Wingspan
It's from 2019, when you were 13.
- Maker
- Stonemaier Games
- Type
- Board game (engine-building)
- Debuted
- 2019
- Note
- 170 beautifully illustrated bird cards
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About
As of 2026, it's 7 years old.
Wingspan took flight in 2019 and became a genuine phenomenon, an engine-building game about attracting birds to your wildlife preserve, lavishly illustrated with 170 real species and packed with charming components like a custom birdhouse dice tower and little egg miniatures. Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave, it broke out far beyond the usual hobby crowd.
Its gentle theme, gorgeous art, and approachable depth made it a gateway for a whole new wave of players (and a favorite among actual birdwatchers), proving a board game could be a runaway hit without dragons, war, or conquest — just birds.
Beautiful, bird-filled, and broadly beloved, Wingspan is the modern smash that turned building a backyard aviary into one of the most charming board games ever made.
