeak. When activated: Gain one wheat or one cherry from the birdfeeder, if there is one.
• Rainbow Lorikeet. When activated: Discard one nectar to the “spent nectar” space for your forest. If you do, gain two food from the birdfeeder.
• Violet-Green Swallow. When activated: Tuck one card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, gain one card.
• Bell’s Vireo. When played: Draw two bonus cards and keep one.
• Burrowing Owl. When activated: Roll all dice not in the birdfeeder. If any are rats, gain one rat and cache it on this card.

Bonus cards:

• Forest Ranger. Consecutive birds in the forest with ascending or descending scores. 3 consecutive birds = 3 points, 4 consecutive birds = 5 points, 5 consecutive birds = 8 birds.
• Wetland Population Monitor. Different nest types in the wetlands. 2-3 types = 3 points, 4 types = 5 points, 5 types = 8 points.

In the tray:

• Spotted Towhee. When activated: Gain one wheat from the supply.
• Southern Cassowary. When played: Discard a bird from your forest and put this bird in its place (no not pay an egg cost). If you do, lay 4 eggs on this bird and gain 2 cherries from the supply.
• Trumpeter Swan. No powers. 9 points.

Episode 7 opening hand

Images: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PS1BJnpjvTSuy0epali_958_Qf7BdF0v/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Red-Backed Shrike. When activated: Steal 1 grub from another player’s supply and cache it on this bird. They gain 1 food from the birdfeeder
• Small Minivet. When played: Play 1 additional bird in your forest. You may ignore 1 grub or egg in its cost.
• Little Penguin. When activated: Draw and discard 5 cards from the deck. For each fish in their food costs, cache 1 fish from the supply on this bird.
• White-Crested Laughingthrush. When activated: Tuck 1 card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, gain 1 grub, wheat or cherry from the birdfeeder.
• Scaled Quail. When activated: Lay 1 egg on this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Nest Box Builder. Birds with cavity nests. 4-5 birds = 4 points, 6+ birds = 7 points
• Enclosure Builder. Birds with pebble nests. 4-5 birds = 4 points, 6+ birds = 7 points

In the tray:

• Tawny Frogmouth. When activated: Reset the birdfeeder. Cache 1 grub or rat from the birdfeeder (if available) on this bird.
• Australian Magpie. Game end: Discard 1 egg from each bird in this row and column that has an egg on it, excluding this bird. For each discarded egg, cache 2 wheat from the supply on this bird.
• Common Nighthawk. When activated: If this bird is to the right of all other birds in its habitat, move it to another habitat.

🕊️ Episode 5 is live! 🎙️
Listened to all 4 episodes? It's time to play another bird as we dive into:

• the fan-made mini expansions
• the bird with the lowest win %
• and we tackle the zero point opening hand conundrum.

Bird of the week: The Spotted Dove.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C_b5xYolQZ6VCQQl_nnjSH9sIxC6ND9A/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 5 opening hand - 3 player game, going 2nd.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1li37KFmkoxV1MwbCH3Y6kTN0hT7yyBv_/view?usp=sharing

• Ruddy Duck. When activated: draw 2 cards. If you do, discard 1 card from your hand at the end of your turn.
• Budgerigar. When activated: tuck the smallest bird in the tray behind this bird.
• Rock Pigeon. When activated: all players lay 1 egg. You lay 1 additional egg.
• Oriental Magpie-Robin. Round end power: for every 3 eggs in your grasslands, gain one wheat or worm from the supply. You may cache up to 2 of them on this bird.
• Black Redstart. Round end: Choose a habitat with no eggs. Lay 1 egg on each bird in that habitat.

Bonus cards:

• Backyard Birder: birds worth less than 4 points. 7 or more birds: 6 points.
• Oologist: birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them. 9 or more birds: 6 points.

Opening tray:

• Grey Butcherbird. When activated: look at a card from the deck. If its wingspan is less than 40cm, tuck it behind this bird and cache 1 rat from the supply on this bird. If not, discard it.
• Wild Turkey. No power. 8 points.
• Audouin's Gull. When activated: draw two cards from the deck. Tuck 1 behind this bird and keep the other.

