Calculate total scores for 1–5 players — birds, eggs, food, bonuses, goals & more
| Scoring Category | Points Value | Typical Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Cards Played | 1 pt each | 0–15 pts | Max ~15 birds on board |
| Bonus Cards | Varies per card | 3–12 pts | Based on bird criteria |
| End-of-Round Goals | 1–5 pts per round | 0–20 pts | 4 rounds, place 1st–5th |
| Eggs on Bird Cards | 1 pt each | 0–30 pts | Depends on nest types |
| Food on Bird Cards | 1 pt each | 0–10 pts | Cached food only |
| Tucked Cards | 1 pt each | 0–15 pts | Under birds with powers |
| Total Score | Sum of all above | 30–100+ pts | Typical 50–80 pts |
| Expansion | New Birds | New Mechanics | Extra Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Expansion | 81 birds | Pink powers (all-player) | Extra bonus cards |
| Oceania Expansion | 95 birds | Nectar food token | Nectar = 1 pt end |
| Asia Expansion | 75 birds | Duet mode & flock | Duet map scores |
| All Combined | 421+ birds | Full mechanics | All categories active |
| Player Count | Low Score | Average Score | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Player (Solo) | Below 40 | 40–60 | 60+ |
| 2 Players | Below 50 | 50–70 | 70+ |
| 3 Players | Below 50 | 55–75 | 75+ |
| 4 Players | Below 45 | 55–78 | 78+ |
| 5 Players | Below 45 | 55–80 | 80+ |
| Place | 2 Players | 3–4 Players | 5 Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 5 pts | 5 pts | 5 pts |
| 2nd Place | 2 pts | 3 pts | 3 pts |
| 3rd Place | — | 1 pt | 2 pts |
| 4th Place | — | — | 1 pt |
| 5th Place | — | — | — |
Wingspan is a great strategy card game, that deals with birds, and honestly it is very relaxing to play. At the table can seat 1 to 5 players, that each forms his own net of nature reserves. The main mechanic twists around the play of birds, that creates strong chains and combinations through three different habitats.
What gives it a feeling of reward, is that your choices genuinely affect, the order, in that you do actions, and which birds you stress, can dramatically alter your final Score. When your system starts to operate smooth and those combinations click well, then comes real delight.
How to estimate, what is a good Score? That is more difficult than it seems, because it really depends on your separate situation. The number of players does big difference.
More players in the game usually raise the points, also because of certain pink skills, that helps the whole group. Moreover exist end round grants, that can seriously affect your final result. To everything that adds the luck of the draw, the first five cards, that you get, can deterimne your whole party.
In the basic version with only two players, one expects average Score around 95, that rises, when you add more folks. Scores in the high 80s or low 90s happen quite commonly, and something, what reaches the 90s or beats them, is considered good. If you succeed to reach 119 in the basic game, that is genuinely good, you need strong cards and always break the ways.
Newcomers commonly end between 65 and 85, what is quite good, while one yet learns the rules.
The extra parts alter everything dramatically. Especially Oceania raises those numbers. With only Oceania, one aims above 120, to feel himself glad.
If one mixes all extra parts, Scores can rise even more. One player reached 188 spots in second game with all extra plus the nectar tables, what is thrilling. The highest known Score is 220, reached in fifth game with the European and Oceania extra parts.
Play against the AI version works otherwise. The computer opponent is quite good, what helps you reach higher points regularly, when one plays alone. Most folks reach the 80s commonly and beat 100 without big problems.
The record against AI sits somewhere around 192 to 194.
Your points come from three main sources: bonus cards, midround targets and the birds themselves. Play brown skills early help to always build up points, while one saves the precious birds and white skills for the final rounds, what is usually wise. Get a good mix of bonus cards and efficient birds with a bit of good luck, and beating 100, becomes genuinely possible.
There is also WingScore, that follows your games and delivers basic stats for players. Reusable acrylic Score sheets is another good option, available innormal and big sizes.