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Feb 8, 2026·How to play·05:32·13·Watch on YouTube

How to Play Detectorists

Dr. Finn's Games

Dr. Finn's Games

Watch “How to Play Detectorists,” a how-to-play guide for Detectorists from Dr. Finn's Games on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Dr. Finn's Games on YouTube:

Detectorists is one of the 8 games in Dr. Finn's Book of Two-Player Strategy and Word Games. The game consists of one game sheet and requires no other components -- just a pencil for each player. A Kickstarter for the book will launch on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Detectorists

2026·Steve Finn

2 players
10 - 20 min

About Detectorists, from BoardGameGeek:

Detectorists is one of the 8 games in Dr. Finn's Book of Two-Player Strategy and Word Games. The game consists of one game sheet and requires no other components -- just a pencil for each player. In this game, players deploy detectorists on the beach in search of coins, watches, and rings. On a turn, a player draws a surveyor line along the beach area to create smaller areas. Players then deploy detectorists in an effort to control the areas that are more valuable to them. Each player has a secret scoring condition that is revealed at game end, so you are never quite sure who will win until the end. -description from designer

Designer

Steve Finn

Publisher

Dr. Finn's Games

Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence
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