Friendly Meeple
Board Gaming Group
Friendly Meeple(FM) is a local group of Meeple in the Cedar Valley who enjoy playing a variety of board games! FM host monthly gathering at various locations bringing along a selection of games from the FM Library for all to play. Everyone is welcome at FM gathering and we encourage you to bring your current favorite game or a game you would like to learn to play, we have several Meeple who would be happy to help learn and teach the game!
Friendly Meeple was created in the Summer of 2015 by the Dixon family, who were looking to meet others in the Waverly area who also had an interest in playing board games creating a wonderful community of gamers, we’ve come to call our Meeple! In March of 2022 the Dixons handed over the reins to the Beoughers, who have happily been carrying on the tradition of being a family-friendly game group for the Cedar Valley!
Friendly Meeples goal is continue to have a community of gamers who enjoy gathering to play, learn and teach board games to all fellow Meeples a few times a month.
About Us
When:
Where:
Feb. 14, Mar. 14, Apr. 11, May 9
5:00pm - 10:00pm
When:
Feb. 15, Mar. 15, Apr. 12, May 10
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday
Night Games
Saturday
Night Games
Monthly Game Nights
Where:
Wednesday Game Night
When:
March 12 & April 9
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Where:
Waterloo Public Library
415 Commercial St.
How does 'Play to Win' work?
We will help teach you the Play to Win game, then you
get to play the game, and once you finish we enter all
players for a chance to win that game!
*The Drawing will start shortly after 3pm(end of the
Adult costume contest) and winners can claim their
game before leaving Rod Con at 4pm, must be present
to win.
Friendly Meeple people will be there playing games and
also happily teach or play games with anyone who
interested or needs help with rules!
ROD CON
The 9th Annual UNI Rod Library Mini Comic Con is HERE!
The event takes place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from
10 am to 4 pm. This family-friendly event includes
artists, vendors, crafts, trivia, board and video games,
and a costume contest. This years theme is Legos!
Friendly Meeple is excited to be at Rod Con again this
year - bringing some games from our library for
everyone to play! We are hoping to host play to win
again! We are waiting to hear back from Double
Exposure, who coordinates with several game
companies, to offer 'Play to Win' games!
Gamicon
Capital City Gaming
Waterloo Public Library
Barnes & Noble
Check Website for Dates
Check Website for Dates
Where:
Coralville, IA
Where:
Other Game Events
Where:
Waterloo Public Library
415 Commercial St,
Waterloo, IA
Where:
Barnes & Noble Waterloo
Waterloo, IA
Generally the 3rd Tuesday of the Month
Des Moines, IA
Check Website for Dates
3 Day Game Con
Iowa's Largest Con
Hosted with Friendly Meeple
Game Library
Friendly Meeple has created a library of games to take to our board game events. We also enjoy working with other organizations to bring our library of games to events in the Community!
One of our favorite events to support and attend every year is Rod Con, where we host the board game area for attendees to play board games. Rod Con is a free family-friendly event held every spring at Rod Library on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls, IA!
Contact Us
to keep up to date with upcoming events, engage in the Cedar Valley board game community, and meet new meeple!