Symbiosis
Trees give fungi sugars from photosynthesis. Fungi help trees access nutrients and water.
Mycelium is the thread-like body of many fungi. In forests, mycorrhizal fungi can connect with tree roots, helping exchange nutrients, water and chemical signals. Your challenge is to grow a connected fungal network that links trees while surviving drought and disease stress.
Trees give fungi sugars from photosynthesis. Fungi help trees access nutrients and water.
A connected network can route resources around stress, but disease and drought weaken links.
Fungal networks help store carbon in soil by moving and stabilising organic matter underground.
Plants can respond to chemical signals linked to pests, drought and neighbouring plants.
Click neighbouring cells to grow the fungal network.
Connect at least five trees per level to move nutrients through the forest.
Drought cells give fewer nutrients but teach how fungi help share water under stress.
Disease cells add risk and reduce resilience. Avoid too many if you can.
Start anywhere, then grow into neighbouring hexes. Try to reach trees while avoiding too many disease cells.
Connect trees to unlock new symbiotic secrets!