Events

Build community, enjoy a game, and enrich your local queer experience, all at Diversions! Join Diversions for our in-house edition of Gaymers Gathering, where we gather together with new and familiar faces for an evening of gaming!

Peruse our 500+ games and puzzles or join our 'hosted table’ – a preset game for folks who might arrive solo, gaymers who want to try a new game, or people looking for new social connections. Grab a name tag, pick out your (first) game, and enjoy — it's as easy as that! Diversion offers an accessible gathering space for all who want to join, and we have snacks, drinks, and seating aplenty!

Throughout the evening we will have tables to learn & play Things In Rings, a colorful game where you figure out the "rules" for each ring in the Venn diagram by playing object cards, and The Queer Agenda, a Cards Against Humanity-style game chock-full of queer references.

No sign-up required. Attendees’ gaming passes last all night (instead of the regular 2 hours)!

All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend, whether you are looking to game or not. You can bring your own game or choose as many as you'd like from Diversions' game library! Gaymers Gathering also happens monthly at Press Coffee on the third Saturday — please confirm dates and times, as holidays and extenuating circumstances may cause changes to the schedule.

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About Gaymers Gathering:
Diversions hosts Gaymers Gatherings with the goal of building community and creating a safer, inclusive, and intentional space for the LGBTQ and gaming communities. We encourage you to stop by and roll some dice, puzzle over some pieces, embark on a quest, or just come to chat! As a Queer-owned business, Diversions is proud to offer these events for our community to enjoy.

Time for a holiday Puzzle Swap! Freshen up your puzzle selection by meeting up with other local puzzlers and trading your gently used puzzles. And we're making swapping easy, too!

1. Drop off your gently used puzzles any day between December 3rd and the day of the puzzle swap (Dec 13, 2-4PM) during Diversions' regular hours.
2. For every puzzle you drop off, you’ll receive a ticket that you can use to pick out another puzzle during the swap! 
3. We will have some puzzle tables open throughout the swap, so feel free to linger, mingle, and put a few pieces together!

Have puzzles with missing pieces and/or damaged boxes that you’d like to rehome? Feel free to bring those, too! We will add them to our free puzzle pile for anyone to take if they wish. (While you won't get a ticket for these puzzles, their departure from your storage may give you room for a few more new puzzles!)

Join Diversions to learn the thrilling hit game Blood on the Clocktower! This cryptic social deduction game might remind players of similar games (such as Mafia, Werewolf, or Traitors), but this game has become known for its unique roles and twists. With regular BotC games every Sunday and some Thursdays at Diversions, the opportunities to join a session are abundant! 

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. This session is geared towards folks who haven’t played before, so the Storyteller will go over the rules in depth before diving in to your first full play-through of the introductory script, aptly titled "Trouble Brewing".

• Doors open at 5:00PM and participants are encouraged to mingle prior to the game. The game starts at 5:30 sharp!
• This event is FREE, but a Player Pass is required to participate - grab yours here!

Looking for your next favorite game or to learn a game with others? Join local game guru, Michele Maakestad, as their table welcomes anyone looking for a new gaming experience – with the benefit of having a knowledgeable guide to help you enjoy the game to the fullest, it’s sure to be a good time!

Come test out some of our favorite stocking stuffer games — whether you’re gifting for a loved one or yourself, or simply wanting to enjoy an evening of learning some fun new games.

Whether you're looking to just get an overview, have a rundown of the rules, play a few rounds, or experience a full game, Michele will provide guidance and encouragement (and maybe a little friendly competition) as players try out this new game together.

All Starter sessions are planned as introductory events, focusing on the foundational script, Trouble Brewing. Although experienced players are welcome to participate, there will be an emphasis on welcoming new players to the game and building an understanding of the game.

• This event is FREE, but a Player Pass is required to participate - grab yours here!
• Spots are limited to 15 players for each session.
• Doors open at 5:30PM and participants are encouraged to mingle prior to the game. Each session starts at 6:00 SHARP. 

STORYTELLER: Jack G.

FEATURED SCRIPT: Trouble Brewing

Join local game guru Scott to learn & play Sentinels of the Multiverse, a cooperative, fixed-deck card game with a comic book flavor. Each player plays as one of ten heroes, against one of four villains, and the battle takes place in one of four different dynamic environments. 

This is also a great evening to start up your own open table and teach others a game that you love, whether it’s from our library or your shelves..

Community Game Nights are intended to gather folks together to game, socialize, and build a sense of community and joy together! Whether you love gaming or just want to come and enjoy the vibes, Community Game Night is the chill space to enjoy an evening.

No sign-up required — standard gaming passes only ($7 or less for 2 hours).

Enjoy an afternoon of gaming and conversation with other LGBTQ+ gaymers, hosted by Press Coffee & Diversions, and build community with new and familiar faces at Gaymers Gathering, every third Saturday of the month from 2-5PM.

Choose from our provided games or join our 'hosted table’ — a preset game for folks who might arrive solo, gaymers who want to try a new game, or people looking for new social connections. Grab a name tag, pick out your (first) game, and enjoy — it's as easy as that! Press Coffee is an accessible gathering space for all who want to join, and they'll be serving up irresistible drinks and snacks.

All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend, whether you are looking to game or not. You can bring your own game or choose as many as you'd like from Diversions' game library! Gaymers Gathering also happens monthly at Diversion -- please confirm dates and times at diversionsic.com/events

About Gaymers Gathering:

Diversions hosts Gaymers Gatherings with the goal of building community and creating a safer, inclusive, and intentional space for the LGBTQ and gaming communities. We encourage you to stop by and roll some dice, puzzle over some pieces, embark on a quest, or just come to chat! As a Queer-owned business, Diversions is proud to offer these events for our community to enjoy.

Can you defeat our reigning Quiz Queens?!? A battle of knowledge returns to our hallowed halls. Join us for the next installment of NO-SPORTS TRIVIA, the trivia series presented by Diversions. For this quirky quiz, the topics will be:

• Holidays

• Hydrology

• Queer Herstory

On Saturday, December 20 from 7-9:30PM, teams of up to four will face off in four rounds to be crowned QUIZ QUEENS! YAS! Winning team gets a free round of drinks, a permanent entry into the history books, and a crown to crest your clever cranium. 

Spaces are limited, so grab your (FREE) team pass before they’re gone, and enjoy trivia night!

This Advanced session is open to any scripts the Storytellers Guild deem worthy – the possibilities are endless! Players will be expected to have a strong understanding of the game, characters, and rules and be ready for a challenge.

• Player Pass cost is $12, which is required to participate - grab yours here!
• Spots are limited to 15 players for each session.
• Doors open at 5:00PM and participants are encouraged to mingle prior to the game. Each game starts at 5:30 SHARP. 

STORYTELLER: Jessica I.

OPENING SCRIPT: No Roles Barred

Join Diversions to learn the thrilling hit game Blood on the Clocktower! This cryptic social deduction game might remind players of similar games (such as Mafia, Werewolf, or Traitors), but this game has become known for its unique roles and twists. With regular BotC games every Sunday and some Thursdays at Diversions, the opportunities to join a session are abundant! 

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. This session is geared towards folks who haven’t played before, so the Storyteller will go over the rules in depth before diving in to your first full play-through of the introductory script, aptly titled "Trouble Brewing".

• Doors open at 5:00PM and participants are encouraged to mingle prior to the game. The game starts at 5:30 sharp!
• This event is FREE, but a Player Pass is required to participate - grab yours here!