Hello r/iowagamers! A few friends and I are exploring the idea of opening a gaming-themed coffee shop here in Des Moines. We envision having not only great coffee and eats with fantasy-inspired names, but also areas to play board games, and rooms available to rent for RPG sessions. To gauge interest, we've created a short 10-question survey to learn more about what you as gamers would like to see in a establishment like this.

We would tremendously appreciate 2 minutes of your time to provide your feedback via this survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B9YTN5G

This will help us craft plans for a space that caters directly to this community's needs and desires. Thank you and happy gaming!

Hello,

I really enjoy table top games like Dominion, Fluxx, Clank, Munchkin, etc.
I'd like to meet some people around the area that share the same interest.

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I'm 44 male married if that matters.

Anyone play valorant?

Anyone down to partner swap and play DDR ?

Self explanatory I’m a furry who loves to play DND. We’ll be in all in our foursona playing the game

Looking for a voice that isn't a bro. Let play!

Looking for some wholesome people to LARP with around the Iowa City, North Liberty, Tiffin Area. Willing to drive to Cedar Rapids.

Mostly interested in GTA V, Minecraft, Wilderness and Furry LARP activities.

Look forward to hearing from you all! Thanks kind strangers 😄😃😃

The DSM Gamer Symphony Orchestra will be hosting two panels at this year's virtual Video Game and Music Convention from April 22-25! VGMCon is a Midwest convention celebrating music and video games. We want to spread the word about this awesome event both because we're excited to participate and this year, tickets are FREE! Among the many performances and discussions, our two panels will be focused on the founding of our orchestra and how we have stayed relevant throughout the pandemic. Get tickets to VGMCon here: https://vgmcon.org.

For more info about us, check us out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dsmgso

Looking for a gift for someone who loves video games this holiday season? Want to support a great local community ensemble? Check out our DSM Gamer Symphony T-shirt! We will have the order period open from Wednesday, November 18, to Friday, November 27, so get your orders in now! Every order supports our goal of sharing awesome video game music in our great city of Des Moines, either allowing us to pursue virtual options during the pandemic or giving us a great start for our next in-person concert when we can finally meet safely again.

So order a shirt today, and let your nerd flag fly this holiday season!

https://dsmgso.org/product/dsmgso-t-shirt/

Please feel free to share Animal Crossing dream codes, design codes, etc. on this post. We would love to see what our fellow Iowans have created!

Need asap I have cash

I’ve recently gotten into gaming on the Xbox one and mostly play overwatch or gta. And honestly I’m looking for more people to play with. This thread has been kinda dead for awhile so I’m just seeing if anyone would be down to game sometime :)

My gt is peach3keen if anyone wants to take me up on my offer

Looking for friends to play games with online. I mostly play Overwatch, Call of duty MW, CSGO, and occasionally apex. Hmu for friend invites etc.

Check out the second DSM Gamer Symphony Orchestra concert THIS SUNDAY, November 3, at 4:00 p.m. at Plymouth Church (Ingersoll & 42nd). Conducted by Prof. Akira Mori from Drake University, the orchestra is playing a variety of songs covering different gaming genres ranging from World of Warcraft to Super Mario 64. Should be an excellent performance!

Hey Iowa folks!

I wanted to share with you all a website I created for finding board games for trade in your area. The idea is that you see a list of games and send messages to BGG users who are interested in buying or selling games.

https://localbgtrader.herokuapp.com

I encourage anyone to provide feedback and make suggestions. Thanks!

How it works

I gather all BGG user collections within a radius of a zip code. I display games marked as "For Trade" if searching for sellers. I display games marked as "Wishlist, Want to Buy, Want in Trade" if searching for buyers.

Supplying a username will automatically match games found in your collection with games in your area.

I'm going to be visiting some friends in the Des Moines area next week and was wondering if there any good bars where you can BYOC or Rent a gaming PC. We have a couple down here in Jax Fl but I have not been able to find any online in the Des Moines area. Hoping someone on this sub Reddit can point me in the right direction.

Hey everyone, I’m new to this group and I currently live in Des Moines while home for the summer from college in Kansas, I was looking to squad up and play R6 and make some new friends!

Hello all. I'm sure everyone who plays video games online can understand having online friends - that is friends you play games with online and that's it. And those people could be located anywhere in the world.

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I'm all for playing games online, but it would be nice to actually know some of the people I play with.

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I'm in the Cedar Rapids area. Anyone up for some games like Overwatch? Other blizzard games perhaps? I'd be willing to get into other games as well. But then maybe if it sticks we could do something other than play games.

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I'm also a big sports fan, like to bowl, and don't mind going out for a margarita or something once in a while.

Facebook.com/KinnamanGaming

Mixer.com/KinnamanGaming

Twitch.com/KinnamanGaming

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Hey guys!

