Wingspan - How To Play

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00:00 - Introduction
00:49 - The Setup
02:44 - Gameplay Overview
03:08 - Action: Play a Bird
04:00 - Exchanging Food
04:40 - "When Played" Effects
05:12 - Egg Costs
05:42 - Action: Gain Food
06:44 - Refreshing the Dice
07:45 - "When Activated" Effects
09:19 - Action: Lay Eggs
10:07 - Nest Types
10:22 - Action: Draw Bird Cards
11:14 - "Once Between Turns" Effects
11:57 - Ending the Round
12:12 - Green Goals
12:41 - Tiebreaking Goals
13:24 - Blue Goals
14:04 - Ending the Game
14:10 - Final Scoring
15:17 - Tiebreaker Rules
15:29 - Solo Rules
15:38 - Conclusion

This video comes with English subtitles: Credit to Andre Ribera.

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[jasonmartinalaska]

Did you know the rules in advance or were you just winging it?

[BellydancerMaliha]

Thank you so much, Rodney! I see your video was made years ago but I just bought the game and found the rule book very confusing. Your video was so much clearer and helped greatly! You are now my go-to for game overviews. I like that your instructions aren’t overly long, but also tell everything that’s needed to get a good sense of the game — not too light.

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[Mintpuppy]

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[VanessaG]

As a total bird nerd, I need this game in my life!

[richard-mtl]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: you always explain things so clearly and concisely. I find the rulebook confusing, but you shine a light of understanding on everything. Thank you again!

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[SushiMooshiable]

Love the way you can build very unique action engines by triggering each birds effect along a habitat/action row! Seems like a lot of potential for creative engine building given the sheer amount of unique bird cards and permutations you will see! Also love me a nature theme, I'm tired of fantasy settings.

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