Wingspan - GameNight! Se7 Ep11- How to Play and Playthrough

[@drappke]

The production quality of this show doesn't get the praise it deserves... There are very few youtube board game let's play's that get to this level of production quality. The audio is great, the shots are well planned out (for a multi cam setup at least). Great personality's around the table without them being overly attention hungry. Really love the atmosphere of this show.

[@Doggonit]

What. The. Fudge. It's that actress... How?

[@Sirasp]

agreed, the editing really helps follow the flow and learn the game.

[@dwnvwdjvn]

Well said. I completely agree.

[@brokenwizards9122]

drappke - totally agree. There is another board game KZbin I watch, but when they play games the audio ruins it and I don’t watch those episodes.

[@khairyfarhan]

Agreed.

I've been gaming for 7 years now and I believe nobody on KZbin explains a game better than Dave.

[@pi3830]

So true!

[@IzzyDave]

I'm a person that needs to watch the game being played before I know if my group will enjoy a game. I appreciate the effort you guys made to make this video, thank you!!!

[@SoCalRMD]

This episode finally convinced me to pick up this game and I absolutely love it. It even got a few family members who dont normally play games to the table since they are both avid bird lovers. Thank you for all the seasons of Gamenight! Ya'll do such a great job and even though my wallet weeps at times it has helped my family and friends come together more often through this great hobby.

[@jp-hh9xq]

Wow. I watched an instructional on this game on another channel, I won't name because I normally like a lot, and couldn't follow this game at ALL. His video was only 16 mins, but the points you make, make all the difference in understanding the concepts. Great job! I couldn't expect it to be better! I'm talking about the instructional part. I will just watch the other portion, of the play through myself. Maybe. I would rather play, but I will watch it until I'm sure I can play and help others after they see the tutorial at the beginning. But the instruction so far as been fantastic! Hats off to you!

[@fredcabr]

Dave is such a great teacher!

[@davidarnott6085]

Thanks. Would you say I have a certain... cachet when it comes to teaching game.

[@bcmaledragon]

@@davidarnott6085 You're actually the reason why I have 1/2 if not 3/4 of the games in my current collection. I've watched many of the play throughs with you in it doing the rules and before I know it the game somehow ends up in my collection lol.

[@axela6524]

Agreed .. i have a bunch of games too because of these videos

[@shelbychristmas8039]

I was listening to an NPR show where a guest commented that he and his family played boardgames sometimes instead of watching TV. He said they played a lot of Ticket To Ride and Wingspan. My daughter and I have been addicted to Ticket to Ride and play it several times a day sometimes. I pulled off the road and bought this from Amazon. We are getting ready to play, after watching some videos. Can't wait to give it a whirl!

[@zoltankaldy]

I just started watching "GameNight!", hope Deborah will participate in many episodes; she really makes this the game fresh and happy! Certainly I am happy with all participant, but she is the best. Thank you for this, and all the other "GameNight!" videos!

[@Wustenfuchs109]

Games that expose players to real world knowledge/science are simply the best. Thank you folks for showing off this game ;)

[@hellosunshine305]

I’ve been so confused on how to play this game until now! Great video!

[@raamvishnurajarajendraraja5731]

Thank you very much for all 4 people, you people saved our time to explain easily about this game with multiple cam views and good audio quality. your team work is highly Appriciated!

[@lauriecosme6025]

I loved the teacher! He is good at explaining the game. I know I would have been frustrated without his wonderful tutorial. Now I can be a beginner at Wingspan. Thank you for your help.

[@tolkienfan4ever]

Nikki's attire is very on brand for this episode. Great job, everyone!

[@kallemakinen6542]

Thanks for an awesome show, as always. You are always so positive and up beat that this show is such a good ambassador to our hobby :)

[@sw4bben]

Great review, superb production and Dave... what an awesome talent to be able to explain a game to others!! Its a complex game and the rules are not easy to get but you explained everything so neatly!

