Eric M. Lang

Eric M. Lang
Born	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	game designer
Known for	Blood Rage, Duelyst

Eric M. Lang is a Canadian game designer. He began his career as a playtester for FASA before publishing his first game, Mystick independently in 2000. He has since worked with publishers Fantasy Flight Games, WizKids and CMON, among others.^[1] He is the recipient of the 2016 Diana Jones Award.^[2] In March 2017, Lang became CMON's director of game design.^[3] Lang left his position with CMON in September 2020 to focus on freelance work and activism in the board game industry.^[4]

Controversy

In July 2020, Lang was temporarily suspended from Twitter after expressing support for Black Lives Matter.^[5]^[6] Lang attributed the ban to a targeted harassment campaign, and his account was later reinstated.

List of games

A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (2002)
A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game (2018)
Arcadia Quest (2014)
Ancestree (2017)
Ankh: Gods of Egypt (2021)^[7]
Blood Rage (2015)
Bloodborne: The Card Game (2016)
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game (2004)
Chaos in the Old World (2009)
Cthulhu: Death May Die (board game) (2018)
Dice Masters (with Mike Elliott) (2014)
Dilbert: The Board Game (2006)
Duelyst (video game) (2016)
Fantasía S.A. (2008)
Frenzy (2003)
Kaosball: The Fantasy Sport of Total Domination (2014)
Marvel United (2020)^[8]
Midgard (2009)
Mystick: Domination (2000)
Secrets (2017)
Quarriors! (with Mike Elliott) (2011)
Rising Sun (2018)
Star Wars: The Card Game (2012)
The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (2017)
The Others (2016)
Trains and Stations (2013)
Warhammer 40K: Conquest (2014)
Warhammer: Invasion (2009)
XCOM: The Board Game (2015)

References

^ "The Lang View". Tabletop Gaming (6): 58–61. Autumn 2016.
^ Charlie Hall (2016-08-10). "Tabletop gaming's most coveted trophy is a burned book". Polygon. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^ Marnell, Blair (March 14, 2017). "Eric M. Lang Joins Cool Mini Or Not as New Director of Game Design". Geek & Sundry. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ Ashcroft, Barry (10 September 2020). "CMON And Tabletop Games Designer Eric Land Part Ways". thegamer.com. The Gamer.
^ "Twitter Suspends Board Game Designer Eric Lang". 10 July 2020.
^ "Board Game Designer Eric Lang Suspended From Twitter".
^ "CMON - Ankh: Gods of Egypt". www.cmon.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^ Benson, Paul (3 September 2020). "Tiny Avengers, Assemble! in 'Marvel United'". Geek Dad. Retrieved 5 March 2021.