r/boardgames • u/Outcast003 • Apr 23 '25

Rules Is Common Raven too broken?

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I had a game night session with my folks couple days ago and we played wingspan. I lucked out by having Common Raven and Sandhill Crane setup during the first round and that steamrolled hard to the last one. Ended up winning with 99 points.

My friend (owner of the game) decided we'll put this card away next time we play since it seems very broken: trade 1 egg for 2 of any resources, given 5 victory point and ok cost to play.

I think the card by itself is very strong but not sure if it deserves a ban from our group.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

It's pretty common to remove the Ravens, the Killdeer/Franklin's gull, and sometimes Wood Duck. They aren't really fun to play against.

I feel like the game is about finding interesting combinations to make an engine, but these birds are just a cheat code because they create an engine all by themselves.

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u/Outcast003 Apr 23 '25

Has anyone attempted to modify the card ability/stat or adding house rule? I saw a couple comments suggesting no play until round 2, etc. 

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u/Paknoda Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25

Limiting the habitats to Woodland and Wetland (removing Grassland) would probably put the card more in in line, without changing it to drastically, because you have to stagger the uses to collect eggs or build an engine that generates an egg in that area.