TICKETS DIALOG
Ticket prices can affect the attendance
at games. One of the challenges of Baseball Mogul is figuring out
which combination of prices will give you maximum attendance at
your stadium. This dialog lets you set your ticket price relative
to the average ticket price. At the default value (+0%), 1 point
of revenue will be generated for every 8,000 tickets sold. At the
highest value (+100% or "double" ticket prices), 1 point
of revenue will accrue for every 4,000 tickets sold.
During the regular season, the "gate"
(ticket revenue) is split 85/15 in favor of the home team.
Things get more complicated during
the playoffs. First, all playoff ticket prices are automatically
doubled. Selling 8,000 tickets in the regular season generates 1
points; in the playoffs, the same level of sells generates 2
points. All ticket revenue for the minimum number of games
in each series is given to the league (and will not show up on any
team's balance sheet). For a five-game series, this means there
is no revenue awarded for the first three games; for a seven-game
series, the league grabs all ticket revenue for the first four games.
The ticket sales from any additional playoff games are split 50/50
between the home and away team.
The average ticket price will often
serve your team well. But if your team is on a hot streak and the
ballpark is selling out a lot, you might consider raising prices
to get a little more money. Conversely, if your stands are empty,
you might be able to bring in more revenue by lowering prices and
getting people out to see the games.
Don't forget that the more people
you can bring to the ballpark through lower ticket prices, the higher
your long-term fan loyalty will be!
CONCESSIONS
DIALOG
The Concessions Dialog lets you set
prices for concessions sold in your stadium, and track recent profits.
All prices are measured in comparison
to a "normal" price for the league. They are displayed
as numbers from -100% (which is Free, and makes it hard to
make money) to +100% (double normal price). To raise the
price for a particular item, click on the trackbar and slide it
to the right. To lower a price, slide the trackbar to the left.
The lower the prices on your concessions,
the more you will sell. But if you lower prices too much, you'll
find that you aren't making any money on your sales. All concessions
sales are credited to the home team.
Concession prices also have an impact
on how many people want to come to the ballpark to watch the games.
If the food and drinks are too expensive, people would rather stay
home and watch the game on TV.
With the exception of the pricing
slider bars, all the values on this screen are shown in points.
BROADCAST
DIALOG
You can increase revenue by altering
the type of broadcast contract you have for your team.
There are three types of broadcast contracts:
- Normal Broadcast [default]
- Cable
- Blackout
Normal Broadcast is the
standard setting for your team. Some fans may decide to stay home
and watch the games for free on TV, but is helps keep the fans interested
in your ballclub by raising the franchise's visibility. It also
brings in some TV revenue from the commercials during the show.
Broadcasting some of your games on
a local Premium or Pay-Per-View cable channel is a good way to raise
TV revenue quickly, but it over time it gradually hurts fan loyalty
by reducing the number of people that can watch your team. It also
results in ballpark attendance that is better than broadcasting
the game on TV, but not as good as a full TV Blackout..
A blackout will eliminate broadcasts
of home games in order to raise stadium attendance significantly,
but you will lose all of the broadcast revenue. Furthermore, you
will find that your hometown fan loyalty may wane quickly, since
the locals are completely unable to follow the team on TV.
Note: Revenue is adjusted downward for any team exceeding the league's soft cash limit. |
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