65. Wingspan (2025)

About this episode

In this episode, Derek discusses the board game Wingspan, sharing his personal experiences and insights.

Text us your thoughts about this episode. In this episode, we grab our binoculars and our field guides to go birdwatching in Wingspan. Wingspan is a 2019 game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier Games. Most days, if you ask me what my favorite board game is, I'll tell you it's Wingspan. It's my most played game, and it's the one that Emily and I are most likely to pull out and enjoy after the kids go to bed. We first covered the game on the podcast back in 2020. ...

People in this episode

Host: Derek Bruff

Topics covered

• board games
• Wingspan
• game design
• birdwatching
• family games

Keywords

• Wingspan
• board game review
• Elizabeth Hargrave
• Stonemaier Games
• birdwatching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stonemaier Games

Books & works: Wingspan

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