[@cameleonfleuri]

Watching you playing was fun and finally permit me to undertand the rules!!!!! Also, the rules where very well explained at the beginning. Thank you so, so much ! ❤

[@meetamarita]

This was really helpful in prepping myself and my partner for a super fun Wingspan tournament our friend was hosting! Thanks for the video 😊

[@christinehaslam9480]

This channel is amazing! The step by step description at the starts awesome! And the playthrough is incredible, answering lots of questions! Thanks for sharing...

[@ssjhilfling]

At 27:11 Dave made a mistake, he kept 3 birds and 3 food tokens. When the rules state that you must either keep 3 birds and 2 food tokens or 2 birds and 3 food tokens etc.

[@dan_iel_efs]

Sure. The other mistake is choosing the first player BEFORE player have drafted thier cards/food. It could be seen how great advantage first player would have planning his first play knowing what to discard, food to pick or card to draw.

[@dan_iel_efs]

39:50 another mistake. You can play another bird only in the same habitat. That one allow you to choose a habitat, but not "send" the other bird to another habitat. You can play either in forest or grasslands, but both should be played at the same habitat.

[@LilRedHead42]

Nice explanation of the game. I felt like I was sitting across the table from Dave; the experience was friendly and engaging, and had everything I needed. Thanks you all!

[@fr.jeremiahcaughran6191]

Thanks for this. I watched a couple other videos that just described the game play and kind of got it while reading the instructions. However, this is what I needed! You explained the game really well to begin with and then getting to y’all actually play it is so helpful. Having frown up playing a lot of different board games, I never realized how much I needed to see a game played to get it because I had much older brothers who taught me by letting me watch and then playing games with me. This is exactly what I needed. I can’t wait to teach my kids how to play (not that I couldn’t wait to teach them, I was just nervous at the seeming complexity of it. I love birds and was pretty excited when I saw this game at a game shop but the price was a bit high at the time, but when my wife found it on sale, she snapped it up after my talking about how interesting it looked).

[@michellesutton8372]

This playthrough allowed us to break through! I've recommended it to so many folks. Thank you for this resource!

[@borreholic]

Always so refreshing to watch this channel and the no-nonsense playthroughs, which can't be said of many gaming channels these days. Wingspan finally became available here in Sweden at an online store, and there was nothing to wait for. Production quality is amazing from eggs to rulebook to you name it. The cards seem to be 100% plastic, and I think that would be the first time I see that in a (non poker-related) board game, and I of course mean that in a good way.

[@JohnCarbone75]

Nice try by Deborah to get Dave to say "cache" (cash) correctly. Didn't take though.

[@davidarnott6085]

Doh!

[@fonimer]

THANK YOU!

[@elizabethrbee1988]

Fantastic explaining, clear concise simple! Watch first approx 20 25 minutes to get a good grasp! Thank you!

[@goyasolidar]

Is Deborah a mainstay on Game Night now? Because that would not be a bad thing.

[@JuusoVainio]

Goya Solidar I think we have finally found a worthy replacement for Aaron. 😎

[@g8kpr3000]

Could she convince Charlie Cox to come on an episode?

[@skitch76cd]

But to play, like, DC Deck-Building or something 😋

[@jasonm5230]

Couldn’t agree more. She’s awesome! Very smiley with great personality and adds some flavor to the team.

[@danielpreilly77]

Totally agree, she's lovely

[@upowlnight]

Deborah: I think my strategy here will be to just go for birds that I think are pretty... Lincoln: Oh look at this horned Lark Deborah: Ah, see this is the problem though Lincoln and Deborah together: There're all really pretty @23:14

[@SeyedMostafaMeshkati]

The best wingspan explanation ever, the game was also fun and nice.

[@boardgamegeek]

Glad it helped!-Lincoln

[@eunuchjelly]

Definitely agree. I'm about to play my first game with my family tonight using this video as a reference.

[@schiffie]

Again a great video. Dave explains the game very well. I played Wingspan solo three times and lost all my games against the Automa. Very challenging.

[@gsansoucie]

What an awesome video. Highly agree that the professional touch to this video made the difference for me, I watched the entire video in two sittings. This should be a required watch to learn the game. I started with the IOS version and really didn’t get it until I watched this. Plus we are going to start a game night at work and Wingspan was on my list, I think we will enjoy it.

