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Wingspan
Year
2019
Players
15
Play time
70min
Min age
10+
Weight
2.48
BGG rating
8.00
BGG rank
#38
Best with
3

Local copies

Rating: 8.0

Plays: 10

  • Michael Redlich

    Rating: 8.0 · BGG plays: 10

    Easy going, with at lot of options and strategies, well balanced.

Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features 180 birds illustrated by Natalia Rojas and Ana Maria Martinez. You are bird enthusiasts-researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors-seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds. -description from the publisher From the 7th printing on, the base game box includes Wingspan: Swift-Start Promo Pack.

Categories

AnimalsCard GameEducational

Mechanics

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesSet CollectionOpen DraftingDice RollingSolo / Solitaire GameAction QueueTurn Order: Progressive

Best with how many players

1
Recommended
2
Recommended
3
Best
4
Recommended
5
Not rec.
5+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

Extensive use of text(81 of 114 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Family Game Rank#5
  • Strategy Game Rank#49

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External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 15 facts · latest game data 06/20/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 06/20/2026.

Links

Facts

Publication date
2019-03-08
Country
USA
Publisher
999 Games
Publisher
Arclight
Publisher
Asmodee
Publisher
Ghenos Games
Publisher
Igromag
Publisher
Lautapelit.fi
Publisher
Lavka Games
Publisher
MINDOK
Publisher
Matagot
Publisher
Q903615