

That cultural collision has proven so popular that Wizards of the Coast (owner of the Dungeons & Dragons brand) released the Stranger Things D&D Starter Set last year.īut the game also owes its rise in popularity to a number of celebrities, such as Joe Manganiello, Vin Diesel, Stephen Colbert, and many others who endorse the game and cite it as a positive creative force in their lives. This cultural turnaround is due in large part to D&D featuring prominently in the Nextflix series Stranger Things. In fact, the game has become so mainstream in recent years that Hot Topic even sells a line of Dungeons & Dragons clothing.

Once a game derided as the fringe hobby of obsessive nerds and social misfits (raise your hands proudly, folks!), D&D is now the darling of tabletop gaming. It’s no secret that Dungeons & Dragons is having a moment.
