What is it?

The Wingspan board game is “competitive bird-collection, engine-building game” that you can play with friends or by yourself (in Automa-mode). In this game, you are all “bird enthusiast – researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors – seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your aviary. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations to one of your habitats (actions)”. These habitats focus on areas of growth such as gaining food tokens, laying eggs, and drawing from hundreds of unique bird cards and playing them. “The winner is the player with the most points accumulated from birds, bonus cards, end-of-round goals, eggs, cached food, and tucked birds.”

Who is it for?

This game is labelled by the manufacturer as a game for those aged 14 years and older, and can be played by 1 to 5 players. Average game time is roughly 40 to 70 minutes.

What is included?

This kit includes:

• 1 Wingspan (by Stonemaier Games) Board Game box (contains: 1 rulebook, 1 Appendix, 1 Automa rulebook, 1 goal board, 1 bird tray, 5 player mats, 1 birdfeeder dice tower, 1 scorepad, 170 bird cards, 26 bonus cards, 16 Automa cards, 75 egg miniatures, 5 custom wooden dice, 40 wooden action cubes, 103 food tokens, 8 goal tiles)
• 1 board game elastic box band (to keep board game closed/protected in travel)

How does it work?

The included instruction packets should tell you all you need to know to get started. For digital copies of the manuals, please use the following links:  Wingspan Rulebook (Multiplayer), Wingspan Appendix, Wingspan Automa Rulebook (Single Player). To download and print extra copies of the Wingspan scoresheets, click HERE.

What you need

No additional items are needed to use this kit.

The Fine Print

• This kit may be borrowed for one week. One renewal is permitted, provided there are no reserves waiting.
• Borrower must be a MVLC library card holder with an account in good standing.
• Must be picked-up and returned to the Ipswich Public Library Circulation Desk.
• The kit will remain on borrower’s account until a staff member is able to check kit condition.
• Fines may be issued for both missing/damaged kit parts or for the loss/damaging of the whole kit. The total replacement cost for this kit is $59.99.