I'm a representative for the video game club Game Renegades at Iowa State University! I wanted to reach out to you guys and extend an invite for you guys to attend our annual Open LAN tournament on April 20th!

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A few important, but quick things to keep in mind:

- The LAN will be one day only on April 20th, 2019 and will feature esports teams from universities around the nation such as UW Madison, U of Minnesota, U of Illinois and more.

- The esports at the event are R6 Siege, CS:GO, LoL, Overwatch, Dota 2, Rocket League, and Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee!

- We will provide overnight housing for teams the night before on April 19th at no additional cost, if that is something you are interested in!

- 100% of the tournament entry fee goes straight back into prize pools! - We'll be hosting a Hearthstone Fireside Gathering at our event! We won't be hosting a formal tournament, but feel free to come chill, play matches, and meet people!

- We'll be hosting a PC gaming lounge, where anyone can bring their setups and casually game with others at the event!

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We currently are looking for teams in the following events, per the date of this post.

- 3 teams in CSGO

- 4 teams in League of Legends

- 5 teams in Dota2

- 1 team for Rainbow Six: Siege

- 2 teams in Rocket League

If you're interested, be sure to join our Discord and check out our website for more information, including the event registration link!

I can also answer any questions you may have here in this thread, or you can direct any questions to our head admins in our discord channel! More information will be published as the event draws closer! We hope to see you guys there!

Event Info

Event Website

Open LAN Discord

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Hey guys!

I'm a representative for the video game club Game Renegades at Iowa State University! I wanted to reach out to you guys and extend an invite for you guys to attend our annual Open LAN tournament on April 20th!

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A few important, but quick things to know:

- The LAN will be one day only on April 20th, 2019 and will feature esports teams from universities around the nation such as UW Madison, U of Minnesota, U of Illinois and more.

- The esports at the event are R6: Siege, CS:GO, LoL, Overwatch, Dota 2, Rocket League, and Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee!

- We will provide overnight housing for teams the night before on April 19th at no additional cost, if that is something you are interested in!

- 100% of the tournament entry fee goes straight back into prize pools!

- We'll be hosting a Hearthstone Fireside Gathering at our event! We won't be hosting a formal tournament, but feel free to come chill, play matches, and meet people!

- We'll be hosting a PC gaming lounge, where anyone can bring their setups and casually game with others at the event!

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We currently are looking for teams in the following events, per the date of this post:

- 3 teams in CSGO

- 4 teams in League of Legends

- 5 teams in Dota2

- 1 team for Rainbow Six: Siege

- 2 teams in Rocket League

If you're interested, be sure to join our Discord and check out our website for more information, including the event registration link!

I can also answer any questions you may have here in this thread, or you can direct any questions to our head admins in our discord channel! More information will be published as the event draws closer! We hope to see you guys there!

Event Info

Event Website

Open LAN Discord

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Hey everyone! I'm the president of Game Renegades, the video game club on ISU campus, and with the assistance of ISU Recreation Services, we are excited to invite all of you to our annual event, Open LAN, a large-scale collegiate tournament here at ISU on April 20th! We're running tournaments in CSGO, Overwatch, R6 Siege, Dota 2, League of Legends, Rocket League, Hearthstone, Smash Ultimate, and Smash melee . Each of these tournaments does have a buy-in, and all the money that goes into an event will come out in the form of prize money! If you want to get the chance to play at a LAN tournament against teams such as UW Madison, the U of M, UW Stout, U of Illinois, and many more, here's a pretty easy opportunity to do so!

You are not required to be part of a university to attend the event, grab a 5 stack of friends, register, and win some money!

If travel and overnight may be an issue, we are providing free overnight housing the night before, April 19th at no cost!

Visit the event website at https://openlan.club/ to find more information about tournament structures as well as pricing and event details. If you have a team and want to square up against collegiate teams from across the country, then register your team at the link below.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or ask in our Discord: https://discord.gg/9csGZZ3

Registration Link: https://goo.gl/hw5zfC

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2 months ago is the last post not looking too bright of an option, but I want to try.

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I am an avid gamer. Mainly playing on PC, but I also like to play on 3ds and Switch, and sometime I play my roommates PS4. I am also a big fan of board games, and role play games like DND and Pathfinder. Trying to find more people in the Des Moines area to hang around with and play games with! Hopefully this sub isn't completely dead.

Hey folks, I'm looking to join a table top RPG, I live about an hour south of Iowa City. I've played a few different editions of D&D and a several D20 based games. Would really like to find a group to play "Warhammer 40,000: Wrath & Glory" with, I am a big fan of that universe. Thanks in advance.

So... what's a favorite RPG of everyone here? I'm a big Pathfinder / GURPS fan myself... and 3rd edition White Wolf. The 20th Anniversary stuff isn't bad. What's your guys take?