Eric M. Lang is a Canadian

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. He began his career as a playtester for

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before publishing his first game, ''Mystick'' independently in 2000. He has since worked with publishers

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WizKids NECA/WizKids, LLC (commonly known as simply WizKids) is an American company based in New Jersey that produces tabletop games. WizKids is best known for its collectible miniatures games (CMGs) Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior, and HorrorCli ...

and CMON, among others. He is the recipient of the 2016

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. In March 2017, Lang became CMON's director of game design. Lang left his position with CMON in September 2020 to focus on freelance work and activism in the board game industry.

Controversy

In July 2020, Lang was temporarily suspended from

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after expressing support for

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. 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) *'' 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) *''Disney Sidekicks'' (2021) *''Fantasía S.A. ''(2008) *''Frenzy'' (2003) *''Kaosball: The Fantasy Sport of Total Domination'' (2014) *''Marvel United'' (2020) *''Marvel United: X-Men'' (2021) *''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 NECA/WizKids, LLC (commonly known as simply WizKids) is an American company based in New Jersey that produces tabletop games. WizKids is best known for its collectible miniatures games (CMGs) Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior (role-playing game ...

'' (2013) *''Warhammer 40K: Conquest'' (2014) *'' Warhammer: Invasion'' (2009) *'' XCOM: The Board Game'' (2015)

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