Wingspan Board Game Review

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[mmachadofalcao]

The feeling I have when I see your reviews is that they are made by people that love playing board games, but are not tied to a contract that makes them "love" all reviewed games. In a resume: Everytime I think about buying a game that everybody says they love, first I try to see if there is a review from you, because it says not only the good things but also the bad things about a game. I hope you continue making these so excelent videos :-)

[notsaved]

if anyone is watching years later, the expansions solve the lack of variety very well

[chetgray]

♫♪ When you're laying an egg for a good friend, you gotta lay the best egg that you can ♫♪

[roderik]

One thing I love about this game is the components. The booklets have a lovely texture, the cards look amazing, the eggs are cute, and the birdhouse dice tower is just icing on the top and fun to use.

It even has a little drawing on the box to help organise the box for storage. Lovely pollish on that front.

[angye]

Another great review!
I really appreciate that you always highlight positive AND negative aspects, without driving into hype or bashing. For me there are too much "reviews" that are mostly rule explanations. You give a great overview about gameplay but without getting stucked in rules.

Keep up the great work! I plan on supporting your KS so you can make (.. and I can watch) more of these informative reviews!!! 😁

[golgarisoul]

I'm marathoning through the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast and heard you were mentioned, so I paused it and had to watch this ASAP.

[markmorrise]

Thank you! A more balanced review (and I’ve watched them all) of Wingspan than most. I enjoy your channel.

[c.w.]

Are we expecting too much from a single game that only costs $40 (USD)/$48 (CAD)? Maybe Wingspan is being held up to a higher standard because of the hype, but it is a 40-70 minute game with a complexity rating on BGG of 2.36. Terraforming Mars is a 120 minute game with a complexity of 3.23. Even Race is rated at 2.98. Wingspan is not a heavy game. 

However, I am a newer gamer who is now playing Forbidden Desert and Quest for El Dorado. Wingspan appears to be a step up, and if an expansion brings in more complexity, then I should be ready for it by then. Viticulture was also more simple before the Tuscany expansion, but experienced gamers got enough meat (or maybe cheese, in keeping with the theme) once that came out. I'd rather have a game roll out like that and be more accessible to a wider audience at first.

[halimib]

Amazing review! Youtube just randomly recommended you and I am very happy to have found a wonderful channel!

[jeffmcleod]

At 1:43, I laughed incredibly hard because you can HEAR Efka dropping the menu.

[mihancic]

Thanks for the bird sound website tip, very nice!

[GunterGabriel]

I think meanwhile it's safe to say that you are filling a niche in the world of Boardgame-reviews on YT: Delivering critical reviews of otherwisem hyped games.
And i like it because it shows other sides that no one else is mentioning.

[huathebard]

This game really shines for me. Not because I particularly love it, but because it's such a good ambassador for the hobby that doesn't make me want to puke when it comes out. I think this is probably my new "bridge" game replacing Lords of Waterdeep, or Century Spice and similar ilk.

[TorIverWilhelmsen]

"Oeufs de resistance" - give them a million thumbs for that alone.

[WizarDru]

Delightful review! I personally enjoy Wingspan much more than Roll for the Galaxy, whose iconography proved a major limitation for enjoyment and comprehension. It's a grand two-player game, but I have enjoyed several four-players plays, as well. I don't disagree with anything Efka and Elaine say here, though I don't consider them as much a problem as they do.

[TheDarktater]

I think this will fill the "non-gamer thematic gateway game" category for me. My wife does not often play games with me but I think this one she might.

[martinmamone]

Although I disagree with the game's review and critique, your videos are awesome. Keep it up !

[mikesprague]

Thank you for an honest review - not just hype! Loved it

[zethgb]

Owning this game, and playing it 15-20 times by now with 2-5 players i can happily recommend this review as the one to watch if you are thinking about buying this game.
Efka is right on the money on everything.


After many plays I've come to appriciate this best as a 2 player game. It helps to remedy the fact that its sometimes feel like solitaire x3-5 ppl. In heads up situations, your desicions directly impact your opponent atleast.


It's my best looking game by far, and it intrigues all my friends by just being on the shelf. It's engine building is interesting and, like Efka said, static.
I don't by any means regret this purchase. It's already given me/us enough fun to merit it's cost. But untill an expansion comes out, I don't see myself prioritizing this game anytime soon.
An expansion for this has the potential to make this good game truly great. Can't wait to see what these inspiring women come up with for an, fingers crossed, upcoming expantion.

[RadishTheFool]

I really wanted to like this game, and at first I did. But I did not manage to play it my target five times, because I got bored after three games and could not get myself to play twice more.

Yes, there is a lot that can theoretically happen and there are a lot of different theoretical interactions.

But in reality, not much of that actually happens or pans out, and you can't even accomplish that much in a single game.

In comparison, I played Bruges so many times. That's also a game where you can't plan ahead that far, and where the luck of the draw heavily influences your chances of winning.

But every card really does something different, and you can come across cool new combos every time you play.