Events

Experience a new game, gather with friends, or meet your neighbors at one of Diversions' events!

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Featured Events

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Learn & Jam: Board Game Design

Join game designer, gaming enthusiast, and librarian, Victor, for a three-part mini-series in board game design. No design experience required – curious minds welcome! Learn more by clicking on each session below.

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Second Sunday Social

LET’S PLAY! Game, socialize, and build a sense of community and joy together at Diversions for our FREE Second Sunday Social! Whether you bring your friends or show up solo, you'll have a fun time gathering around a game with friendly faces.

Looking for more free gaming opportunities? Events listed in PINK on our calendar are usually FREE!

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Blood on the Clocktower

Weekly sessions for a variety of experience levels!

Learn to Play sessions are FREE!

Level Up and Advanced sessions offer a more nuanced or complex gaming experience for seasoned players wanting a challenge.

One of our most popular events for a reason -- come try it this week!

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RPG One-Shots

Embark on a new kind of adventure with our indie RPG one-shots! Local GMs choose a favorite game or system and bring it to our tables to be enjoyed by both experienced and brand-new players. This month's sessions are:

Fri, 7/18 - Honorbound

$5 - Player Pass
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No-Sports Trivia

A battle of knowledge returns to our hallowed halls! Will your team's combined brain power reign supreme and lead to a victorious crowing as our new Quiz Queens?

Flags, Tunes, Birds

$5+ per team
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31 Jul

2:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Freebie Friday

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09 Aug

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Learn & Jam: Board Game Design (Session 3)

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26 Feb

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gamicon Krypton

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Freebie Friday

Come in for free gaming all day!

Learn & Jam: Board Game Design (Session 3)

Learn and Jam Board Game Design

Join game designer, gaming enthusiast, and librarian, Victor, for a three-part mini-series in board game design. No design experience required – curious minds welcome! Each three hour session will offer a lecture/discussion portion, followed by a collaborative game jam, where small groups will be provided the materials to develop a game from scratch. The sessions are planned as:

  • July 12 – Game History and Jam Brainstorm (RSVP)
  • July 26 – Design Elements and Workshopping (RSVP)
  • August 9 – Jam Wrap-up and Playtesting (RSVP)

Attendance at every session is encouraged, but not required; attendees are encouraged to RSVP on Aftergame to help us plan for an adequate amount of space and materials. Already have a game design in progress? Bring it to our next game design meetup on September 5th, 7-10PM!

Gamicon Krypton

Join in for a weekend of gaming fun at eastern Iowa’s longest running gaming convention: Gamicon! Since 1991, Gamicon has celebrated board games, card games, roleplaying games, social games – and even video games and computer games – with a weekend of game demos, tournaments, play-to-wins, auctions, and more! It’s a gathering of community you won’t want to miss.

Learn more about Gamicon on their website. 

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Get more on Aftergame

Aftergame is a social platform built specifically for gamers! It offers a space to schedule games, track attendance, log plays, or promote/discover events in your area. 

We utilize it to help coordinate our games and we invite our community to find us on Aftergame. Maybe your next game night at Diversions will be planned via Aftergame!

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Reach out to us to discuss hosting, teaching, being a GM, and more ways to be involved!

 

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Have an idea for an event?

Have you noticed a gap in our event listings? Let us know what events you would like to see at Diversions, especially events that you're interested in helping with!

If you have an idea for an event, don't hesitate to reach out!

 

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