桌遊樂報_我們把展翅翱翔玩了100場!!

 從2020年2月3日玩第1場展翅翱翔到今天2023年6月3日第100場，這款桌遊已成為我們家的常備桌遊，我們全家人都喜歡這款各玩各的，不大會互相干擾的遊戲，雖然還是會因為自己一直拿到很爛的鳥卡而生氣，但這也是遊戲的運氣成分，只能當作修養心性，提高自己的EQ。這款我們也自己用3d列印了五種鳥巢與五種食物(感謝小夥伴玩家阿安阿錩幫忙列印啊~)，所以玩的時候我們都是用立體的鳥巢擺放。加上食物也是立體造型，蟲蟲啦~小麥啦~魚啦都是完全擬真的塑膠小物，玩起來更有感覺。在2020年，前半年幾乎都是跟小夥伴玩，直到10月份才帶回家中和家人一起同樂，一整年我們共玩了23場。

到了2021年，1/2我買了歐洲擴充(在台中快樂小屋實體店面)，玩了更多的新鳥，這些新鳥據說能增加一些玩家間的互動，雖然這不是我們家庭想要的，但為了有新鳥可以玩，還是買來玩看看，一玩之下感覺也還好，增加了一些輪末鳥的能力，在茫茫鳥海中要抽到也不容易，輪末能力也不是頂強，尤其如果不是前一兩輪抽到並打出的話，輪末鳥幾乎沒什麼作用，至於增加的玩家互動的鳥也還好，並不會因此增加彼此陷害或廝殺的成分，感覺就是新鳥能力變強了，一些基本版的舊鳥就打入冷宮了。在這次擴充，跟玩基本版一樣，食物的不足以及生蛋路線的太過強勢，還是老問題，但也就這樣玩吧~就在買了歐洲擴充沒兩天，竟然得知第二擴充大洋洲擴充也出中文版了，當然就迫不急待的上網訂購了，1/4竟然就到貨了~

這次加入的大洋洲擴充，最大的改變就是把個人版圖給更新了，也許是設計師注意到了產蛋路線的太過強勢和食物不足的問題，直接把三個路線給重新平衡了一次，如此一來大家在最後一輪就不會都只走產蛋路線了，其他兩路線也都有人會去走了，這樣的變更真的很好，加上這擴有了新的百搭食物_花蜜，簡直是老天的恩惠啊~一個花蜜可以取代任何一種食物給鳥吃，終於不再因為骰不出需要的食物而怨天尤人了，只要有花蜜，一切都解決啦~!而且花蜜還是一項結束時計算分數的路線，用越多花蜜來打出鳥卡或做其他事，結束時得到的回報越高，但這也增加了玩家彼此之間爭搶花蜜的氣氛，這互動因此增高，雖然對我們家來說不見得是想要的更動，但也彌補了基本遊戲玩家間互動不足的弱項，再來說說大祥洲篇的新鳥，給我們的第一個感覺就是~好和平啊有些鳥的功能是我得到一個好處，其他玩家也得到，或者我得到兩個好處，其他玩家也得到一個好處，這種卡就看玩家之間的玩法，決定要不要互利互惠，有時候彼此給對方一些好處，可以把氣氛弄得和平點，不要都是自己玩自己的，有時某個玩家運氣很背，一直抽不到好鳥卡時總是會唉聲嘆氣，怨聲載道，可以藉由這種鳥卡緩和一下氣氛，你好我也好。

2021年也是疫情肆虐的一年，我們的盒蓋紀錄還寫著2021/5/22當日確診數來到721例，搞的人心惶惶，各級學校都宣布停課，防疫也升到第三級警戒，相對現在每天破萬例也沒在怕的，真的是不勝唏噓。當天我們就在家玩了三場，疫情嚴謹，我們假日也都盡量在家玩桌遊，單場最高分由妹妹創下113分，這一年總共玩了46場，累計玩了69場。

