This expansion refreshes an already excellent game and adds just enough difficulty to satisfy gamers. We replaced the player boards, swapped out the dice, added the new yellow eggs and shuffled all the new cards into the game. Wingspan Oceania is an expansion that immediately went into our core Wingspan box. All unused Nectar is discarded at the end of the round which makes this resource powerful and fleeting at the same time. When I see Erin spending Nectar on the water biome, I’ve got to offset those points she’s earning or chase her by spending Nectar myself. You have to make judgment calls on whether those end game points are worth chasing. Since players will be awarded end game points for spending Nectar in the different biomes, players have to watch their opponents. The Nectar resource is one of the biggest additions introduced in this expansion. It changes enough of the structure of the game that seasoned players will feel like the game has evolved. Oceania refreshes Wingspan in a really great way. After digging into the rulebook and watching the “How to Play” video, I realized this is more than adding some new birds to the mix. Wingspan Oceania is such an interesting expansion. This is a nice little touch that could change what a player chooses on their turn. Some of these new birds also give other players resources when certain criteria are met.

This is a nice touch for players have played the base game dozens of times. We found these to be more complicated in most cases than the bird powers found in the original game. The new yellow banners on the birds are actually end game powers that work really well. Wingspan Oceania introduces 95 new bird cards that shake up some of the mechanics in a good way. We found it easier to acquire birds even when the resources we needed didn’t appear on the dice. The Nectar resource seems to shift this need of waiting on resources to show up. Converting two resources into another resource was something that players previously had to rely on. In the original Wingspan, it can be tough when a specific resource doesn’t show up on the dice. The new Nectar resource offers flexibility that we’ve really enjoyed. At the end of the game, the top 2 players who spent Nectar in those biomes score additional points. When a player spends Nectar for any reason, the token is added to the pool on the left side of the player board. Nectar is a new “wild” resource that shows up on the new dice that come with Wingspan Oceania. You’ll notice the new resource, Nectar, represented on the boards in each of the biomes. I definitely like having access to these actions. Players are able to refresh the dice in the bird house and current line up of bird cards by spending resources at specific points on their board. Honestly it feels less like an expansion and more like Wingspan 2.0 in many ways.įirst, these new player boards are darker and have a couple new items on them.

Inside Wingspan Oceania, players will find 5 new player boards, the new Nectar resource, a set of new dice, new end round goals and goal cards along with almost 100 new birds.

Note: This expansion requires the Wingspan base game to play. But this expansion is much more than a stack of bird cards that bring variety to the base game. These birds are beautifully illustrated Natalia Rojas and Ana Maria Martinez. The Oceania expansion came at the end of 2020 and features birds from Australia and New Zealand. Wingspan is a game that pairs well with a cup of coffee and weekend mornings. The game is gorgeous, has educational value and is an engine-builder that newer gamers can jump into. Since its release in 2019, Wingspan has received a lot of attention.

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