Metal nerds are far less nerdy than video game nerds.
It goes something like:
Metal nerds > classical music nerds > math nerds > video game nerds > card game nerds > anime nerds > tabletop rpg nerds > board game nerds (warhammer etc)
Warhammer is more nerdy than most board games yet has more cool factor at the same time. It is most definitely not a "board game" though. It is a miniatures game. I do both board gaming and miniatures gaming, and I'd probably do a TTRPG also but don't have the time. Descent/Star Wars Imperial Assault are the 2 closest things I've done, but those are boardgame variants.