The Full Tuck Team
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Welcome to Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast! We are two fans from the UK and we've created this show to celebrate the award-winning board game from Elizabeth Hargrave. In each episode we take a look at strategies, opening hand conundrums, and some of our favourite stats and stories that keep us coming back to the game. We welcome all listeners - from new starters to competitive birders - and would love to hear your thoughts along the way. So join us every Thursday for your weekly dose of birds!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Aidan and Adam turn Wingspan opening hands, card data, and changing mechanics into practical, good-humored strategic debate.
Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast turns opening hands into lively strategy problems. Aidan and Adam compare possible plays, challenge each other's assumptions, and follow the consequences through habitats, resources, bird powers, and bonus cards.
An opening hand becomes a friendly argument between Aidan and Adam; your first bird suddenly has stakes.
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A warm Wingspan catch-up that turns one strange opening hand into real decisions.
Full Tuck is a friendly catch-up that happens to be about Wingspan. Aidan and Adam start with life in Australia, haircuts, and the detail that they used to cut each other`s hair, then settle into a five-player opening hand built around the keel-billed toucan, great horned owl,…
A solid first look at how the Americas expansion changes familiar Wingspan choices.
Full Tuck stays in the early digestion phase on the Americas expansion, with Adam and Aidan still figuring out how it changes the game. The sharpest stretch is the bonus-card math, especially the bit where hummingbirds worth zero points can still open up new scoring lines.
A measured Wingspan chat that turns one bird power into a broader board puzzle.
Full Tuck stays in its familiar loose banter, but it settles into careful card-by-card reasoning once Aidan and Adam start testing plays against actual board states.
A relaxed catch-up that turns into a useful Wingspan hand discussion.
Adam and Aidan start from opposite sides of the world, and the episode settles quickly into an easy catch-up about weather, distance, and a bit of back-and-forth before it turns to the hand in front of them.
A special guest Full Tuck episode that mixes Wingspan tournament talk, fan-pack design, and opening-hand discussion.
This Full Tuck installment brings in Flan and leans into the video format while staying close to the show's chatty rhythm. It moves through online gameplay, Wingspan World Cups, the British Birds fan pack, and opening hand reviews, so the mix stays part tournament talk and part…
A relaxed strategy chat that shows how one Wingspan hand can branch into several winning lines.
This Wingspan discussion follows how one opening hand can move through a few strong paths, from a straightforward first-column spread to a slower wetlands chain.
A stats-heavy Wingspan conversation that stays friendly at the table.
This Wingspan episode keeps one foot in statistics and the other in conversation. Jeff, also known as JK49erfan, brings a database-minded view that the hosts treat as more than fan trivia.
A lively expansion discussion that will land best with listeners already deep into Wingspan's expansions.
This episode keeps its focus on expansion chat and listener mail, and Adam and Aidan make even each new bird feel worth noticing instead of treating any of it like filler.
Wrestling toy talk with full collector brain.
The hosts discuss recent Wingspan gameplay sessions, including scores and strategies, while teasing a campaign topic for later.
The hosts discuss the decisive third game in their trilogy against Paul, reflecting on past matches and teasing the video format of this episode.
The hosts discuss their delayed focus on the America's expansion for Wingspan, sharing their definitive takeaways and tips after a few weeks of release.
Adam and Aidan introduce a special episode where they team up to play a two-player Wingspan game against a fan named Paul, focusing on live commentary and gameplay without detailed descriptions.
The hosts discuss the Imgur ban affecting UK listeners, share personal updates including a weekend trip playing Wingspan, and hint at fan-made expansions as the episode's topic.
The hosts discuss playing the board game Wingspan at a wedding weekend, sharing experiences with friends and close two-player games, and briefly mention fan expansions.
The hosts thank listeners for their positive feedback on the first episode, discuss notable bird choices and predator powers mentioned by listeners, and transition into the main content of the episode.
The hosts announce a schedule change to Thursdays, discuss new podcast platforms, and preview upcoming segments including a hand review, bird of the week, friendly birds discussion, and statistics.
Adam and Aidan announce a rematch against Paul in an online Wingspan game, discussing stakes, past gameplay, and setup details.
Adam and Aidan discuss Adam's travels with the Wingspan board game, including playing in Reading and at Lanthony Priory.
The hosts discuss their recent road trip to Port Ferry, technical issues with recording, and initial impressions of playing America's Expansion for the first time.
Adam and Aidan discuss recent Wingspan gameplay, including Adam's victory in an online game and a three-player match, with humorous banter about their friendship and competitive dynamics.
The hosts introduce a segment focused on providing top beginner tips for the base game of Wingspan, addressing listener requests and planning to share advice based on their own learning experiences.
The hosts discuss technical difficulties with their recording setup and share experiences from a visit to Healesville Sanctuary in Australia, highlighting various birds including the red-tailed black cockatoo.
On Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast, Jamey Stegmaier previews the Central and South America expansion, including 40 hummingbird cards and a shared garden.
The hosts discuss teaching new players the base game of Wingspan, highlighting challenges like the board mechanics and resource acquisition in the forest and wetlands.
Full Tuck episode 14 combines a four-player Wingspan opening-hand review with listener Q&A about nectar, ravens, and house rules.
Aidan and Adam set up next-expansion speculation, noting a December 31, 2025 reveal and a late January 2026 launch target.
Jake’s Antarctica email argues that fewer available birds could make room for new mechanics, bonus cards, and end-of-round goals.
The fourth Wingspan expansion adds 40 hummingbird cards and a shared garden that supplies rewards during habitat activations.
Episode 18 of Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast pits host Aidan against guest Jack in a 12-question Christmas quiz, with Adam asking the questions.
Full Tuck: The Wingspan Podcast opens with a five-bird starting hand and asks whether predator powers justify their risk.
Full Tuck hosts Aidan and Adam spend episode 33 on a 'Change My View' debate over whether the Nanday parakeet is a top-tier bird in Wingspan.
Aidan and Adam discuss the Wingspan America's expansion, analyze a complex opening hand with new birds like the keel-billed toucan, debate the noisy miner bird's value, and announce a competition for listeners to share their hall of fame plays and listening locations to win coasters.
Adam and Aidan discuss the new Wingspan Americas expansion, analyzing listener feedback on gameplay changes like multi-habitat strategies and hummingbird mechanics.
Aidan and Adam discuss recent bird sightings, analyze a Wingspan opening hand with listener comments, and delve into the new America expansion, highlighting its game-changing hummingbird mechanics and strategic implications.
In this episode, hosts Adam and Aidan, with Aidan calling from Australia, discuss bird sightings down under, analyze a curated dream opening hand for Wingspan, review listener-submitted strategies, and explore updated bonus card statistics from the new expansions.
Hosts Adam and Aidan interview Flan, a top Wingspan player and fan pack designer, discussing his competitive achievements, the growth of online tournaments, and the creative process behind designing new bird cards.
The hosts discuss how Wingspan has evolved with expansions, from base game strategies to fan-made packs, analyzing opening hands and sharing personal gameplay stories.
Hosts Adam and Aidan interview Jeff, a Wingspan superfan who created a detailed stats database.
Adam and Aidan discuss fan feedback and fan-made expansions for Wingspan, analyzing a strategic opening hand, debating bird card powers like Cooper's hawk, and sharing experiences with new birds like the Weka and yellow-eyed penguin.
Hosts Aidan and Adam discuss recent Wingspan gameplay experiences, including predator power synergies, disruptive card interactions, and team play variants.
The hosts celebrate the release of 150 new Wingspan cards, discuss strategies from an opening hand review, and engage with fan feedback on birds like the Australian magpie.