[@tanyarobinson1146]

Thank you for the great tutorial. I watched another and was so confused. This cleared up the game playso we were able to jump right in and play.

[@PochoMocho]

What a great video! Thank you guys so much for explaining and showing how to play in such a fun way 🥰 My wife and I would love to play this game one day 😁 Keep up the amazing production quality! 🤩

[@adventure_hannah3841]

I really appreciate these playthrough videos with discussion afterwards! I'd been eyeballing Wingspan for awhile, and was still hesitant after watching this video, so I decided to not spend the money. However, I've played it myself now and absolutely love it! I use the how-to at the beginning of the video to explain the game to my other friends

[@buggydes]

Lincoln's on fire! Got me chuckling a few times this episode. :D

[@Dorff_Meister]

We watched several videos for Wingspan before playing it including this one. I've played a number of euro-board games but am no expert and my wife is a very casual board gamer, at best. We really enjoyed this game and are looking forward to playing it again.

[@Youberc]

Some birds in real life are not picky with what type of nest they build, and make different kinds of nests, to suit the location. Those birds, that are in the wingspan game, will typical have a star nest. And this video is a very good explanation of the game.

[@Clasteau]

I just like this crew... they would be welcome at my table any time, and my friends wouldn't mind if I said I was bringing one of them over. Good gamers, the lot of them.

[@MickRissling]

One of our new favourites! Great & unique engine builder and Stonemaier puts out great games.

[@inabelcher8193]

I've watched several videos on how to play Wingspan, and this one is by far the most helpful.

[@boardgamegeek]

Ina, thanks! Dave is a great rules explainer. -Lincoln

[@benediktcz]

“Dicey” comes from “dice,” the plural of “die,” the little spotted cubes of chance used in many games. A mission that was “dicey” to the RAF pilots was fraught with danger, and their safe return was as uncertain as a roll of the dice they often used to pass their time on the ground.

[@JordanMcNamara-qg4il]

playing a 2 hour game with no snacks or beverages! whuff, that's rough. thanks for the tutorial. you all are nicely patient with each other.

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

They all have little color-coded beverage glasses.

[@markpatoka]

This is my first time watching a playthrough of this superhyped game. I really like the looks of it and it isn't over complicated. Definitely have to give this one a try. Love the interaction of the group on this one also.

[@janwillem_vl]

Thanks for this video! I think Lincoln forgot to use the 'when played' ability of his second bird at 39:49. This would have gotten him another bonus card, which might have helped him approach Dave's score.

[@simonnicholson9596]

Thank you so much for this, we bought this and struggled to get started but this video gave us the confidence to play. Simple and effective explanations and what you need to be doing etc.

[@brettanderson2881]

Understand that this is an older play through, but we just purchased this game and we were having some difficulty understanding the game play. Great video of a play through and agree with drappke that this a a well done video. Shout out to Our Family Play's Games (OFPG) since their recommendation got us to this game.

[@joan-manuelcerda6544]

This is a great video. Lovely to be introduced to wingspan like this :)

[@zottleporcupine8722]

Your videos always make a game easy to follow and they are fun to watch - you all look like you have an enjoyable time 😁

[@10175978]

In this case "cache" sounds like "cash". Cache means "a group of things that are hidden," and entered English in the 1700s. It can also mean cache memory, or "a part of a computer's memory where information is kept so that the computer can find it very quickly." This word is pronounced \CASH\. Cachet has several meanings. It can mean "prestige," "medicine prepared so that it can be swallowed," or "an official seal," the oldest meaning of the word in English, first used in the 1600s. It is pronounced \cash-AY\.

[@KP-qe8ie]

My Cat's Breath Smells Like Cat Food he didn’t listen to her because she’s a woman, unfortunately

[@jtatsukawa]

Thanks for this. It was driving me nuts and I dove into the comments section to see if someone mentioned it.

[@acemavrick]

There was a break in the action, when they come back he's saying it correctly. I'm assuming she said "hey, let's fix this before you say it 10 more time incorrectly." He took the tip, just not on camera.

