Eric Dott
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Eric Dott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aaron Eric Dott |
| Died | 4 April 2016 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Employer(s) | Monarch Avalon, Inc. |
| Spouse | Esther Dott |
A. Eric Dott (died 4 April 2016) was a publisher who was involved primarily in role-playing games and miniatures wargames.
Career
Eric Dott was the president of printer company Monarch Services.[1]: 175 Monarch Services had the game company Avalon Hill as a client, and when Charles S. Roberts left the publishing business in the early 1960s over financial problems he handed the company to Monarch and the Smith Box Company, its two biggest creditors, and under Dott, Monarch Services ultimately became the sole owner of Avalon Hill.[1]: 175 Dott oversaw as Avalon Hill published the third edition of RuneQuest in 1984, referrning to the game as the "Cadillac" of the Avalon Hill game line.[1]: 177
Dott was the owner of The Avalon Hill Game Company before going public as Monarch Avalon, Inc. and its eventual sale to Hasbro.
Death
Dott died at Gilchrist Hospice on April 4, 2016, at age 89.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "Obit". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
External links
- "Eric Dott :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on Feb 16, 2005.
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