Eric Lang
@ericlang.bsky.social
Game designer. Radical optimist.
Play is essential. he/him
Play is essential. he/him
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Social media in a nutshell
a man running in the desert with the words " debate me " on the bottom
Alt: a man running in the desert with the words " debate me " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Social media in a nutshell
Hey friends: what’s your favourite game of mine?
Feel free to elaborate if you feel like
(One game answers only, please)
Feel free to elaborate if you feel like
(One game answers only, please)
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Hey friends: what’s your favourite game of mine?
Feel free to elaborate if you feel like
(One game answers only, please)
Feel free to elaborate if you feel like
(One game answers only, please)
Forgot to buy the “no crash” add on for my budget airline ticket
Damn. RIP me I guess
Damn. RIP me I guess
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Forgot to buy the “no crash” add on for my budget airline ticket
Damn. RIP me I guess
Damn. RIP me I guess
Damn I suddenly got very excited about playing some of my older games
I really am getting old
I really am getting old
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Damn I suddenly got very excited about playing some of my older games
I really am getting old
I really am getting old
Anti immigration racists crying about sex trafficking, defending Epstein rapists
Because they’re rich and bigots have no morals
Because they’re rich and bigots have no morals
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Anti immigration racists crying about sex trafficking, defending Epstein rapists
Because they’re rich and bigots have no morals
Because they’re rich and bigots have no morals
Thresher sharks - objectively one of the top 5 best sharks - look like AI art
They’re legit cartoon creatures and I love them
They’re legit cartoon creatures and I love them
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Thresher sharks - objectively one of the top 5 best sharks - look like AI art
They’re legit cartoon creatures and I love them
They’re legit cartoon creatures and I love them
Reposted by Eric Lang
The Tabletop Game Designers Association? www.ttgda.org they do review contracts for members
Tabletop Game Designers Association
Home page for the Tabletop Game Designers Association
www.ttgda.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The Tabletop Game Designers Association? www.ttgda.org they do review contracts for members
I don’t think it’s good advice to new designers to pay a lawyer to review their contracts.
It’s expensive, and the upside is statistically trivial.
Most games, even those with some buzz, sell less than 3k copies
I say this as someone who’s been screwed multiple times
It’s expensive, and the upside is statistically trivial.
Most games, even those with some buzz, sell less than 3k copies
I say this as someone who’s been screwed multiple times
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I don’t think it’s good advice to new designers to pay a lawyer to review their contracts.
It’s expensive, and the upside is statistically trivial.
Most games, even those with some buzz, sell less than 3k copies
I say this as someone who’s been screwed multiple times
It’s expensive, and the upside is statistically trivial.
Most games, even those with some buzz, sell less than 3k copies
I say this as someone who’s been screwed multiple times
Friend: (new guy) seems pretty cool
Me: yeah
Me: you think he likes trains
Friend: oh for sure
Me: he’d deny it I think
Friend: oh he really likes trains
Me: totally
Me: you think he likes trains more than you?
Friend: I think he might like them more than you
Me: take that back
Friend: CHOO CHOO
Me: yeah
Me: you think he likes trains
Friend: oh for sure
Me: he’d deny it I think
Friend: oh he really likes trains
Me: totally
Me: you think he likes trains more than you?
Friend: I think he might like them more than you
Me: take that back
Friend: CHOO CHOO
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Friend: (new guy) seems pretty cool
Me: yeah
Me: you think he likes trains
Friend: oh for sure
Me: he’d deny it I think
Friend: oh he really likes trains
Me: totally
Me: you think he likes trains more than you?
Friend: I think he might like them more than you
Me: take that back
Friend: CHOO CHOO
Me: yeah
Me: you think he likes trains
Friend: oh for sure
Me: he’d deny it I think
Friend: oh he really likes trains
Me: totally
Me: you think he likes trains more than you?
Friend: I think he might like them more than you
Me: take that back
Friend: CHOO CHOO
Game designers need to develop a severe allergy to the “perfect teach”
Any game of any weight or opacity can be grokked by nearly anyone under perfect conditions with rehearsed tutorials
That’s how we get insanity like “Blood Rage is a gateway game”
Any game of any weight or opacity can be grokked by nearly anyone under perfect conditions with rehearsed tutorials
That’s how we get insanity like “Blood Rage is a gateway game”
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Game designers need to develop a severe allergy to the “perfect teach”
Any game of any weight or opacity can be grokked by nearly anyone under perfect conditions with rehearsed tutorials
That’s how we get insanity like “Blood Rage is a gateway game”
Any game of any weight or opacity can be grokked by nearly anyone under perfect conditions with rehearsed tutorials
That’s how we get insanity like “Blood Rage is a gateway game”
Like all Democratic leadership, he's not stupid.
He has no interest in anything but status quo.
Abolish the DNC
He has no interest in anything but status quo.
Abolish the DNC
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Like all Democratic leadership, he's not stupid.
He has no interest in anything but status quo.
Abolish the DNC
He has no interest in anything but status quo.
Abolish the DNC
I love my fellow nerds, and you also drive me crazy
Every conversation
Nerd: “hey did you play (game)?”
Me: “nah, it’s not my thing”
Nerd: “you didn’t try it?”