[@brokenwizards9122]

Popato Chisps - No need to be sexist

[@kanchanchaudhary1973]

THIS!!!! it was driving me nuts

[@MrTheageofinformatio]

For some reason I always see Lincoln as Dana Carvey's SNL character "Garth" from Wayne's World. This episode definitely enforced and solidified that idea. "Hey Wayne". "Yes Garth"? "Will you teach us how to play SCHWINGSpan"? Lolz

[@dougascott]

D H I often see him as Langley from the Lone Gunmen. 😄

[@MrTheageofinformatio]

@@dougascott I see that too! I think it MUST be a conspiracy of epic proportions.....or fake news one of the two

[@philyates7670]

Spot on!!!

[@Slw1111]

Thanks for such a great video! I truly enjoyed watching the play through and the great dynamics of all of the players.

[@shaex5]

This game is so beautiful and super fun to play. Once you get a good engine going, it’s full steam ahead. I’ve won tremendously and lost catastrophically all based on eggs 😂

[@StevenHunter777]

My big win was an egg engine.

[@abraham2699]

Best engine is tucking cards on the wetlands

[@pmadood6970]

Was looking for videos for this on the pc version. I had no idea there was a board game. Pretty neat, and good video!

[@martinaasandersen3775]

@Deb You are right. "Dicey" comes from dice ""risky, uncertain" (as the roll of dice), 1940s, aviators' jargon"

[@dylpurcell1]

A consistently great KZbin channel, buoyed by a genuine TV star!

[@saraann8140]

'An African or a European swallow?' - Lol :) Beautiful bird and board art. Looks like a fun game - Will be ordering this one :)

[@alvarogonzalez6522]

Hi guys from Galicia, Spain. I like very much your videos, it's really great for my English and you are very nice, it's a pleasure see you playing board games. 😊👍

[@nicolaschinchurreta]

this guy is the best at explaining how to play games

[@AhJong0]

Love the post game discussion, particularly Deborah’s honesty to this being an ok game for her. Original ‘Wingspan’ I enjoyed but that Oceania board transforms it so pleasingly.

[@jhochges]

28:00 - I think they're talking about trilobites, not troglodyte which is a cave dweller. Still love the fun banter though.

[@graypistachio4141]

Love the bird shirt Nikki! You're so cute

[@sadbuttrueserbia]

I know this is a year old video but I am new to this chanel and this video is a first one that I watched. You are doing an amazing job,I subscribed after 3 minutes into the video and after I watched I bought the game and I love it. Thank you for your hard work and I have a tone of videos on this chanel to watch,its a shame I didn't find it earlier.

[@boardgamegeek]

Thank you so much. I hope you find more games you might enjoy. -Lincoln

[@therightpic]

Same with me. Def planning on watching more episodes!

[@renaissancegamer2329]

OH MY GOODNESS!! I’m so happy to hear the Snipe Hunt reference from Cheers; well at least that’s the only place I’ve ever heard it and since I’m a huge Dr. Frasier Crane fan this reference made my day. Thank you!

[@garettsuperloser804]

An old Boy Scout camping ritual...

[@stormy7722]

Love Deborah on the show..I am curious though how she came to be on it. An affiliation or friendship with one of the regulars? A Geek & Sundry connection perhaps?

[@uofajoe99]

Both Dave and Lincoln have connections to Hollywood.

[@daniellucy7805]

She hosted/was the dungeon master for Relics and Rarities on Geek and Sundry, and also played a series regular on True Blood. I believe she was on a couple episodes of Critical Role as well.

[@dsstuff9712]

Thanks (as always) for the fun video guys! By the time my copy came in I felt like I had already played it! :)

[@bcmaledragon]

This game is AMAZING. I own it and love playing it EVERY chance that I can. The only mess up was at the start of the game where both Lincoln and Dave kept 3 cards and 3 food instead of what's alloted at the start. Otherwise great run through.

