Wingspan expansions
Wingspan Asia vs Wingspan Americas Expansion
Short answer: buy Wingspan Asia first. Best if you mostly play with two, since it works on its own. Reviewers call the 6-7 player Flock mode messy.
Pick Wingspan Americas Expansion first instead if this sounds more like your table: Newest box. Board Game Quest calls it a must-buy with rules that slot in easily. Games run a little longer.
| Question | Wingspan Asia | Wingspan Americas Expansion |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Depends on your group | Worth it |
| Buy order | #3 for Wingspan | #4 for Wingspan |
| What it adds | 90 new birds, 14 bonus cards, a 2-player Duet map, and Flock mode for 6-7 players. Works as its own 1-2 player game. | 111 new Latin American birds, 40 small hummingbird cards, a hummingbird garden board, mat overlays and tracks, 8 bonus cards. |
| What it fixes | Adds head-to-head interaction to 2-player games and a way to seat 6-7 players. | Hummingbirds give a small bonus at the end of each row, so every turn does a bit more. |
| Type | Standalone (mixes in) | Expansion |
| Players | 1–7 players | 1–5 players |
| Rules load | — | Adds more rules |
| Best for | — | — |
| You need first | Just the base game | Just the base game |
| Price guide | $20–$40 | — |
| More | Wingspan Asia details | Wingspan Americas Expansion details |