Episode 6 opening hand - 4 player game, you are going first

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHUYHj75gYKvnpCqjqcTxaPLY9crNAbS/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Rose-breasted Grosbeak. When activated: Gain 1wheat or 1 cherry from the birdfeeder, if there is one.
• Rainbow Lorikeet. When activated: Discard 1nectar to the “spent nectar” space for your forest. If you do, gain 2 food from the birdfeeder.
• Violet-Green Swallow. When activated: Tuck onecard from your hand behind this bird. If you do, gain 1 card.
• Bell’s Vireo. When played: Draw 2 bonus cardsand keep 1.
• Burrowing Owl. When activated: Roll all dice notin the birdfeeder. If any are rats, gain 1 rat and cache it on this card.

Bonus cards:

• Forest Ranger. Consecutive birds in the forestwith ascending or descending scores. 3 consecutive birds = 3 points, 4 consecutive birds = 5 points, 5 consecutive birds = 8 birds.
• Wetland Population Monitor. Different nest typesin the wetlands. 2-3 types = 3 points, 4 types = 5 points, 5 types = 8 points.

In the tray:

• Spotted Towhee. When activated: Gain 1 wheatfrom the supply.
• Southern Cassowary. When played: Discard a birdfrom your forest and put this bird in its place (no not pay an egg cost). If you do, lay 4 eggs on this bird and gain 2 cherries from the supply.
• Trumpeter Swan. No powers. 9 points.

Surprise! Didnt expect us so soon? Well, we’ve got news! Episodes are now dropping on Thursdays so we thought we'd treat you with a bonus episode this week 📅.

On the theme of surprises, Aidan is shocked at Adam's bird of the week, we get into the world of friendly birds 🐦 and break down our largest stats database yet, packed with over half a million plays 📊🔥

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Episode 4 notes:

White-browed tit warbler: https://imgur.com/a/2gapTgX

Link to monstercouch report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_KnNjuV1xdBTRWc-Ld6rG7Q9Y9LOQk2/view

Episode 4 opening hand:

⁠https://imgur.com/a/49SdLET⁠

Opening hand:

• Inca Dove. When played: Lay 1 egg on each ofyour birds with a platform/stick nest.
• Gray Catbird: When activated: Repeat a brownpower on one other bird in this habitat.
• Red Avadavat: When activated: Give one card fromyour hand to another player. If you do, draw 2 cards.
• Carolina Chickadee. When activated: Gain 1 wheatfrom the supply and cache it on this card.
• Australasian Shoveller. When activated: Choose 1other player. You both draw 1 card from the deck.

Bonus cards:

• Winter Feeder. Food remaining in your supply atgame end. 4-6 food = 4 points, 7+ food = 7 points.
• Bird Bander. Birds that can live in multiple habitats. 4-5 birds = 4 points, 6+ birds = 7 points.

In the tray:

• Clark’s Grebe. When activated: Draw 1 card. If you do, discard 1 card from your hand at the end of your turn.
• Black Stork. Round end: Lay 1 egg on each of thebirds immediately to the left and right of this bird
• Pesquet’s Parrot. When activated: If the previous player has a nectar in their personal supply, gain 1 nectar from the general supply.

Episode 5 opening hand - 3 player game, going 2nd.

https://imgur.com/gallery/episode-5-opening-hand-i2OpURm

• Ruddy Duck. When activated: draw 2 cards. If you do, discard 1 card from your hand at the end of your turn.
• Budgerigar. When activated: tuck the smallest bird in the tray behind this bird.
• Rock Pigeon. When activated: all players lay 1 egg. You lay 1 additional egg.
• Oriental Magpie-Robin. Round end power: for every 3 eggs in your grasslands, gain one wheat or worm from the supply. You may cache up to 2 of them on this bird.
• Black Redstart. Round end: Choose a habitat with no eggs. Lay 1 egg on each bird in that habitat.

Bonus cards:

• Backyard Birder: birds worth less than 4 points. 7 or more birds: 6 points.
• Oologist: birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them. 9 or more birds: 6 points.