Me: “nuh uh, i have less than zero interest”
Nerd:
Nerd: (10 minute info dump on game)
Me:
Every conversation
Nerd: “hey did you play (game)?”
Me: “nah, it’s not my thing”
Nerd: “you didn’t try it?”
Me: “nuh uh, i have less than zero interest”
Nerd:
Nerd: (10 minute info dump on game)
Me:
a cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor next to a wall .
Alt: a cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor next to a wall .
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I love my fellow nerds, and you also drive me crazy
Every conversation
Nerd: “hey did you play (game)?”
Me: “nah, it’s not my thing”
Nerd: “you didn’t try it?”
Me: “nuh uh, i have less than zero interest”
Nerd:
Nerd: (10 minute info dump on game)
Me:
Every conversation
Nerd: “hey did you play (game)?”
Me: “nah, it’s not my thing”
Nerd: “you didn’t try it?”
Me: “nuh uh, i have less than zero interest”
Nerd:
Nerd: (10 minute info dump on game)
Me:
You’d be surprised by how often professional conversations can be summarized as:
“I wish to do business at your level but do not wish to be held to your standards.”
“I wish to do business at your level but do not wish to be held to your standards.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 AM
You’d be surprised by how often professional conversations can be summarized as:
“I wish to do business at your level but do not wish to be held to your standards.”
“I wish to do business at your level but do not wish to be held to your standards.”
Good photo day from my beloved Kuala Lumpur
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Good photo day from my beloved Kuala Lumpur
Trust me, I would so much prefer just talking about games and industry issues while trolling my friends.
I miss trolling my friends.
In fact
Hey @br00taldan.bsky.social I don’t think you’re gay enough.
I miss trolling my friends.
In fact
Hey @br00taldan.bsky.social I don’t think you’re gay enough.
February 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Trust me, I would so much prefer just talking about games and industry issues while trolling my friends.
I miss trolling my friends.
In fact
Hey @br00taldan.bsky.social I don’t think you’re gay enough.
I miss trolling my friends.
In fact
Hey @br00taldan.bsky.social I don’t think you’re gay enough.
I've had folks tell me they unfollowed due to "politics fatigue"
And to me that is 100% okay! Take care of yourself; that's the most important.
I'm here when or if you decide to come back. And I'll fight for you regardless, because I've got the spoons right now.
And to me that is 100% okay! Take care of yourself; that's the most important.
I'm here when or if you decide to come back. And I'll fight for you regardless, because I've got the spoons right now.
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I've had folks tell me they unfollowed due to "politics fatigue"
And to me that is 100% okay! Take care of yourself; that's the most important.
I'm here when or if you decide to come back. And I'll fight for you regardless, because I've got the spoons right now.
And to me that is 100% okay! Take care of yourself; that's the most important.
I'm here when or if you decide to come back. And I'll fight for you regardless, because I've got the spoons right now.
Looking for high value short form rebuttals to some frustrating claims that I’m tired of debating long form
“Complex games are easier to design - just add rules”
“Party games aren’t really games”
“(Insert any popular game) is objectively bad”
“Complex games are easier to design - just add rules”
“Party games aren’t really games”
“(Insert any popular game) is objectively bad”
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Looking for high value short form rebuttals to some frustrating claims that I’m tired of debating long form
“Complex games are easier to design - just add rules”
“Party games aren’t really games”
“(Insert any popular game) is objectively bad”
“Complex games are easier to design - just add rules”
“Party games aren’t really games”
“(Insert any popular game) is objectively bad”
Catherine O’Hara was a national treasure RIP
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Catherine O’Hara was a national treasure RIP
“I like all people - don’t care if you’re white, green, purple or—“
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
January 31, 2026 at 2:06 AM
“I like all people - don’t care if you’re white, green, purple or—“
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
Periodic reminder that “good, kind people” can also be fascist and fascist supporters.
Many people with deplorable politics and political actions are locally kind.
Many people with deplorable politics and political actions are locally kind.
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Periodic reminder that “good, kind people” can also be fascist and fascist supporters.
Many people with deplorable politics and political actions are locally kind.
Many people with deplorable politics and political actions are locally kind.
Signal boosting an excellent person with an excellent podcast (which I was a guest on!), getting real about shit that matters.
Solidarity, LIz! 👊
Solidarity, LIz! 👊
Thoughts from a Minnesota Gamer
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January 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Signal boosting an excellent person with an excellent podcast (which I was a guest on!), getting real about shit that matters.
Solidarity, LIz! 👊
Solidarity, LIz! 👊
Got word from Modiphius that Mass Effect: the Boardgame is on its 5th printing and continuing to sell strong and steady
At risk of being humble, it’s a great game and I’m very proud of it.
So glad we found our audience
At risk of being humble, it’s a great game and I’m very proud of it.
So glad we found our audience
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Got word from Modiphius that Mass Effect: the Boardgame is on its 5th printing and continuing to sell strong and steady
At risk of being humble, it’s a great game and I’m very proud of it.
So glad we found our audience
At risk of being humble, it’s a great game and I’m very proud of it.
So glad we found our audience
TIL that Leprosy still exists today, with 200k new cases annually 👀
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 AM
TIL that Leprosy still exists today, with 200k new cases annually 👀