In this first expansion to Wingspan, we increase the scope of the world to include the regal, beautiful, and varied birds of Europe. These birds feature a variety of new abilities, including a number of birds with round end abilities, abilities that increase interaction between players, and birds that benefit from excess cards/food. Along with the new bonus cards, they’re designed to be shuffled into the original decks of cards (and cards from future expansions). The European Expansion also includes an additional tray for storing the growing collection of birds (past, present, and future), as well as 15 purple eggs, extra food tokens, and a colorful new scorepad designed for both multi-player and single-player scoring.
Featured Components:
• 81 bird cards (all unique, all new)
• 15 egg miniatures (purple)
• 5 bonus cards
• 4 Automa cards
• 1 custom tray with lid
• 1 scorepad (multi-player on one side, solo on the other)
• 1 rulebook
• 5 goal tiles
• 38 food tokens
• 1 reference tile
Note: This is not a stand-alone game. A copy of the base game is required to play.
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- Adds European bird cards and new powers.
- Fresh components and scoring aids accompany the expansion.
- Regarded as the smallest expansion with the least impact among the four discussed.
- European birds and regional bird cards; new powers; round-end interaction
- Europe
- expansion introducing European bird cards and new mechanics
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- new bird cards — 81 new European bird cards expanding choices
- new powers — new bird powers including round-end and interaction changes
- tray and tokens — custom tray with a lid, additional score pad, gold tiles, and tokens
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Asia is your game.
- the duet focuses players on a really tight two-player competitive board that is so fun and it's really good.
- If you can't get both Oceanana and America's, I would recommend America's over simply because the hummingbird is such a nicely developed feature.
References (from this video)
- 81 new bird cards from Europe
- five new bonus cards
- five double-sided gold tiles
- green side of the gold mat recommended with this expansion
- included reference tile
- new plastic storage containers
- additional eggs and food
- colorful new score pad
- solo mode cards for solo play
- Europe
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — round end effects can affect scoring and counts of birds relative to goals
- cost modification through asterisk costs — abilities that modify costs, including tucking cards and alternative payments
- end game bonuses — round end powers that resolve after all player turns
- end-of-round bird powers — round end powers that resolve after all player turns
- round-end counting and scoring — round end effects can affect scoring and counts of birds relative to goals
- solo mode setups — cards and rules introduced for solo play
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- first you'll find 81 new bird cards to shuffle in
- the expansion has five new double-sided gold tiles to mix in with the original set
- they recommend that you use the green side of the gold mat with this expansion as some of the new goals don't work as well with the blue side
- these four cards which include two additional bonuses are for use in the solo mode
- you also get a couple of new plastic storage containers along with additional eggs and food to add to your resources
- colorful new score pad that includes scoring on one side for multiplayer games and solos score sheets on the other
- the hooded crow example
References (from this video)
- Adds more variety and options without altering the core feel
- Familiar mechanics with new birds and synergy opportunities
- More cards can overwhelm new players
- Optional expansion that can feel redundant if you prefer keeping the base game compact
- European avifauna and ecosystem expansion
- European habitats and bird species
- observational with practical teaching notes
- Wingspan (base game)
- Wingspan Oceanana expansion
- Wingspan Asia expansion
- Wingspan Americas expansion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- additional cards — More bird cards to draft and integrate into your engine.
- end game bonuses — New round and end-game goals to chase with the expanded card pool.
- expanded goal system — New round and end-game goals to chase with the expanded card pool.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This expansion is essentially a good but not essential one.
- I'm giving this a solid 7 out of 10.
- Not a must buy expansion, but it’s a neat addition from a gameplay perspective.