Dak
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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.