Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Grow mushrooms across an expanding triangular habitat, spread spores through your network, decay mature fungi for powers, and shape a thriving kingdom.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Map Addition
Expand the playable map by adding new tiles, regions, or spaces.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
End Game Bonuses
Earn additional points for meeting conditions evaluated when the game ends.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Mycelia is a tactical strategy game that follows the full life cycle of fungi: growth, expansion, decay, and rebirth. Players begin with a mother mushroom and a small network on a map of triangular nutrient tiles. On each turn, choose two actions from six possibilities to move, grow mushrooms, produce and spread spores, add new terrain, or decay mature fungi. Sporing extends your network and opens new growth sites, while decay removes a valuable mushroom in exchange for a potent action at exactly the right moment. Insects, shared space, and opportunities to steal or block spores keep neighboring kingdoms in constant contact. The map develops differently every game, and each mushroom card—illustrated from real species—offers its own requirements and scoring direction. Build the most productive network, time the cycle well, and finish with the strongest fungal kingdom.
