To begin the game you are given a selection of five bird cards. You get to choose how many of these cards you keep. Be aware that the number of bird cards you keep will negatively impact the number of food tokens you will get to keep. Once you select the cards you want to keep, you will then be offered one of each of the five types of food tokens. You will then select which food tokens you want to discard - the number you discard is equal to the number of bird cards you keep. You are then offered to select from two bonus objectives for the game.

On your turn you get to choose one of the following:play a bird card;choose a new bird card; collect some additional food;collect and distribute eggs. As you progress in laying down cards from the left to the right you will gain additional benefits for each of the options. The first column of cards you are allowed to lay down at no egg cost. After that each column progressing to the right requires removing placed eggs from a bird card. When you select an option such as "collect and distribute eggs" you will then also receive the benefit of any cards placed in that row. Placing a bird card in a row does not activate the benefits of previous cards in the row.

Each round of the game has different objectives. These are noted in the square box. The amount of turns you have decreases for each round.

Your goal is to collect the most points. Points are defined on the cards. Different birds have different numbered points associated with them. You only receive points for bird cards placed on the playing board. An additional single point is awarded for each card tucked under a bird card, each food token cached on a bird card, and each egg placed on a bird card. Points are also distributed according to one's rank in each round. Points are also awarded for meeting your bonus card objectives.