Please find below differences between Arcade season 2 (Arcade | Google Cloud Skills Boost) and Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 (Arcade Facilitator Program)
Arcade season2 is from 7th July to December 2025.
Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 is from 4th April 2025 to 6th October 2025. Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 earns bonus points , which can be added to Arcade points earned in Arcade season 2.
Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 is subset of Arcade season 2.
Arcade season 2 - Arcade Prize tiers are different from Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 milestones.
Arcade Facilitator milestones earns “Bonus” Points only. Only Highest milestone “Bonus” points are credited. please ream information on Facilitator Cohort 2 website.
Lets take an example:
You earned 25 bonus points for completing Ultimate milestone of Facilitator Cohort 2.
Arcade season 2 - From 7th July to December 2025 - you earned total 70 Arcade points.
Your total Arcade Points ( provided you have completed Facilitator cohort 2 and Arcade season with same Gmail Id) = 70+25 bonus points = 95 points . With 95 points you will complete “Legend” Prize tier.
Note: Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 earns “Bonus” points only, no default swags for Facilitator participants.
To claim swags for Arcade Prize tiers , it is mandatory to subscribe on Arcade home page (Arcade | Google Cloud Skills Boost) once in Arcade season.
Arcade Prize counter to claim swags based on Arcade Prize Tiers always announced once in a season at end of season . For Arcade season 2 , prize counter is expected in last week of Dec 2025 or 1st week of January 2026.
Note: You can calculate Arcade Points by navigating “View badges” section (same information is shown in public profile"
Arcade season 2 ( 7th July to Dec 2025)-
Base camp, L1,L2,L3, Certification zone arcade game - 1 Point each
Monthly special game - 2 points
2 Skill badges - 1 point.
Important note: Lab free courses are only par of Facilitator program to earn “Bonus” points based of milestone completion.
-Lab free courses do not earn “Arcade Points” as part of Arcade Season 2.
Add The Google Cloud Arcade Team arcade-noreply@google.com mail id to contacts to show [Arcade Insider] monthly mails in “Inbox”
Add Google Cloud Edu googlecloudedu-noreply@google.com mail id to contacts to show Arcade facilitator Cohort 2 mails (sent every Tuesday and Friday) in “Inbox”. Arcade Facilitator Cohort 2 mails will not be sent after final “Bonus” points mail. Final bonus points will be sent after 6th October 2025 based on Facilitator milestone achievement.
I hope this clarification is helpful.