Opening tray:

• Grey Butcherbird. When activated: look at a card from the deck. If its wingspan is less than 40cm, tuck it behind this bird and cache 1 rat from the supply on this bird. If not, discard it.
• Wild Turkey. No power. 8 points.
• Audouin's Gull. When activated: draw two cards from the deck. Tuck 1 behind this bird and keep the other.

This week on Full Tuck: Adam's choice to remove a bird proves controversial, we chat about the highs and lows of bonus cards , and explore the expansions we can't live without.

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Episode 3 opening hand:

⁠https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F1luH8sd2Y7dFdJtbq_mSVtWMu6_1ar0/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Great Spotted Woodpecker. When activated: gain one worm or wheat from the birdfeeder, if there is one.
• Gould’s Finch. Game end: play a bird. Pay its normal food and egg cost. If it has a when played or game end power, you may use it.
• Chimney Swift. When activated: if this bird is to the right of all other birds in its habitat, move it to another habitat.
• Brolga. When activated: choose one other player. They lay 1 egg, you draw 2 cards.
• Little Pied Cormorant. Game end: lay one egg on each of your birds with a sticks nest, including this one.

Bonus cards:

• Breeding Manager. Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them. 1 point per bird.
• Prairie Manager. Birds that can only live in the grasslands. 4+ birds = 8 points

In the tray:

• Baird’s Sparrow. When activated: lay 1 egg on any bird.
• Olive-backed Sunbird. When activated: each player may roll any one die and gain that food from the supply.
• Savi’s Warbler. When activated: draw 2 cards. All other players draw one card from the deck.

Episode 4 opening hand

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpR37UjAmej9Gqv9Y5b0ZPqKhdtu-0IO/view?usp=drive_link

Opening hand:

• Inca Dove. When played: Lay 1 egg on each ofyour birds with a platform/stick nest.
• Gray Catbird: When activated: Repeat a brownpower on one other bird in this habitat.
• Red Avadavat: When activated: Give one card fromyour hand to another player. If you do, draw 2 cards.
• Carolina Chickadee. When activated: Gain 1 wheatfrom the supply and cache it on this card.
• Australasian Shoveller. When activated: Choose 1other player. You both draw 1 card from the deck.

Bonus cards:

• Winter Feeder. Food remaining in your supply atgame end. 4-6 food = 4 points, 7+ food = 7 points.
• Bird Bander. Birds that can live in multiplehabitats. 4-5 birds = 4 points, 6+ birds = 7 points.

In the tray:

• Clark’s Grebe. When activated: Draw 1 card. Ifyou do, discard 1 card from your hand at the end of your turn.
• Black Stork. Round end: Lay 1 egg on each of thebirds immediately to the left and right of this bird
• Pesquet’s Parrot. When activated: If the previous player has a nectar in their personal supply, gain 1 nectar from the general supply.

Adam and Aidan are back!

This week they discuss their bird of the week , the most powerful card types , and they are visited by a surprise chicken 🐔 listen now to find out more!

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Bird notes below

Episode two opening hand:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nOkfCKuqa1az8e3qsssOd-9XwuLwo-oU/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Common Sandpiper. When activated: draw 1 card for each bird in your wetlands with an egg on it. Keep 1 and discard the rest.
• Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie. Round end: you may cache 1 food from your supply on each of your other birds.
• Greylag Goose. Round end: this bird counts double towards the end-of-round goal, if it qualifies.
• Desert Finch. When played: lay 1 egg on this bird for each other bird in your grasslands.
• Wrybill. When played: look through all discarded bonus cards. Keep 1 of them.

Bonus cards:

• Grassland ranger: consecutive birds in the grasslands with ascending or descending scores. 3 birds = 3 points, 4 birds = 5 points, 5 birds = 8 points.
• Forester: birds that can only live in the forest. 3-4 birds = 4 points, 5 birds = 8 points

In the tray:

• Green Heron. When activated: trade one food for any other food from the supply.
• Desert Wheatear. When activated: for each bird in your grasslands with an egg on it, roll any one dice. Choose 1 type of food that you rolled and gain 1 of that food from the supply.
• Yellow Bellied Sapsucker. When activated: gain 1 worm from the supply.

