The insert of course accepts the card protectors. 2-3 weeks before the release date of a new Wingspan Expansion, we automatically charge $30.00 + shipping to the payment method you save during checkout. But I am colour blind so it could be darker than it appears to me. I love the “bin chicken” card. :). I’m sorry for your troubles Marty! Hundreds of people have inquired about this topic, and it involves an addition to the game that will forever change the scope of Wingspan. I’m the same way. So far, even without the bird reveals you’ve sold me on this game and all of it’s future expansions! Personally I assume you can only reset it once, but it still comes up in conversation. The European Expansion added another 81, then the recent Oceania Expansion included a further […]. Have you ever thought about expanding on Amazonian birds? I keep the bonus cards in a separate baggie and everything related to the Automa in its own baggie. This game is recommended by 3 of our Bloggers. When will the language editions be available? But I was wondering if the English version will be shipped to countries where there either is or will be publishers translating it. I know the description is very brief, but focussing on Australia and New Zealand seems a mistake. As the new birds will bring new terms to some bonus cards (e.g. Why not display nextar -> any graphic near the 2 any -> any graphic? I wonder if the “bin chickens” are more ingenious than “trash pandas”. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Keep the faith & Long live boardgames! Will the expansion effect the probability of cards displayed on bonus cards(the percentage of card with body parts in their names for example)? It makes achieving it all the sweeter. Hi Troy! I was trying to type this all on my phone. we deal from all three piles in the tray and after each game the discard pile is split and put to the bottom then shuffle each pile vert 4-5 games as so few cards are used with two payers, I also keep all the bird cards from the base game and EE in one tray, unsleeved. Hummingbirds can eat nectar because nectar is a wild food source! Second, even if you don’t want to play either of the birds you get, the bin chicken is happy to eat the bird and give you a point. The only one I’m thinking might be is the Puffin. :). The Oceania mats are simply different, that’s all. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features over 170 birds illustrated by Natalia Rojas and Ana Maria Martinez. I’m excited for this. I might add a house rule that would give the option to mimic the Ibis ability with any seagull in the deck. Wingspan blows me away! And the large amount of bird cards makes this enjoyable for many replays. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2019 . I haven’t used the Hoard option yet. Actually the expected value of the cached fish is around 1,1 for each activation of the power (assuming the ratio of birds with fish cost do not change significantly during the game). It sounds like the games are already produced and on their way to the transfere hubs. For some terms it’s not intuitive. It doesn’t grip the table like the original mat, but I also don’t think it’s at risk for sliding around all willy-nilly. Question; do you need the European expansion to play with this one or can you buy just the base game and the Oceania expansion? Most of the birds we have seen so far are from Australia and New Zealand. What are your thoughts on this? Reading the new rule book, I wanted to get clarification on that rule, both for nectar and for the end of round goals: It states: “If two or more players are tied, add the points and divide them evenly, rounded down. I’m glad you’re enjoying the expansion! Hooray! Finally, thank you so much for this game and I can see your passion since you seem to manage to answer basically every comment you get in here. Or, you could sell the cubes and an extra tableau together and call it the Wingspan Flock Pack? Vous êtes servi!~Assurément un de nos jeux phare et plébiscité par nos amis, on a ici une extension qui va réellement amener du renouveau en plus de demander une vision plus fines des placements de nos oiseaux. It does not. Some friends I game with struggle to fill the board and to help with this, we start with more resources at the beginning (6 or 8 instead of 5). des oiseaux friands d’une nouvelle denrée : le NECTAR. Changement à la mise en place Le seul changement à la mise en place d’une partie de Wingspan est de placer la tuile de référence près du plateau Objectifs. Learn everything about our board games, digital conversions of Catan, tournaments and special events. I play the game with an ornithologist and he insists it counts as a large bird and not a passerine. Why Kakapo doesn’t have a value for Wingspan? My first thought was that in the States, seagulls do the same thing. Bird cards:Shuffle the bird cards into a deck. Or start in the middle and stay flexible for the next bird? The only caveat is that food and egg tokens will not be stored separately, but it is something I can live with. Also, the same exact game but with dinosaurs. The modules for each player and the storage of eggs and resources allows a flash set up! Maybe a Maori language version would be good for those that prefer the Maori names? You could still play the bird. Ok, so happy my Oceania expansion arrived. Take care! - I’ve seen some homemade options online, but would love an official Wingspan version. Will the big box also accommodate the neoprene mats? Nest predators range from insects (ants) to reptiles and mammals (including the incredibly cute sugar glider), but also include other birds. As for rumors, the only components in the game are those that I officially announce. Speaking