While Wingspan has always celebrated variety, this Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean expansion is on another level.
It’s home to more than 3,000 bird species, so the theme basically sells itself. Plus, it even includes the smallest and largest wingspans on Earth, the Bee Hummingbird and Snowy Albatross.
Why hummingbirds are the big spotlight
Hummingbirds make up about one tenth of Latin America’s bird species. So, it makes sense they get special love here. Designer Elizabeth Hargrave, alongside artists Natalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, and Martha Clare, highlights them with a new card type. Consequently, the expansion adds a fresh gameplay twist instead of being only “more birds.”
What you actually get
There’s a hefty pile of new content, and it’s clearly built for table presence and new goals.
- 111 standard bird cards, plus 8 bonus cards
- 40 smaller hummingbird cards
- 5 double-sided goal tiles and a hummingbird garden board
- 15 wooden eggs, 5 mat overlays, 5 hummingbird tracks
- 25 hummingbird tokens, plus updated reference material and extra nectar
- Rulebook, nesting box label update, and a mixed-size card tray
- Automa set: hummingbird cards, scoring and tracker cards, plus its rulebook
Extra accessibility option
There’s also an optional set of 111 vision-friendly bird cards. Additionally, they’re heavily discounted when bundled with the expansion.
Closing thoughts
If you like Wingspan when it nudges your strategy, this sounds like a smart add-on. Moreover, the hummingbird system feels like the kind of twist that keeps veterans interested.
And remember, Frontline Gaming sells gaming products at a discount, every day in their webcart!
