Eric M. Lang

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. He is the recipient of the 2016 Diana Jones Award. 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. Some sources state that Sonja Lang, the creator of Toki Pona, is his spouse.

Controversy

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