I’ve spent a long time on Star Wars Twitter. Long enough to remember when it actually felt fun. Long enough to remember when fan campaigns felt grassroots instead of strategic. When podcasts were just people talking passionately about a thing they loved. When disagreements didn’t immediately become morality plays. When “community” wasn’t code for “pick a side.” I’ve made some of my best friends through Star Wars fandom. I’ve hosted podcasts, livestreams, charity events, and conversations I’m...

I didn’t come to Return to Dark Tower looking for the next great modern board game. I came to it chasing a memory. In the mid-1980s, Dark Tower was — without question — my favorite game. It wasn’t just something I played; it was something I experienced. It was my first exposure to chunky, physical miniatures that felt important simply because of their size and presence. And that tower — the rotating, electronic centerpiece sitting in the middle of the board — was unlike anything I had ever...

I’ve always loved games. I grew up in the 1970s and 80s surrounded by them. Board games were a constant—boxes stacked in closets, missing pieces replaced with coins, rules bent or rewritten depending on who was winning. I played casual Dungeons & Dragons with friends, rolled dice on living room floors, and imagined worlds far bigger than the rooms we were sitting in. Later, video games took over. RPGs. Sports titles. Consoles that grew faster, flashier, and more immersive. Somewhere in my...