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A Birder Reviews Wingspan: Americas Expansion

If you sometimes prefer birding from an easy chair, and you haven’t yet discovered the board game Wingspan, you really should. It’s the perfect board game accompaniment to your binoculars. And the new Wingspan Americas expansion makes it even better.

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wingspan Americas expansion box

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A Birder Reviews Wingspan: Americas Expansion

If you sometimes prefer birding from an easy chair, and you haven’t yet discovered the board game Wingspan, you really should. It’s the perfect board game accompaniment to your binoculars. And the new Wingspan Americas expansion makes it even better.

7 minutes ago6 min read

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A Birder Reviews Wingspan: Americas Expansion

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Kevin Burrell's family on a trip in Montana

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