
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,016
- BGG rating
- 6.9
One Deck Dungeon
- 1–2 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2016

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Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil is an expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak released in 2021 for 1 player, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Mín and Elwen and its main mechanics are Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, and Worker Placement.
Find out what happened to professor Kutil and his missing team in this free, four-chapter solo campaign for Lost Ruins of Arnak. Available at https://www.czechgames.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak The famous scholar's expedition vanished somewhere in the uncharted waters of the Pacific Ocean—while searching for a mysterious island nobody believed existed. It seems the professor may have found what he was looking for, but what happened to his expedition? Only scarce traces of the team’s presence remain, but nothing truly explains where they are or what happened to them. Discover the story of the lost expedition while beating your former student-turned-rival, who arrived on the island with her own unknown agenda, making your search for professor Kutil and his team more complicated. To play the campaign, you will need a copy of Lost Ruins of Arnak and access to our free web application, which will guide you through the campaign setup, rules, and story. The app is playable on both computers and mobile devices. If you don’t want to play the campaign with the app, you can print it out with a free print-and-play file. —description from the publisher
Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, and Worker Placement. 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 Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil are: Mín and Elwen. 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 Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil as an expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Lost Ruins of Arnak to use it. Check that your edition of Lost Ruins of Arnak is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.