Wingspan Pocket

Wingspan, minus the board, the dice tower, the food tokens and about an hour.

Elizabeth Hargrave's bird game has been on more shelves than almost anything released this decade, and the objection has always been the same: setup takes a while and it runs long. Wingspan Pocket is Stonemaier's answer — 106 double-sided bird cards, 18 bonus tiles, and nothing else. Same birds, same illustrations, same quiet pleasure of building a habitat that finally starts paying for itself.

Each turn you activate a single row of cards rather than working across a full player mat, which is the compression that makes the whole thing fit in a coat pocket. It is genuinely standalone — the birds are not compatible with the big box, so this is a second game rather than a travel version of the first. Lighter than Wingspan proper, and honest about it: if you want the full engine, buy the full engine.

Perfect for: anyone who loves Wingspan and has quietly stopped suggesting it because of how long the box takes to put away.

1–5 players | 25–35 minutes | Age 8+

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