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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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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 14:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Expansion for a popular game
- Received positively in sales charts
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Wingspan
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players acquire bird cards to add to their engine.
- Engine Building — Players build an engine using bird cards to generate resources and points.
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- The name does it a disservice even I'm gonna say who it was it was mark when we taught him the rules he didn't seem that thrilled at all
- The market burst like you said I don't think there's a bubble here that's gonna burst but maybe there's some slowness in the growth
- The staples are getting to be more staple as the thousands of new games continue to struggle
- This is not a game this is not a game that I would play with Donna and my friends who enjoy Carcassonne they don't like using timers you have to have the timer
- The odds are against you which what meant was what makes it a fun co-op game
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The Mill Discussion at 19:11
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Meeple University Top 10 List at 38:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Pretty gate bits
- Makes playing easier online
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Birds
Comparison games
- Wingspan
- Wingspan Oceania Expansion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — The host mentions not having to shuffle cards when playing on Tabletopia.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's like this awesome facial puzzle where you get to manipulate dice as well
- i feel like i'm missing out here
- it's the best example of how the platform can look
- i think it's a game that combat exists but you should only use it very strategically
- the gate bits for this game are really pretty as well
- it's fully free fully free on table
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Watch It Played Discussion at 2:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cool more stuff more birds more abilities
- people are quite excited
- people like those purple eggs
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- birds
- Europe
Comparison games
- Wingspan
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Bonus Cards — along with the new bonus cards they're designed to be shuffled into the original deck of cards and cards from other expansions as well
- player interaction — abilities that increase interaction between players
- round-end abilities — including a number of birds with round-end abilities
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's stressful and you know real time play but it does it in a way that is okay with me because it's kind of just fun
- the actual activity of grabbing all these different pieces and then putting them down on your board and then trying to place them onto your thing first to make the best page to get the best combos it's just fun
- I love the theme and the mechanism and I can keep playing this over and over
- absolutely loved my Island
- it has the magic of the previous game with sufficient differences to keep it fresh and exciting
- one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had
- one thing that really made tiger and dragon stand out to a lot of people is that it's an oink game that is not an oink game siiz box it's an a regularized board game box
- seriously underrated
- easy to table when you want something not too light and not too heavy
- this is a light fun game
- great theme and artwork
- this is a unique perspective on the American Revolution
- finally the native peoples of North America get a voice and a seat at the table try winning without them King George try winning anything when you got the Dutch the French the Spanish Portuguese everyone's on your back and you're a colony 3,000 Mi away
- the game uses some clever mechanisms to help that you narrow down the suspects and solve the case
- it really feels to me like one of the most authentic solving a mystery games there is out there
- the cool satisfying thing about this game is at the very end it'll tell you what the answer is and where those hints and clues were in the cards
- the unique tall placement mechanism in the game totally sells the fear of Meandering around a seemingly endless pitch black Labyrinth with only a small candle to light your way a few feet in front front of you while trying to avoid crumbling Pathways pitfalls and yeah monsters
- it kind of invites the claustrophobic horror of trying to find your way
- one of the closest games to a real horror board game that's out there
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Stonemaier Games Discussion at 59:54 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Neutral
Pros
- The reprint includes 'Human made no generative AI' on the box to assure customers of human creation.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Birds
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- In my opinion, I think they are trying to make the right amount of games for people, but uh print to demand or print on demand is is very different.
- We haven't discontinued Charter Stone. In fact, we haven't discontinued any of our games.
- If there if there is demand for a game, we will make more of it.
- I really love what Covenant is doing lately with these long form discussions that are available on their YouTube channel and also as a podcast.
- I wonder if maybe it was put in there because the designer thought the game was running a little long in general.
- My I've only played Deep Regrets once, but it lasted over 3 hours, which did feel a little long for the game.
- I think um getting uh quantity of blind playtesting with that asymmetry and variability, and also analyzing that data.
- I think it's a good question to ask yourself. Like how how much um if I'm putting a component that I think will cost quite a bit to make, how much value is that adding to the game?
- I do have a recent video about regrets. In fact, I have two videos about regrets, so you can see um the types of things that I regret about game design and product design decisions.
- If we can combine those two together for a seamless experience without increasing the price, we're happy to do that.
- I truly truly am not interested in using AI at all.
- I think the original Between Two Cities box, I think it was too small.
- People the contestants on Survivor have gotten really focused in my opinion of on trying to bring people to the finale that they think they can win against.
- "Human made no generative AI." We have that on the box of the the reprint of the Wingspan European expansion.
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Meeple University Review
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Quotes (from this video)
- thanks for watching guys if you have any questions for me please write in the comment sections below you would help us by subscribing to McCool University and hit the bell so you won't miss anything from us I also share my board games Jenny on Instagram so hopefully I'll see you there too until next time
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Meeple University Review at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds more to complete collections.
- Same play counts, still wonderful.
- New bird cards add variety.
- New round bonus tiles offer more scoring options.
- Solo players get new cards.
- No major changes in mechanics is good, keeping elegant mechanics.
- No changes in percentages of birds available in the game.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- European birds
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — New bird cards are introduced, some of which have special actions or scoring conditions.
