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