TICKETS DIALOGTicket 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 DIALOGThe 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 DIALOGYou can increase revenue by altering
the type of broadcast contract you have for your team.
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.
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