到了2022年，我們新年1/1就玩了四場，而且礙於總是覺得玩得不夠盡興，我們自訂了村規，把鳥巢的數量由原本的8個增加至9個，這樣一來一場遊戲就等於增加了4個回合，玩起來我們覺得盡興多了，當然最高分就要跟以往分開計算了，目前玩9鳥巢的最高分是由我在1/23創下的141分，真是high啊~在年底12月的時候，竟然第三擴充亞洲篇都上市了，我當然是第一時間就購入了，12/10到貨發現這次的擴充竟然主打雙人對決模式，也增加一個6~7人玩的群鳥模式，我們平常三人玩一場大約就要一個半小時，6~7人玩還得了，看看規則說明，的確改動不少地方，可以增加遊戲速度節省等待時間，但目前我們是還沒玩過這個模式就是了。雙人對決模式讓玩家互動更激烈了，除了輪末目標更新增加以雙人為主，再者有一片對決地圖，每次打出新鳥時就要在地圖上放一個自己的對決標記，這標記也會影響輪末目標的得分，或者是結束遊戲的計分，或者可以再獲得一個食物等等獎勵，因為這個地圖是共用的，對手放了對決標記在這格，你就不能放了，所以會演變成更激烈的策略攻防，有時要利己，有時又要斷對手路，是個很不和平的模式啊~我們玩了六場這種對決模式，玩到最後一場竟然生氣了，根據盒蓋2023/1/2紀錄寫下不再玩這個模式了~可見這種競爭激烈的模式真的不太適合家庭玩~但加入的新鳥還是可以跟基本板與一二擴一起玩，增加的新鳥多半是能力更強大的，所以越玩越順暢了。2022年我們一共玩了29場，累計來到了98場。

眼看就要100場了，可是在2023年1月2日新年假期的這一場雙人對決，卻弄到失和，由於原本就存在著運氣好壞的成分，如果對手運氣特好，一路食物蛋蛋都豐收滿盈，自己連打張鳥卡都缺東缺西真的會把人給逼到惱羞，加上還有個對決地圖，對手再來個卡你位置斷你路，簡直就會是火上加油，那場總之就是這種情況大爆發，也忘了誰是爆炸的那一方，總之就是不想再玩這個雙人模式了。

就這麼一氣之下總場數停在99場，停了5個月沒玩展翅翱翔，一直到今天，我們再度想起了這個遊戲，也決定不再玩雙人模式，就把亞洲擴充的鳥卡全部加入基本版，直接以大洋洲擴充的版圖來玩，哈~果然是順暢又和平啊~各玩各的才是家庭遊戲的最歡樂玩法啊~就在回歸有花蜜，有好鳥，有九個鳥巢的情況下，我們就順順利利的玩，想要打什麼就打什麼，自己去組出自己的combo打法，拿食物的拿食物，抓老鼠的賭運氣抓，這第100場就這樣和平落幕啦~

這篇文章帶領著自己回顧這三年半來的展翅翱翔歷程，果然每一場桌遊都是生活的一 部分，我從2018年就習慣在每次玩過一場桌遊後，就在盒蓋上寫下玩的日期，2020年8月以後還加寫上一起玩的人姓名單字，紀念一起曾經歡笑或哀怨的時光，生活果然是需要紀錄的啊~

From the first game of Wingspan on February 3, 2020, to the 100th game on June 3, 2023, this board game has become a staple in our family. We all enjoy playing individually without much interference, making it a game where we don't disturb each other. Although we sometimes get frustrated when we continuously draw poor bird cards, we understand that it's just luck playing its part, and we take it as an opportunity to improve our emotional intelligence. We even 3D-printed five different bird nests and five types of food for the game (thanks to our friend players, Ah-An and Ah-Chong, for helping with the printing!). So when we play, we use these 3D bird nests for placement. The food is also in three-dimensional shapes, such as fruit, seed, and fish, all made of realistic plastic, adding to the immersive experience.

In 2020, during the first half of the year, I mostly played with my friends until October when I brought it home to enjoy with my family. Throughout the year, we played a total of 23 games.

In 2021, I purchased the European Expansion which introduced new birds that were said to increase interaction between players. Although it wasn't something we were looking for in a family game, we still bought it to try out the new birds. It turned out to be okay, as it added some abilities for round-end birds. However, these round-end birds were not particularly strong, especially if they weren't drawn and played in the first or second rounds. The birds that increased player interaction were also fine, as they didn't lead to sabotage or conflict between players. It felt like the new bird abilities were stronger, causing some of the basic birds from the base game to be less relevant. The expansion faced similar issues regarding food scarcity and the dominance of the egg-laying strategy, but we continued playing with it. Shortly after purchasing the European Expansion, we unexpectedly learned that the second expansion, the Oceania Expansion, was also released in Chinese. Without hesitation, I ordered it online, and it arrived on April 1.

