Birds of a Feather: Western North America - Just like bird watching!
hi graduates it's stella from meeple university and this is stella's short and sweet preview for birds of a feather western north america from snowbright studios i think i saw a woodpecker aha spot it that'll do my goal as bird watcher is to see as many birds as possible the game plays one to seven players with mechanics such as set collection simultaneous action selection and drafting the game is of light complexity birds of a feather western north america is a re-implementation of 2015 game bird of a feather now with fresh artwork and improved rules in bird of a feather western north america you are a bird watcher trying to play your cards at the right time to see the most unique birds and score the most points players start by drawing cards from the deck depending on the number of players or there are some more strategic variants that i'll talk about later then start of round each player will select a card from hand and reveal simultaneously what you are looking here in addition to the gorgeous art and bird name is the color and the symbol on the top left using your score sheet either the paper sheet or the app you tick off your scores sheet the color and symbol of your bird and if you match color with others you also tick off those birds as well you cannot tick off more than one of the same color and symbol you know, bird watching is about seeing many different birds next round continues as before but you also match your color to all cards played in the previous round tick off your score sheet then discard previous rounds' cards there are also the raptor cards the world of birds is just like other food chain orders it has its own predators these birds will activate their powers first all previous round's birds of the same colour are discarded stopping opponents from scoring those birds in addition to the point you get from seeing the raptor game continues till one card is left in your hand each bird usually scores you a point some more rare birds scores you double common birds score you nothing but see all the birds in the same habitat gets you three extra points player who has spotted the best range of birds earns the most points and is the best bird watcher and is a total legend the game is a simple card game with a lot of clever little things in it like the anticipation of what players are going to play and the raptor cards bringing just enough uncertainty of what might happen there are also more strategic variants you can start the round by passing some unwanted cards to an opponent like in microsoft hearts or at two or three players can draft your entire hand the game hits the bird watching theme very well you're trying to see as many different birds it's about taking your moment playing cards at the right moment to possibly get the most reward birds of a feather western north america features birds in different habitats in western and north america you can definitely gawk over the artwork and the selection of birds it has so thanks for watching folks check out birds of a feather western north america on kickstarter i'll put the link in the description below the components featured in this video are prototype so rules and artwork are not final you would help us by like the video subscribe and hit the bell and comments below if you find this video useful i also share my board games journey on instagram hopefully i will see you there too thanks for watching and see you next time bye