Wingspan: Combinations at the tip of your wings
Wingspan is a collection and combination game in which you play the role of ornithologists seeking to have the most prestigious collection of birds. As the game progresses, place birds in different areas of your aviary to trigger increasingly powerful combos! With its different bird cards and dice tower in the shape of a bird feeder, this intelligent and beautiful game will appeal to bird lovers and fans of deep expert games alike.
The Wingspan expansions: Across the continents and to the dragons
Wingspan's boxed set focused on the birds of America, while its expansions take a closer look at the birds of Europe, Oceania and Asia. Each one adds new birds and mechanics, culminating in Asia, a fully compatible stand-alone game. And if you want more, check out Wyrmspan: This version takes the rules in new directions, replacing birds with dragons!
Wingspan: Combinations at the tip of your wings
Released in 2019,Wingspan is a collection and combination game in which you play as ornithologists seeking to have the most prestigious collection of birds. Awarded the Kennerpiel des Jahres and the Tric Trac d'Or Expert in the same year, it has established itself as a classic. Published by Stonemaier Games and designed by Elisabeth Hargrave, Wingspan is a game with simple rules but complex strategies, aimed at experienced players.
In Wingspan, each player has to build up the most prestigious ornithological collection by collecting birds and eggs, and completing shared missions and personal objectives.
Each turn, you have four options, allowing you to collect food tokens, eggs or bird cards, or to welcome a bird with a unique power, which will improve one of the collection options for the rest of the game.
As well as its beautiful and instructive bird cards, Wingspan's appeal lies in its engine-building mechanics. The more birds you place on your board, the more complex and interesting your actions will be, allowing you to create formidable combinations.
To find out more about the rules, strategies and different versions of Wingspan, check out our Wingspan guide.
Wingspan extensions
Following the huge success of Wingspan, extensions have been released to take the game mechanics even further, each introducing new mechanics and birds from a new continent.
The Asia expansion is special because, as well as introducing two extra players, it is also a stand-alone game for two players!
The variants: Wyrmspan and Finspan
In addition to the base game and its expansions, the Wingspan universe has been expanded with two titles that retain the essence of the series. The principle still revolves around building engines and collecting animals, but we're leaving the birds behind.
- Wyrmspan invites you to collect dragons! This game introduces a host of new mechanics that give players more control over the pace of the game. This complexity is accompanied by increased depth, which will appeal to expert players!
- Finspan takes you back to the real world to collect fish! It's freed from the constraints of its predecessors and offers fluid, exciting gameplay. More accessible without losing any of its depth, it's an ideal entry into the Wingspan range!
