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]
Eric M. Lang | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | game designer |
| Known for | Blood Rage, Duelyst |
Controversy
editIn 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.
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