as an Australian, if you include the Australian white ibis, please can the fun fact be that we call them ‘bin chickens’. As you mention in the rulebook that the bonus card percentages will still be right when including the EE, couldn’t you just play with the birds from this expansion, without using the base game birds (I know we’ll need the base game for the other components)? We play a lot. You’re correct, if you played the Lyrebird on your player mat and then later activated that bird while playing solo, there would not be any opponent birds to copy. If you’re not in on the intense love-to-hate relationship that Australians have with the bin chicken, aka the Australian Ibis (or even if you are), check out this short mockumentary: Yes, of course it’s in the expansion. It gives you more flexibility and options, it feels good to roll nectar on the food dice, and there’s a sense of progression whenever you spend nectar as it piles up in your habitats (and yes, we included enough tokens). Is there any word on when expansions will be shipped for the rest? 1 box (296x215x40mm; total weight: 1.4 kg). :). Nectar turned out to be a challenge, actually. If you did a pre order for all then you could justify the cost of making selling and sending them from an eu warehouse. Against Automarazzi, each player works in their own habitat, as in the regular game. I believe there are a few birds from that area, yes! Nos quelques parties ont ainsi montré des écarts de scores plus important que d'habitude. It almost feels like the other food types are more trivial. :) I know there exist fan-made ones, but I would still love if the game came with an official list that we could lay on the table for players to look at. Or a little of both? Activate these powers after completing all end-of-round steps. Retrouvez les règles du jeu de Wingspan - Extension "Set d'Oiseaux d'Amérique du Nord (Deluxe)", et d'autres liens intéressants. Elizabeth researches interesting birds in each region, starting with a massive list and narrowing it down based on birds she thinks are interesting, feedback from books and articles she reads, and input from Wingspan fans in that region. You cannot use nectar when a bird’s power refers to a specific food type (like if a bird is hunting for fish as part of their power, the bird isn’t going to be satisfied with nectar). Using the Maori names would make the game that much more special and would be the tipping point for me buying the game for sure! Thank you for sharing the core rulebook and the appendix with all the birds in this Oceania Expansion. I’m curious why it was edited out. Such an incredible amount of thought has gone into each aspect of Wingspan- it really is on another level compared to any other boardgame I have ever played! deck. – Discard every egg on this card then tuck twice as many from the deck However, there are many more mimics and they are a diverse group (see for example this birdlife Australia quiz https://birdlife.org.au/australian-birdlife/detail/flockwiz-1). 2. So while new expansions will hopefully function with the Oceania playmats, they’ll be designed primarily for the original player mats. If you have a bonus card for birds with wingspan greater than X cm or less than X cm, the flightless bird qualifies for either? Can’t wait to see the beautiful artwork! If I had to guess, I would say the next one features South America. Is this correct? So they give it away to pollinators as nectar, or they exude it in a substance called manna. Really looking forward to any new development from the mind of Mrs Hargrave. Every month, fun news, our offers, our promotions and a few surprises. The game is great and we have a lot of fun to spend with our friends! As the outrageously successful Wingspan has shown, not every card has to be unique for powers. Insects that eat the plants’ sugary sap also excrete extra sugar as lerp or honeydew. Optional wing tips can extend the span to 17.6 m (57.7 ft). Have any promo cards yet been be made, apart from what is found in the retail game? Pierre-Olivier, Montréal, Québec, That’s up to Matagot to reveal, but I think they’ll talk about it soon. :), Thank you for your quick reply. Both of your BGG threads were answered, but just in case someone doesn’t see those, I’ll answer your question here too. But we worked at it and thanks to a cadre of awesome playtesters, I hope we’ve struck that nice balance of simple and fun. Designing bits? Montreal, Canada Phone: 1-514-999-4581. Elizabeth focused on progression–every core benefit in each habitat is objectively better than the previous benefit. While we’re done with the Oceania design, we’ll certainly consider your idea for future expansions! Is there any update on this? :). Small changes like this pop up from time to time, but your rulebook is completely correct. May have missed it, but were the NZ birds all in Te Reo? Gift ideas or irresistible desires, share them with your loved ones! I use Arcane Tinmen, because they’re solid, yet not too thick. :). https://www.facebook.com/artbyjoelv/photos/a.440239816343507/1172246029809545/?type=3. This ‘kiwi’ is very excited!! I posted a comment 9 months ago on Amazon that I wanted an Australian expansion. It would be cool to have a new goal that counted other animals in names, like Bee or Fly. Very excited! New extension for Wingspan in French, available in store. Perhaps a suggestion for a next expansion: A trade platform for bird cards. I look forward to talking about the expansion when it exists! Found a better price? From then on, the primary way to get nectar is to gain it from the birdfeeder using the 5 new food dice, which replace the original dice when playing with Oceania. There are two bonus tiles I’d like to discuss here.