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Having your eggs laid for a bonus you don't have yet is still a decent plan for if you get one on a blind bonus bird, and a decent habit regardless so even if it doesn't matter that game it still creates a habit for future games. As for a silly thing I do with no practical benefit (probably a sligh...

When it doesn’t affect outcome, I like to lay eggs as though I have breeding manager.

https://boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=906518960 Just had this wild loss in a 3-player. Came in third with 112. Oppo had a fully-loaded grassland in nine turns. Started with frankie and martin. Pulled robin and crow and had that all down in seven turns. So then they lay and take a rat for the h...

Waterpumpee wrote: ↑30 August 2026, 13:09 https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=907476303
Watch from kurobird pov

Tucking the hummingbird to keep the thrush

FrankJones wrote: ↑21 August 2026, 02:43 I haven't used that map yet. Is it strong or weak? I'm guessing strong, since it can add a bunch of icons to the zoo? If I'm even understanding that map's specialty correctly.

Yeah not to get too off thread here, but you understand correctly. It’s busted.

True. Perhaps what I was trying to say was, "some frustratingly weak cards and some frustratingly strong cards", such that I wouldn't be surprised if there were discussions about nerfing or buffing some of them, or removing some of them. I'm guessing these discussions exist, given the mas...

My innitial point was, why is Tree Swallow quoted in the top 11 starting cards posted by FranckJones considering its much worse than many (and from which House Finch is suspiciously missing) Of course id play it if its my only drawing card in starting hand. Actually i dont understand why people lik...

Why is Tree Swallow very bad and should be avoided 1) early game your worm is your most precious single ressource. Considering you don' have a crow or a spotted thowee, you will need to find food or die. A single worm will allow you to play 29 of the 175 cards in your forest, while on only 21 for a...

Spending a worm and a berry in the blue line is a catastrophy. You and I have different definitions of catastrophe. (And different spellings too, but that's not important. :) ) What exactly is the big issue with the food for the Tree Swallow? If it's in your starting hand, you keep a worm and a che...

Ceaseless wrote: ↑23 July 2026, 22:27 Yeah, it was rather strange.

In fairness, chess is notorious for its luck element.