Wingspan details
- Designer: Elizabeth Hargrave
- Artists: Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, Beth Sobel, Greg May, Natalia Rojas
- Publishers: 999 Games, Angry Lion Games, Arclight, Bluebird Games, Brain Games, Delta Vision Publishing, Divercentro, Feuerland Spiele, Ghenos Games, Green Elephant Games, Kaissa Chess & Games, Korea Boardgames co., Ltd., Lautapelit.fi, Lavka Games, Ludofy Creative, Maldito Games, Matagot, MINDOK, MIPL, NeoTroy Games, Rebel, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Regatul Jocurilor, Siam Board Games, Stonemaier Games, Surfin' Meeple, Surfin' Meeple China, Ігромаг
- Release Date: 2019
- Player count : 1 - 5
- Age range : 10+
- Time range : 40 - 70 minutes
- Mechanism(s): Card Drafting, Contracts, Dice Rolling, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game, Turn Order: Progressive
- BGG Geek Rating: - converted to Meeple Mountain scale: .
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Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features over 170 birds illustrated by Beth Sobel, Natalia Rojas, and Ana Maria Martinez.
You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth:
Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower
Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors
Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them
The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds.
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