[@schoko-fan4370]

bcmaledragon - yes agreed but it is a bit sad, that taking eggs at the end is getting you more points than trying to build another cool bird because you then don‘t have enough time to fill it with eggs I had rounds where one player took eggs every time in the last round and got like 25 eggs Did you encounter these phenomenon?

[@LaChazzz]

@@schoko-fan4370 I have played the game around 7-8 times and everytime except once, the person who scored the most with eggs won the game. In the one exception, the person was second. Unless we are prone to a lot of groupthink, it seems the egg strategy on the last round is necessary to win.

[@Axlspray]

Very late reply, but I can only recommend getting the Oceania expansion. The lay eggs action is less overpowered and makes the game more exciting until the very last round!

[@cryofpaine]

This game is probably the most well-balanced game I've ever played. I don't think we've ever played a game where someone either ran away or was completely left behind. Everyone is usually within a few points of each other. I also have the computer version, and it's almost like meditation. Great music, beautiful art, and the "competition" is very easy going. It's not cut-throat frustrating. It's not my favorite game, but it's in the top 5.

[@giveawayTopeople]

can you tell ur top 5 games? :)

[@cryofpaine]

@@giveawayTopeople sure 😊 5) Zombicide 4) Marvel Legendary 3) Wingspan 2) Munchkin 1) A Touch of Evil/Fortune & Glory. These are from the same company, and play similarly. F&G is like Indiana Jones. AToE is gothic horror theme. I prefer AToE, but we tend to only play that for Halloween.

[@tvdavis]

Been waiting for you guys to play this! I was one of the first pre-orders for the game, but I wanted to hear Dave explain it before playing!

[@RoderickEtheria]

That bird that moves from row to row is convenient whenever it's able to remain the bird on the right of a row, as it can allow higher rewards continually whenever you target a new row as long as you can plan ahead.

[@wedgeex]

Those fancy bits need to get to the BGG Store ASAP!

[@boardgamegeek]

They are coming soon. We were lucky to play with the test set.

[@keithtan8636]

finally.. my fav bgg group playing this beautiful game. Good Job Team!! :D

[@estherpettigrew3042]

About the End of Round goal for the third Round (1:11:27): I've described it as "count the number of NON-EMPTY twig nests". That usually clears up any confusion.

[@boardgamegeek]

That is a great idea! Thanks for the note and for watching-Lincoln

[@tuckleberryfinn5271]

Nikki's shirt is so thematic!

[@Mark-OutWest]

The le petit jedi is way cooler though.

[@jirdir9025]

Saw this game when i bought roll for the galaxy and i can say ill def be buying this next

[@alexandermelo2918]

In the start of the game Dave stays with 3 cards but keeps 3 food, i thought he was suppose to only have 2 left because it has to add up to 5

[@MrSkarfacex]

I heard a lot about this game, but after seeing your play I definitely going to buy this one. It's almost a must have. well done !

[@timgrossman84]

I'm pretty sure when Lincoln played the two birds in the grasslands in the same turn that he still gets to trigger the 2nd birds when played power but didn't, if anyone was wondering.

[@edwardalrunzz]

which minute is it ?

[@henryvaillancout346]

Holy crap havent watched this channel in years, you have the girl from true blood playing awesome!!!

[@zirt3655]

Great pleasure.... Very good teacher 👏👏👏

[@albertalikesbix]

The first 18 minutes of the video are very valuable for beginners. The actual game play is far less valuable--far too high chit chat-to-info ratio, but if you like chit chat, enjoy! But many thanks to the man who, in a very organized way, ran through a "turn" in the first 18 minutes and answered most of the procedural questions you might have!

[@Peejay1966]

Great show, as always. Bought this for a friend soon after first watching you guys play, and he loves it. Now, I can't be bothered checking every comment (I'm far too lazy), but 'dicey' comes from WWII aviators, who reckoned your chances of surviving a mission were as good as rolling dice.

[@jRoy7]

A minor unimportant nitpick, cache is pronounced "cash". :)

[@Haldurson]

Exactly. That bothered me also. There is a completely different word 'Cachet' which is pronounced the way they did, but it means something completely different (it's a mark or a seal).

