Events

Jockey for the top spot on Race Day at Diversions!

Can your team of (up to) four assemble a 500 piece puzzle faster than the rest? Let your nimble fingers fly as you puzzle your hearts out. Whether you are competitive or simply looking for a fun group activity, this speed puzzling competition will be sure to grab your attention and challenge your skills.

Grab your team a spot in the race today! Team registration is $50 and teams get to keep the puzzle after you’ve crossed the finish line!

Trap wizards in towers to get yours to Ravenskeep first!

Looking for your next favorite game or to learn a game with others? Join local game guru Michele to enjoy 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!

No ticket needed, but you can reserve a seat for yourself on Aftergame!

Game: Wandering Towers
Help your wizards get to Ravenskeep as quickly as possible. Using their magic they could even move the very towers atop which they stand to get there more easily! But how can they refill their potion bottles along the way? Well, here’s a little secret: Trapping wizards allows you to capture some of their magical essence in a bottle…

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.

Gather resources to develop a harmonious village of woodland critters and structures.

Looking for your next favorite game or to learn a game with others? Join us to enjoy 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!

No ticket needed, but you can reserve a seat for yourself on Aftergame!

Game: Everdell
Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host—you have a busy year ahead of yourself. Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?

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

Enjoy an afternoon of gaming and conversation with other LGBTQ+ gaymers, hosted by Press Coffee & Diversions! Choose from 40+ games or join our 'hosted table’ — a featured 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. Build community with new and familiar faces at these monthly Gaymers Gatherings, every third Saturday of the month from 2-5PM or monthly at Diversions.

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 here.

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.

Unmask your feelings, uncage your ruination…

As an Omen class monster, you are the only thing capable of holding back the apocalypse. Combat occult threats and investigate supernatural phenomena alongside your team of supernatural agents working for the shadowy DIVISION. But in a world that shuns monsters like you, only your deepest, most heartfelt bonds can grant you the power to stop those who seek to unlock Doom's Door.

Led by GM Misha, this one-shot of Apocalypse Keys will introduce players to the game mechanics, walk through character development, and dive into a one-shot adventure. Gather clues to solve the mysteries of who is trying to bring about the end of the world and, in the constant tug between light and dark, you may discover that YOU are the mysterious force pushing for the end of the world.

Reserve your spot for $5, which is credited towards your Gaming Pass for the session!

GAME DAY NOTE: Players will gather from 2-3PM for an intro session, then return for the full adventure from 6-10PM.

This Advanced session is open to any scripts the Storytellers 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.

Click here to see all scheduled Clocktower events and details.

• 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: Blind Man's Bluff

Dive into the world of Golarion as an agent of the Pathfinder Society, or perhaps give aid to the people of the Pact Worlds as part of Starfinder Society during Paizo Organized Play sessions at Diversions! These open role-playing sessions welcome players of all experience levels; with the option to join as your schedule allows, this format of RPG play is great for players with busy or unpredictable schedules.

Pathfinder & Starfinder Society meet at Diversions on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, starting at 5:30 PM. Session playtime varies and usually takes no less than three hours. Details of upcoming sessions can be found here!

Find other organized play opportunities and learn more about our local lodge on the Shifting Corridors website!

About Paizo Organized Play:
Paizo Organized Play is a worldwide roleplaying organization where players can take the same character and play in any game around the globe, whether online, at game stores, conventions, or beyond! Scenarios and quests are designed to bring players together as they explore new worlds, investigate mysteries and fight the forces of evil in a shared setting that responds to their decisions. Organized Play sessions are available for Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society, depending on your interest, and sessions are run by local GMs, with a goal of providing a welcoming space for players of varying experience levels. 

Join Diversions for a thrilling round of Blood on the Clocktower every week! This Level Up session aims to build on prior experience while also introducing players to more complex elements of the game, such as Madness or changing alignment. Players are expected to understand the basics of the game and be ready to level up their skills!

Click here to see all scheduled Clocktower events and details.

• $6 for a Player Pass, which 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 game starts at 6:00 SHARP. 

STORYTELLER: John P.

OPENING SCRIPT: Kill My Darlings

Is there an idea for a game you’ve been pondering over for years? Maybe you even have a few rules written down or have a full set of cards already made! Or perhaps you’re a gamer who loves the idea of playtesting games in development and working with designers to refine their concept.

Introducing the Designers Guild! Meeting on the last Friday every month at 7PM, this group aims to support and network game designers, artists, playtesters, and the wider community with an appreciation for the game design process. Come meet up with other game designers to share your current projects or new idea, discuss design process barriers and solutions, network for future collaboration, and maybe playtest some games!

You have one mission: drink all of Hitler’s blood.

In an alternate history of WW2, Paris has been overtaken by the Third Reich with Allied positions falling fast. The Allied governments’ organization of F.A.N.G. has gathered you, a squad of crack commando vampires, for a critical mission as their last hope to push back the Third Reich: Destabilize the Nazi war machine and drink all of Hitlers Blood!

Led by GM Jack, players will rip, tear, and feed their way through Nazi occupied Paris in a splatterpunk frenzy of violence, while making their way to Hitler’s moored Zeppelin atop the Eiffel Tower to drink all of his blood to complete their mission. Eat the Reich uses the Havoc system by Grant Howitt; players roll and spend successes from a pool of d6s to complete their objectives, with an emphasis on player narrative control.

This over-the-top, ultraviolent game is designed to be played from beginning to end in one session of carnage, blood magic, meaningful flashbacks and hundreds upon hundreds of extremely dead fascists.

Reserve your spot for only $5, which will be credited towards your Gaming Pass for the session.

Content Warning: Death, violence, grievous injury to player characters and non-player characters, blood, vampirism, mental domination, guns, animated corpses, werewolves, occult magic, fascism, Nazis, and Adolf Hitler.

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:

• Stars
• Treks
• Films

On Saturday, February 28 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!