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❤ Game Overview

In this relaxing, award-winning strategy card game, players take on the roles of bird enthusiasts - researchers, birdwatchers, ornithologists, and collectors - seeking to discover and attract the best birds to their network of wildlife preserves. The objective is to build efficient chains of powerful bird combinations in one of three habitat types: forest, grassland, or wetland.

❤ Card Placement and Activation

At the core of the gameplay, players place bird cards into their habitats. Each bird has unique characteristics and abilities that provide benefits when played, such as gaining food, laying eggs, drawing cards, or scoring points. Carefully planning the placement and synergies of these bird cards is crucial, as their abilities can trigger powerful combinations that help advance the player's strategy.

❤ Engine Building

This engine-building element is a key aspect of the gameplay. By playing birds with complementary abilities, players can construct efficient "engines" that generate resources (food, eggs, cards) more effectively, powering their progress towards victory. On each turn, players must choose between four basic actions: play a bird card, gather food, lay eggs, or draw bird cards. Balancing these limited actions is essential to optimizing one's scoring opportunities.

❤ Scoring and Goals

Players score points through a variety of methods, including the base value of the birds they play, bonus cards that provide end-game objectives, and end-of-round goals that change each game. Carefully managing the placement of birds, egg-laying, and card drawing is crucial to maximizing one's score and outperforming opponents.

❤ Replayability

The game features high replayability due to several factors. Randomized end-of-round goals provide different scoring targets each game, while the diverse and unique bird cards (over 170) enable a variety of viable strategies. Bonus cards introduce unique end-game objectives, and the randomized bird card draws require players to adapt their play accordingly.

❤ Player Feedback

Players consistently praise the relaxing, yet strategic nature of the gameplay, highlighting the satisfying engine-building elements and the inclusion of real bird facts and sounds. The blend of accessible mechanics and deeper strategic depth resonates with a wide range of players.