I played with the timer update, it made it pretty tight and quicker, but shooting the spores made it fill like I was spraying the creatures with a bad garden hose.

It might do to have a bit of a tutorial, and some indications of what tiles are being colonized too.

Great job getting this done!

I would not have started a second run if I did not read this page before playing. My first run went on for minutes. I had 2,000$ before I paused the game and manually started the next loop. It could be a great game, but I think you bit off more than you could chew. 

The game presented an intriguing concept, albeit one that was not brought to its full fruition. The artistic elements were commendable; however, the gameplay loop itself proved tedious and rather lacklustre. I hope your future project can reach their destinated potential!