Board Game Arena

fifthnephi wrote: ↑25 August 2026, 18:55 Just scored 135 points in 2-player arena!

https://boardgamearena.com/tableview?table=905075170

Well, that's just .. I mean... WHAT !

That was wild. When I clicked the link and saw the end-game stats - "Food gained from forest action: 0" and "birds drawn from wetland action: 2", I figured the end-game stats were messed up.

But, no. In fact, you did the forest action zero times and the wetland action one time.
You basically had an old-school pre-ban raven-killdeer setup in your grassland. And then just kept drawing crazy cards. Probably the funniest part was when opponent took something from the tray (Say's Phoebe, I think?) and the whooping crane popped up.

I am not a great player by any means but managed a 137 the other day.

https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=911628118

It all depends on luck of the cards to get so high.

Edit: arena, 2 player

EtherealPeartree wrote: ↑11 September 2026, 03:57 I am not a great player by any means but managed a 137 the other day.

https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=911628118

It all depends on luck of the cards to get so high.

Edit: arena, 2 player

That is a remarkable game, because, 137 is amazing as it is, but you barely got any help. It's not a game in which your opponent was handing out food left and right. From what I saw, the only help you got was one activation of the purple Gallinule for one extra card.

I would have gambled on Bell's Vireo instead of the hooded Warbler. With 3 star nests and none of the nest bonus cards visible, I figure the drawn bonus card would be at least 3 points, and I would have taken a chance at maybe getting a 6-pointer to break 140.

My family and I play fortnightly and we tend to try to support each other and help get high scores.
This was our highest single game:
157, 146, 133, 127, 124