Wingspan Asia

For Duet setup, each player receives 8 action cubes, 5 bird cards, one food of each type, and 2 bonus cards. Keep any 5 of the 10 birds and food tokens, and keep 1 bonus card. Put Duet tokens on all 15 bird spaces and randomly set out 4 Duet round goals.

Play 4 rounds with 8, 7, 6, and 5 turns per player. Spend one cube each turn to play a bird, gain food, lay eggs, or draw birds. Leave one cube on the goal board each round to mark scoring, reducing the actions available later.

Play a bird in the leftmost open space of a permitted habitat, paying its food and the column’s egg cost: none in column 1, one egg in columns 2–3, and two in columns 4–5. Any two food tokens may replace one required food only when playing a bird.

For food, eggs, or cards, first gain the leftmost exposed space’s benefits and permitted extra conversion, then optionally activate that row’s brown powers from right to left. Playing a bird activates only its white when-played power, not the whole row. Respect egg limits; empty display slots normally refill at turn end.

Whenever you play a bird, place a Duet token in the map region matching its actual habitat, on an unclaimed space matching its nest, wingspan, beak direction, or food paid. One token fits each space. A two-for-one payment counts as the required food obtained, not the two exchanged tokens. Moving an existing bird places no token.

Gain a map space’s printed bonus immediately. If you cannot or prefer not to place normally, use the reset space; remove that token on a later turn of yours to reset the birdfeeder or bird tray. It cannot be used during the turn it enters the reset space.

At round end, resolve round-end powers and compare the current Duet goal. The leader scores 2, 3, 4, or 5 points according to the round, the other player zero; tied players both score full points. The trailing player starts next round; a tie switches the first player. Goals count map tokens rather than simply counting birds.

After round 4, resolve game-end powers and total birds, bonus cards, round goals, and one point per egg, cached food, and tucked card. Add one point per token in your largest connected Duet group, using the printed map lines for connections. Highest score wins; ties favor unused food, then shared victory.

Solo play uses the separate Automa rules. Flock requires the original game, splits six players 3+3 or seven 3+4, and uses the dial to select two active players. Each group uses its own feeder and tray, while goals and most interactions span the table. The groups are not cooperative teams.