- Engine Building — The expansion has similar mechanics to the base game, including engine building.
- Resource Management — The expansion includes cards that allow players to steal opponents' resources.
- Set Collection — The expansion has similar mechanics to the base game, including set collection.
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Quotes (from this video)
- thanks for watching guys if you have any questions for me please write in the comment sections below you would help us by subscribing to McCool University and hit the bell so you won't miss anything from us I also share my board games Jenny on Instagram so hopefully I'll see you there too until next time
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Meeple University Review at 0:22
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Wingspan base game
- Wingspan Oceania expansion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Expansion with new birds and objectives — Discusses Europe expansion context with new content and compatibility.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I want to see the wingspan Antarctica expansion
- the Asia pack is designed to be a standalone box you can just get it and play it
- it's Standalone or expansion
- six or seven player compatibility and that's what comes in here so it's called flock mode
- you've got the two groups that are playing simultaneously
- the duet board
- there are no new mechanisms on these birds so if you've played the original that we've seen
- the egg is in a different color
- it adds a small amount of variety without changing anything
- it doesn't feel uh tremendously different to original wingspan
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kovray Review at 11:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- More strategies and better balance between base cards
- Excellent for expanding variability and replayability
- New geography adds educational value and flavor
Cons
- Increased card pool can dilute early draws
- Requires base game or nesting box to play
Thematic elements
- Expansion to deepen strategies with European birds and new cards
- European bird populations and habitats
- Educational, card-based expansion
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- balancing_and_dilution — More cards expand options while balancing base synergies
- new_card_actions_and_round_goals — 81 new bird cards, five new bonus cards, five new goal tiles
- new_resources_and_tokens — Additional automa cards, score pad, food tokens, and a custom tray
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's an R piece on the table you're really drawn to it
- the Swift start pack is basically a guide on how to play and take the first four turns
- Wingspan Europe expansion is adding 81 new bird cards and new mechanics
- Asia expansion is standalone; it's a great entry point
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Unknown Channel Review at 1:56 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Adds European bird cards and new powers.
- Fresh components and scoring aids accompany the expansion.
Cons
- Regarded as the smallest expansion with the least impact among the four discussed.
Thematic elements
- European birds and regional bird cards; new powers; round-end interaction
- Europe
- expansion introducing European bird cards and new mechanics
Comparison games
none
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
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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.
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watch it played Rules Teach at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- 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
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Europe
Comparison games
none
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
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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
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TheGameBoyGeek - Hi Quality Hi Energy Board Game Reviews Review at 0:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful, high-quality illustrations on 81 new bird cards, enriching the visual appeal
- Easy to mix in with the base Wingspan game without a heavy learning curve
- Adds meaningful variability and new strategic options without overhauling core rules
- Increases player interaction and strategic depth through new abilities and end-of-round effects
- Maintains the same card distribution percentages, enabling seamless integration with the base deck
- Includes new components (tray, score pad, end-of-round tiles) that streamline setup and storage
Cons
- Not a standalone game; requires base Wingspan to play
- Adds complexity, which may modestly lengthen playtime for lighter groups
- Some players may rely on base game familiarity and prefer lighter expansions
Thematic elements
- Bird life, conservation, and European ecosystems
- Bird habitats across Europe as players collect birds and build their habitats
- informative and enthusiastic discussion of bird cards and interactions
Comparison games
- Wingspan (base game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Drafting — Players perform actions via action cubes across rounds, managing eggs, cards, and resources.
- egg economy — Eggs as a core resource and scoring driver, with new interactions tied to breeding and habitat placement.
- End Game Bonuses — New round-end bonuses that trigger based on actions used and proximity to goals.
- end-of-round powers — New round-end bonuses that trigger based on actions used and proximity to goals.
- Engine Building — Eggs as a core resource and scoring driver, with new interactions tied to breeding and habitat placement.
- interaction through predators and other players' choices — Birds with predator-type abilities allow players to react to others' actions and influence opponents.
- new cards and bonuses — 81 new bird cards, including gold cards and new end-of-round tiles and bonuses, increasing variability.
- Positive Player Interaction — Birds with predator-type abilities allow players to react to others' actions and influence opponents.
- Resource Management — New food tokens and balancing choices, including the ability to cash in various resources for actions.
- resource management and bird feeder interactions — New food tokens and balancing choices, including the ability to cash in various resources for actions.
- Round-based action selection — Players perform actions via action cubes across rounds, managing eggs, cards, and resources.
- tucking cards behind birds — A tactical mechanic where players tuck cards to gain end-of-round or ongoing benefits.
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Quotes (from this video)
- 81 more new illustrations of these birds and it's just so beautiful
- you can mix this right in with the base game
- this is pretty much a no-brainer to get
- mix it in and play I love that style of expansion
- the round end powers it's a cool, unique thing here
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Broken Meeple Review at 1:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds more variety and options without altering the core feel
- Familiar mechanics with new birds and synergy opportunities
Cons
- More cards can overwhelm new players
- Optional expansion that can feel redundant if you prefer keeping the base game compact
Thematic elements
- European avifauna and ecosystem expansion
- European habitats and bird species
- observational with practical teaching notes
Comparison games
- 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.
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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.
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