Although he became a college English professor, he harbored a dream to one day open a game store.
In October 2011, he and his wife, Michele Enos, opened Sci Fi Factory in northeast Fort Worth.
“I’m a big nerd, and Michele is very tolerant of my nerdiness,” Enos said.
Almost everyone who comes into the gaming store has multiple interests, Enos said.
"A lot of people who like Funko Pop are into comics,” he said. “A lot who like Magic: The Gathering like Pokémon. People who like Yu-Gi-Oh like anime figures. People who like Warhead also like D&D.”
Sci Fi Factory’s top-selling merchandise includes D&D miniature figures, Funko Pop figures and Warhammer items. The shop also hosts a variety of gaming events each week.
Enos said when it comes to choosing which D&D inventory to stock, he relies on his own expertise. When choosing anime merchandise, he said he takes customer requests and advice from his sons. For Funko Pops he said he follows trends.
“Right now, it’s anything Godzilla, Marvel and anime,” he said. “It’s very fluid.”
The store’s official business motto is “Friends, family, fun,” but the unofficial motto is, “Everything a nerd needs at their fingertips,” Enos said.
The shop owner professes to be “King of the Nerds” and said he strives to create a welcoming environment for everyone.
“When I was growing up, there weren’t a lot of nerds around. I went to middle school one time wearing a Captain America shirt, and I got teased,” he said. “Now, I love it that some of those same people I went to school with are coming in here to buy.”
Top reasons people visit Sci Fi Factory: To play Dungeons & Dragons; to play scheduled card game tournaments, such as Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon; To build Warhammer models using the store’s hobby tables to glue and paint figures; and to buy merchandise.
Sci Fi Factory, 10716 N. Beach St., Fort Worth. 817-337-3073. https://bit.ly/3A0QfKn Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-midnight, Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