The major change in the Oceania Expansion was the updated personal player mats. Perhaps the designer noticed the overpowered egg-laying strategy and the issue of food scarcity, so they rebalanced the three available strategies. This way, in the final round, not everyone would solely focus on the egg-laying strategy, and other strategies would also be utilized. It was a great change. Additionally, the expansion introduced a new versatile food type called nectar, which was a real blessing. Nectar could replace any other type of food for the birds, resolving the frustration of not rolling the needed food dice. As long as we had nectar, everything could be solved. Furthermore, nectar became a scoring route at the end of the game. The more nectar used to play bird cards or perform other actions, the higher the rewards at the end. However, this also increased the competition among players to grab nectar, elevating the interactive atmosphere. Although it wasn't exactly what we were looking for, it compensated for the lack of player interaction in the base game. Regarding the new birds in the Oceania Expansion, they gave us a sense of peace. Some birds had abilities that benefited both the player and other players, or the player gained two benefits while others gained one. It depended on the players' gameplay and their decision to mutually benefit each other. Sometimes, giving each other benefits could create a more peaceful atmosphere rather than everyone solely focusing on their own gameplay. It was a harmonious dynamic.

2021 was also a year of rampant epidemic. Our scorecard recorded a total of 721 confirmed cases on May 22, 2021, which caused great panic among the people. All levels of schools announced class suspensions, and the epidemic alert level was raised to the third level. On that day, we played three games at home. Due to the strict epidemic control measures, we tried to play board games at home on weekends. The highest score in a single game was set by my younger sister with 113 points. Throughout the year, we played a total of 46 games, accumulating to 69 games.

In 2022, on New Year's Day (January 1), we played four games. Since we always felt that we didn't have enough fun, we customized our own house rules. We increased the number of bird nests from the original 8 to 9. This way, each game would have an additional 4 rounds, and we felt more satisfied playing. Of course, we had to calculate the highest score separately. Currently, the highest score for playing with 9 bird nests was set by me on January 23, with 141 points. It was so exciting! Towards the end of the year in December, the third expansion, the Asian Expansion, was released. I bought it immediately . It arrived on December 10, and to my surprise, this expansion focused on a duel mode for two players and added a Flock mode for 6-7 players. Normally, it takes about an hour and a half for three of us to play a game. Playing with 6-7 players would be a challenge. After reading the rule explanations, I found that there were quite a few changes. It could increase the game speed and reduce waiting time. However, we haven't played Flock mode yet. The duel mode intensifies player interaction. In addition to updating end-of-round objectives for two players, there is a duel map. Every time a new bird is played, each player has to place their own duel marker on the map. This marker affects the scoring of end-of-round objectives, can determine the end of the game, or provide additional rewards such as gaining an extra food. Since the map is shared, if the opponent places a duel marker in a certain spot, you cannot place yours there, which leads to more intense strategic offense and defense. Sometimes, you have to benefit yourself, and other times, you have to block your opponent's path. It's a very competitive mode, and we played six games in this duel mode. In the last game, we even got angry. According to the scorecard on January 2, 2023, we wrote that we would no longer play this mode. It's clear that this fiercely competitive mode is not suitable for a family game. However, the new birds added to the game can still be played with the base game and the first two expansions. Most of the new birds have stronger abilities, so the more we play, the smoother it gets. In 2022, we played a total of 29 games, bringing the cumulative total to 98 games.

We were approaching 100 games, but in a duel on January 2, 2023, during the New Year holiday, things went sour. Due to the inherent luck factor, if the opponent has exceptionally good luck and consistently collects food eggs, while you're struggling to play bird cards, it can be quite frustrating. On top of that, with the duel map, if the opponent uses a duel token to block your position, it's like adding fuel to the fire. That game was just a series of such frustrating situations, and we forgot who was the one exploding in anger. We simply didn't want to play this duel mode anymore.

In a fit of anger, we stopped at 99 games, and we didn't play wingspan for five months,. Until today that we remembered this game again and decided not to play the duel mode. We included all the bird cards from the Asian Expansion into the base game and directly played with the Oceania expansion map. Ah, it's so smooth and peaceful. Everyone playing their own game is the most joyful way to play a family game. With nectar, good birds, and nine bird nests, we played smoothly and freely. We played whatever we wanted, created our own combo strategies, took food when needed, and gambled on luck to catch mice. Thus, the 100th game ended peacefully.

This article led me to look back on the journey of Wingspan in the past three and a half years. Truly, every board game is a part of life. Since 2018, I've made it a habit to write the date of each game on the inside game box. Since August 2020, I have also added the names of the people I played with, to commemorate the moments of laughter or frustration we shared. Life indeed needs to be recorded.