The best birding board game on PC is getting a sequel about dragons, which are like cooler birds
Wingspan, a critically acclaimed birding-themed board game with a successful digital adaptation on PC, is receiving a sequel titled Wyrmspan. While the original game earned widespread praise, the author notes that its ornithological theme has proven difficult to market to traditional board game skeptics who prefer games centered on more conventionally exciting themes like property acquisition or word games. Wyrmspan addresses this challenge by replacing birds with dragons—humorously described as “cooler birds.” The sequel maintains the core gameplay mechanics of its predecessor while swapping out bird species for dragon variants. A trailer for the PC version was released Thursday, officially announcing the sequel. The article employs tongue-in-cheek commentary to suggest that the dragon theme may finally provide the compelling hook needed to convert skeptics of the original game, implying that dragons will prove more universally appealing than even the most exotic bird species. The sequel represents Wingspan’s thematic expansion while preserving the mechanics that made the original successful.