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Episode 10: fan feedback and the fan made expansions!

October 30, 2025·46 min·4 clips

Adam and Aidan clash over whether to build a grasslands chain or stick with their tried-and-tested morning dove strategy.

This episode of Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast features hosts Adam and Aidan discussing fan feedback and the new fan-made expansions for Wingspan. They address listener emails and analyze a specific opening hand scenario for a four-player game. The hosts dedicate significant time to exploring the new birds and mechanics introduced in the fan-created expansion packs. A listener named Lisa from Iowa emails to challenge Aidan's previous criticism of the Cooper's Hawk card, defending its utility as a low-cost forest bird. Adam and Aidan review an opening hand featuring the Barn Owl, Philippine Eagle, Mourning Dove, Little Grebe, and Rook, debating whether to build a grasslands chain or follow a more traditional egg-laying strategy. They cite specific statistics, noting the Philippine Eagle has a 31% chance to activate twice if played in the first round and a 17% chance to fail completely. The hosts reveal the fan expansions introduce approximately 150 new birds with more complex and varied powers compared to official sets. Aidan highlights the Yellow-eyed Penguin, a wetlands bird with a unique yellow predator game-end power that lets you draw five cards and play one for free. Adam describes the Varied Thrush, a forest bird with a game-end power that lets you cache food based on other birds in your forest with specific food costs. They note the Canada expansion pack averages 23 words of text per bird, the highest among the fan packs. Aidan shares his experience with the North Island Brown Kiwi, a bird that requires discarding a bonus card to draw four and keep two. Adam discusses the Weka, a flexible bird with a pink power that caches food from the bird feeder whenever another player resets it. The episode has a conversational and analytical tone, blending strategy discussion with direct listener engagement. It includes playful banter between the hosts as they debate optimal plays and reconsider past opinions on specific game cards. Wingspan enthusiasts interested in advanced strategy and new fan-created content will enjoy this deep dive. Listeners preferring narrative playthroughs or topics unrelated to game expansions might find less appeal.

As heard by us

A lively expansion discussion that will land best with listeners already deep into Wingspan's expansions.

This episode keeps its focus on expansion chat and listener mail, and Adam and Aidan make even each new bird feel worth noticing instead of treating any of it like filler.

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You want Wingspan expansions debated like real table choices.

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