Join the Great North American Fungi Quest - the largest Bio Blitz in America’s History.
Start a real-life adventure that will open your eyes to the amazing fungi environment. Simply play the QuestaGame app in North America between 15 September and 15 October, and you will have a chance to win one of the prizes.
What amazing fungi species will you find?
15 September - 15 October
00:00 - 00:00 PST
North America, including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States.
Download “QuestaGame” to get started!
1,071
SIGHTINGS
2,281
IDENTIFICATIONS
389
SPECIES MAPPED
Top Spotters
1. madthemme
score 6,316
2. mycophile
score 6,212
3. CocoPinkyGS8744
score 6,015
4. goblinkingamelio
score 5,992
5. mshrm.wanderer
score 5,838
6. WhimsicalWWoman
score 5,338
7. Roodle
score 4,303
8. Gnome_aste
score 4,267
9. JLew
score 3,993
10. wyanda
score 3,956
Top Identifiers
1. mshrm.wanderer
score 22,143
2. goblinkingamelio
score 15,914
3. arielbonkoski
score 14,273
4. Gnome_aste
score 13,960
5. madthemme
score 11,085
6. wyanda
score 10,820
7. WhimsicalWWoman
score 9,433
8. Snailrocks
score 8,538
9. mycophile
score 7,356
10. Cerioporus
score 5,909
Most valuable player
1. mshrm.wanderer
score 27,981
2. goblinkingamelio
score 21,906
3. Gnome_aste
score 18,227
4. arielbonkoski
score 17,583
5. madthemme
score 17,401
6. wyanda
score 14,776
7. WhimsicalWWoman
score 14,771
8. mycophile
score 13,568
9. Cerioporus
score 9,287
10. Jeff_NB
score 8,962
Top Sightings
1. Flame shield
Snailrocks - score 1,584
2. Amanita Pers
JLew - score 1,372
3. Parasitic Bolete
goblinkingamelio - score 1,227
4. Lycogala epidendrum
JLew - score 1,202
5. Suillus weaverae
WhimsicalWWoman - score 1,191
6. Still to be verified
Flub - score 1,156
7. Shelf Fungi
chelsealiketheocean - score 1,134
8. Still to be verified
Roodle - score 1,091
9. Cobalt Crust
goblinkingamelio - score 1,068
10. Polyporus radicatus Schwein., 1832
Cerioporus - score 1,042
Some Top Players in North America
Latest Sightings:
Prizes:
Want to have one of your fungi observations immortalised in the upcoming Guardians of Earth game? Or keen to secure a NorthSpore Grow Kit or T-shirt? To be eligible for these prizes, participate in the fungi quest using the QuestaGame app, or identify observations using the BioExpertise Engine:
Most Valuable Player: mshrm.wanderer
Combined score for spotting and correct IDs. Min 4 sightings required.
Prizes:
You’ll win a Guardian Spirit AND a Guardian Encounter inspired by one of your observations - immortalizing their find and inspiring new audiences to the magical world of Fungi.
And a NorthSpore grow kit, a Northspore T-shirt.
NorthSpore T-shirt and a grow kit.
Champion Spotter: madthemme
Highest score from correct IDs provided by an individual
Prizes:
You’ll win a Guardian Encounter inspired by one of your observations - immortalizing their find, and inspiring new audiences to the magical world of Fungi.
A core experience in the GoE game will be discovering and collecting Spirits like this.
Champion Identifier: goblinkingamelio
Highest score from verified sightings provided by an individual
Prizes:
You’ll win a Guardian Encounter inspired by one of your observations - immortalizing their find and inspiring new audiences to the magical world of Fungi.
A recent Butterfly Encounter from QG player ‘Pidele’ in Germany.
Best Find: Snailrocks Flame shield
Highest scoring individual sighting
Prizes:
You’ll win a Guardian Encounter inspired by one of your observations - immortalizing their find and inspiring new audiences to the magical world of Fungi.
Example of a customisable player avatar.
For all winners:
Exclusive opportunity to collaborate with Guardians of Earth game artists on a ‘fungi’ add-on for customisable player avatars - which you’ll receive for free when released in the game.
