
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,322
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Frank's Zoo
- 3–7 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 1999

Rules assistance for Arche Extra Mix 2
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Arche Extra Mix 2 is an expansion for Ark released in 2012. It was designed by Doris Matthäus and Frank Nestel and its main mechanics are Open Drafting.
Arche Extra Mix 2 includes even more animals for you to board in the card game Ark before the floods come and cleanse the Earth of everything that isn't bolted down. How could you have missed all these animals the first two times you looked? And what have you overlooked this time?!
Arche Extra Mix 2 has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Arche Extra Mix 2 belongs to these categories: Animals and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Arche Extra Mix 2 are: Doris Matthäus and Frank Nestel. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Arche Extra Mix 2 as an expansion for Ark. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Ark to use it. Check that your edition of Ark is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.