[@wsiegel9539]

Love the chemistry with you four.

[@sextonj87]

Well this was an absolute delight.

[@briancherry8088]

I cringed every time he said Cash-ay. I did like Deborah's subtle correction.

[@alisue4426]

Thank you! This is what i needed to understand how to play this!!

[@andyhayes1884]

My favorite part of the game? My state’s bird is on the cover! You see them all the time in Oklahoma, the beautiful scissor-tail flycatcher

[@jenwashi921]

Great episode with wonderful people and a great board game 🤩

[@markymark443]

39:46 I think you made a mistake, someone asked on a forum with one of the game's creators and they said *the second bird actually must be played in the same habitat as the house wren*. I made the same mistake too when I first played.

[@royvalstar]

Its in the appendix: “play another bird in the same habitat” , but the iconography is misleading. they should have made it clearer. I only found out online on boardgamearena because it wouldnt let me play the bird in another habitat 😅

[@pipos193]

At 1:45:28 Dave incorrectly scores his bonus card, since he only has 2 birds that live ONLY in the forest. Great show though, as always, convinced me to pick up the game myself and I am having a blast!

[@pipos193]

Deborah caught him though a minute afterwards :D

[@tibastiff6480]

they dont have the forward momentum and entertaining energy of will wheaton but this is the only other board game show ive come across thats actually watchable (i genuinely mean this as a compliment)

[@stevevalasek2444]

Hi there, thank for a great episode. As a birder, I just wanted to say that "GREBE" is pronounced "greeb".

[@pixelqube3274]

Met the lady who made this game :D Wonderful person.

[@daymongray3516]

Just some funny moments, 22:47 Just laughing because he has Killdeer, one of the top 4 cards in the game to get in hand. (there are 170 cards) 25:00 More laughing at not realizing killdeer is good. 28:35 Pie Billed Grebe really great card for early card draw. (nice pickup) but... wheres your food source birds? 57:00 Killdeer gets played in wrong habitat (put it in grasslands) This way you can get resources out of current habitat and save turns! Anyways nicely done by all.

[@dptrpt]

I think the way round 4 bonus goals was scored was incorrect. I interpreted the three eggs + the habitat, as how many sets of three per bird in each habitat does the player have. The players scored themselves with 5 goal points but yellow player only had 1 set of 3 Eggs on 1 bird and red had 2 sets. This video helped me learn the game. Reading 12 pages of instructions really makes someone question if it’s worth it. The video made it easier.

[@philyates7670]

Winc Span is a gorgeous game. I love it.

[@jmarac]

It would be great if you could somehow zoom in on the cards - especially during the explanation. The icons are too small to see what you are referring to. Thanks.

[@gordonstewart5774]

Everyone needs binoculars.

[@BryantCabrera]

I agree! I looked at Stone Maiers website and they actually sell magnifying glasses 😂

[@thepolishpotato42]

Was this filmed before or after Deborah was in the Dare Devil tv show? Would you mind revealing what the connection here is and how this episode came to be? I’m just curious because I loved the show and - of course - love this carefully made video! All the best to everyone involved and thank you so much for the excellent content!!

[@boardgamegeek]

Deborah started appearing on our show after Daredevil finished filming. You can see how she became part of our group on our Green Team Wins/500th episode from a few weeks back. Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@thepolishpotato42]

@@boardgamegeek awesome! Appreciate the reply. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎅🥳

[@JesterOTL]

Holy crumb, is that Deborah Ann Woll from True Blood???

[@sambourizk86]

Yeh and dare devil.

[@aarond.8586]

Sam Bou-Rizk That’s where I know her from! That was really bothering me.

[@hydra2019]

I wonder how they got her on the show.

[@mattarmstrong6478]

holy shit i thought she looked familiar

[@muhammadzaki7425]

Deborah Ann is the actor who plays Jessica on True blood right??

[@shellymires5014]

Yep that's right

[@monkeyunit4533]

I love this game and it's funny to see in the beginning they kept making the same small mistakes I see most new players make. Wanting to trigger birds when playing them, taking the dice instead of the tokens.