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Dojo Arcade
Game 01
Defend the Dojo
Pests launch out of the soil. Slash them out of the air before they land on the plants, and spare the allies.
Swipe or sweep the mouse
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Dojo Guardian
Top-down. Move your ninja around the bed, slash and throw shuriken, plant clover to slow the crawlers, survive the waves.
WASD + mouse, or touch joystick
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Field guide / Know your enemy
Pests and allies
Every bug in the game is a real visitor to a grow. Here's who they are, and how living soil keeps them in check.
- Pest
Aphid
Sucks sap from new growth and leaves sticky honeydew behind.
Counter Ladybugs and lacewing larvae eat them by the hundred.
- Pest
Spider mite
Speckles leaves with pale dots and spins fine webbing. Loves hot, dry air.
Counter Predatory mites, and keeping the air from getting too dry.
- Pest
Fungus gnat
Larvae live in wet topsoil and chew on fine roots.
Counter Let the top of the bed dry between waterings; soil-dwelling predatory mites.
- Pest
Thrips
Rasps leaves and leaves silvery streaks and black specks.
Counter Predatory mites that hunt thrips larvae on the leaves.
- Pest
Caterpillar
Chews leaves and bores into buds.
Counter Sharp eyes and hand-picking; Bt, a bacterium that only targets caterpillars.
- Pest
Naked mole rat
Dojo Guardian only. In the wild they live in colonies with a queen and eat roots and tubers, so this one tunnels straight for your plants' roots.
Counter Clover's roots slow its digging. Hit it when it surfaces; underground it's out of reach.
- Ally
Ladybug
Ally. Adults and larvae hunt aphids all day.
Rule Don't cut it. It's working for you.
- Ally
Lacewing
Ally. The larvae eat aphids, thrips and mite eggs.
Rule Don't cut it either.