Lookahead to episode three:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F1luH8sd2Y7dFdJtbq_mSVtWMu6_1ar0/view?usp=sharing

Opening hand:

• Great Spotted Woodpecker. When activated: gain one worm or wheat from the birdfeeder, if there is one.
• Gould’s Finch. Game end: play a bird. Pay its normal food and egg cost. If it has a when played or game end power, you may use it.
• Chimney Swift. When activated: if this bird is to the right of all other birds in its habitat, move it to another habitat.
• Brolga. When activated: choose one other player. They lay 1 egg, you draw 2 cards.
• Little Pied Cormorant. Game end: lay one egg on each of your birds with a sticks nest, including this one.

Bonus cards:

• Breeding Manager. Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them. 1 point per bird.
• Prairie Manager. Birds that can only live in the grasslands. 4+ birds = 8 points

In the tray:

• Baird’s Sparrow. When activated: lay 1 egg on any bird.
• Olive-backed Sunbird. When activated: each player may roll any one die and gain that food from the supply.
• Savi’s Warbler. When activated: draw 2 cards. All other players draw one card from the deck.

Welcome to Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast! In Episode 1 the boys kick things off with their opening hand review, take flight with predator powers, and Adam debuts his brand-new stats segment.

As always, we would love to hear your feedback, please send it to fulltuckpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 1 starting hand review images:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xViYK8JtwyrqkL3E6uyR_-eHiOOIDkyQ/view?usp=sharing

Take a look at your starting hand for episode 2, let us know what you would do and see if you would play it differently to Adam and Aidan:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nOkfCKuqa1az8e3qsssOd-9XwuLwo-oU/view?usp=sharing

Starting hand bird summary, episode 1:

Opening hand

• Gould's Finch. Game end: play a bird, pay its normal food and egg cost.
• Cedar Waxwing. When activated: Tuck a card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, gain a cherry from the supply.
• Red Winged Blackbird. When activated: tuck a card from your hand behind this bird. If you do, lay 1 egg on this bird.
• Canada Goose. When activated: Discard 1 wheat to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind this bird.
• Baya Weaver. When activated: Tuck up to 3 cards from your hand behind this bird. If you tuck at least one card, lay 1 egg on this bird.

Bonus cards:

• Breeding Manager: birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them (1 point per bird)
• Prairie Manager: birds that can only live in the grasslands (2-3 birds = 3 points, 4+ birds = 8 points)

In the tray:

• Common Goldeneye. Round end: Lay 1 egg on this bird for each other bird with a cavity nest that you have.
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Once between turns: when another player takes the "gain food" action, gain 1 wheat from the birdfeeder at the end of their turn.
• Osprey. When activated: all players gain 1 fish from the supply.

Episode 2 lookahead starting hand

Opening hand:

• Common Sandpiper. When activated: draw 1 card for each bird in your wetlands with an egg on it. Keep 1 and discard the rest.
• Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie. Round end: you may cache 1 food from your supply on each of your other birds.
• Greylag Goose. Round end: this bird counts double towards the end-of-round goal, if it qualifies.
• Desert Finch. When played: lay 1 egg on this bird for each other bird in your grasslands.
• Wrybill. When played: look through all discarded bonus cards. Keep 1 of them.

Bonus cards:

• Grassland ranger: consecutive birds in the grasslands with ascending or descending scores. 3 birds = 3 points, 4 birds = 5 points, 5 birds = 8 points.
• Forester: birds that can only live in the forest. 3-4 birds = 4 points, 5 birds = 8 points

In the tray:

• Green Heron. When activated: trade one food for any other food from the supply.
• Desert Wheatear. When activated: for each bird in your grasslands with an egg on it, roll any one dice. Choose 1 type of food that you rolled and gain 1 of that food from the supply.
• Yellow Bellied Sapsucker. When activated: gain 1 worm from the supply.