Back in high school, one of the nerdiest games you could play was Dungeons & Dragons.

I remember wanting to play, but absolutely no one wanted to touch that game with a forty foot pole. I did find a few people who enjoyed the game and we gathered every so often to geek out.

Computer classes and clubs were reserved only for the most hardcore nerds. It happened on the periphery while the rest of the school fawned over the athletes.

But something happened in the last twenty years.

As a joke a few years ago, I told students we should start a Dungeons & Dragons club at the school. By the end of the day, 30 students came asking me when it would start.

We started the club… to the tune of 48 members… who showed up consistently every week to play.

Silicon Valley and the high tech world is a beacon for just about anybody with the skills to work in the industry. In fact, it’s become desirable on my accounts.

Comic book conventions are overflowing, cosplayers (people who dress up as characters) has exploded as a scene and randomly quoting Star Wars in a public place will elicit a positive response from someone else.

The nerds have taken over.

I’m okay with that.