Eric Dott
Born
Aaron Eric Dott
Died4 April 2016(2016-04-04) (aged 89)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Employer(s)Monarch Avalon, Inc.
SpouseEsther Dott

A. Eric Dott was a publisher who was involved primarily in role-playing games and miniatures wargames.

Career

When Charles S. Roberts encountered financial problems in the early 1960s, he decided to get out of the publishing business and turned Avalon Hill over to its two biggest creditors: Monarch Services (his printer) and the Smith Box Company (his box maker) - Monarch Services, under president Eric Dott, would eventually become the sole owner of Avalon Hill.[1]: 175  Avalon Hill published the third edition of Chaosium's RuneQuest in 1984, which Dott called 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

  1. 1 2 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  2. ↑ "Obit". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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