<p>From the <a href="https://www.fgbradleys.com/rules/rules6/Wingspan%20-%20rules.pdf" rel="noreferrer">rulebook</a>, page 6:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When playing birds, you may spend any 2 food tokens as if
they are any 1 food token. This exchange cannot be used during
other parts of the game.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So the answer is no - you can only substitute food tokens when playing birds, not when using other abilities.</p>

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ConMan
<p>When you're playing birds you can swap two food tokens for any other food token but does that also apply to activated abilities? eg.</p>
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<p>Could I play two worm tokens in lieu of a fish token?</p>

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can you swap any 2 food tokens for an activated ability?
neubert
# can you swap any 2 food tokens for an activated ability?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-06)

When you're playing birds you can swap two food tokens for any other food token but does that also apply to activated abilities? eg.

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Could I play two worm tokens in lieu of a fish token?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-06. Score: 13 | Accepted answer

From the [rulebook](https://www.fgbradleys.com/rules/rules6/Wingspan%20-%20rules.pdf), page 6:

> When playing birds, you may spend any 2 food tokens as if
> they are any 1 food token. This exchange cannot be used during
> other parts of the game.

So the answer is no - you can only substitute food tokens when playing birds, not when using other abilities.


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