Wingspan Board Game Quiz: Bird Cards and Powers
A board game about birdwatching became a surprise bestseller after its 2019 release, and this Wingspan board game quiz explains how it plays. Play 10 online questions on designer Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier Games, the three habitats, the birdfeeder dice tower, eggs and bonus cards, end-of-round goals, the expansions and its major award.
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Designer
Who designed Wingspan?
Publisher
Which company published Wingspan in 2019?
Award
Which major German award did Wingspan win in 2019?
Habitats
Which three habitats appear on player boards?
Feeder
What is the birdfeeder in Wingspan?
Cards
How many bird cards come in the base game?
Rounds
How many rounds does a game of Wingspan last?
Goals
What happens at the end of each round?
Expansions
Which expansion added birds from Europe?
Eggs
How do eggs score points in Wingspan?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: Who designed Wingspan?
Answer: Elizabeth Hargrave
Hargrave is a birdwatcher who turned her hobby into a game.
- Q2: Which company published Wingspan in 2019?
Answer: Stonemaier Games
Stonemaier is known for games like Scythe.
- Q3: Which major German award did Wingspan win in 2019?
Answer: Kennerspiel des Jahres
The Kennerspiel honors the best game for experienced players.
- Q4: Which three habitats appear on player boards?
Answer: Forest, grassland and wetland
Each habitat gives different actions.
- Q5: What is the birdfeeder in Wingspan?
Answer: A dice tower for food dice
Players take food dice showing seeds, fish, rodents and more.
- Q6: How many bird cards come in the base game?
Answer: 170
Each card shows a real North American bird.
- Q7: How many rounds does a game of Wingspan last?
Answer: Four
Players get fewer actions each round.
- Q8: What happens at the end of each round?
Answer: Players compete for a round goal
Goals reward things like birds in a habitat or eggs on nests.
- Q9: Which expansion added birds from Europe?
Answer: European Expansion
Later expansions covered Oceania and Asia.
- Q10: How do eggs score points in Wingspan?
Answer: Each egg on a bird card is worth one point
Laying eggs is one of the four main actions.
Wingspan Board Game Quiz β A Board Game for Bird Lovers
Wingspan is a card-driven board game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier Games in 2019. Players attract birds to wildlife preserves in forest, grassland and wetland habitats.
The base game has 170 bird cards, each showing a real species with facts such as wingspan and nest type. Players gain food from a birdfeeder dice tower, lay eggs, draw cards and play birds whose powers chain together.
Games last four rounds, each with a goal. Wingspan won the 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres and grew with expansions covering Europe, Oceania and Asia, plus a digital version.
What This Quiz Teaches
Board gamers and birdwatchers will enjoy these questions.
- Who made Wingspan
- How the game plays
- What the cards show
- What it won
- Which expansions exist
Did You Know?
- Wingspan brought many new players into the hobby.
- The art was painted by several illustrators.
- A solo mode uses an automated opponent called the Automa.
- Bird cards include real wingspan measurements.
- Many players learn new species from the game.
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