The best chance of success is taking care in selecting the

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1 Level 1 Hints

2 Things to Consider: The best chance of success is taking care in selecting the location. Consider the demographics of location and the available infrastructure. Pricing is a critical decision. Awareness of the team among customers is essential. Teams must start building awareness through advertising well before games begin. However, advertising i too early may prove wasteful. Keep the stadium full, so that you can sell stuff at the stadium too. Promotions can help boost attendance.

3 Level 1 Cheats Choose Midway City Ticket Pricing: $47, 42,37, 32, 32, 27 Stadium Staff: Ushers 5 on each level; Security 12 each level; Groundskeepers 10 Parking Staff: 14, 12, 16, 16, 12 Satellite Lots: Column 1 3 rd row, 3 buses Column 1 6 th row, 5 buses Column 2 5 th row, 5 buses Column 2 7 th row, 2 buses

4 Level 1 Cheats continued Media: Don t start until AUGUST 14 TH Broadcast 93 spots, 92, 93 Cable: 127, 0, 91 Radio: 100, 0, 156 Internet: 92, 91, 113 Promotion 35,000 each game Game 1 hat Game 2 football 3- hat 4-football 5-jacket 6-helmet 7-keychain

5 Level 1 Cheats continued Sponsorships Stadium Naming = USA BANK $625,000 Scoreboard = Humongous $340,000 Ticketbooth = Big Box Hardware $175,000 Field Sign = SportsCo $65,000 LOTSA $35,000 BrightBulbEnergy $50,000 FixMeUp $25,000 Licensing: DVD = Juliette s; Sporting = Eddie s; apparel = Josh s

6 Save each level as a separate file name in case you mess up then you don t have to start from the beginning.

7 Level 2 Profit goal $3,000,000

8 Level 2 Sometimes the economic conditions can deteriorate in what was a good location. It may become impossible for a franchise to make money. Then you move New sponsors will need to be found and awareness among the new fan-base will need to be generated. Changing g weather can also greatly complicate the management of outdoor events. Beautiful weather sell out Rain drives away fans who were planning to purchase tickets on game day Must adjust staff, etc. to manage these fluctuations

9 Level 2 Cheats You will need to move your franchise before your time has expired to do so. You can keep some similar settings to level 1 but experiment with your own. You will need to go through all the tabs on the Actions menu on the toolbar. Licensing: Accept the best offer based on the formula: Revenue = Fixed Payment + royalty x estimated units sold After you receive the pre-game report before each home game, you should stop the simulation and alter the ticket prices accordingly. At the end of each home game, you should change the ticket prices back to their previous levels.

10 Level 2 Cheats for Ticket Prices Promotions: if you are using a high appeal promotion, increase the ticket prices If you are using a low appeal promotion, increase ticket prices by a smaller number Weather: Sunny Light rain maybe decrease a little Heavy rain decrease a little more Heavy rain my need to increase the groundskeepers before the next home game to avoid fines. Change back later if you have sunny weather for next home game.

11 Level 3 Goal is to profit at $9,000,000

12 The ultimate test of business success is being able to replicate that success. Profitability goals for this level need to acquire and turnaround several existing teams Each of your teams will need to adapt to different situations based on some randomness of the simulation Most likely, if you haven t in level 2, you should change cities.

13 Level 4 IF you make it here, you will have control over the hiring and firing of football players on your team. Players will also be subject to injuries.

14 Goal: Improve the profitability and win/loss record of your franchise by hiring and firing players. Hints: If you own more than one franchise, you can effectively trade players by signing and releasing them. Player performance declines after a certain age.

15 Level 4 Winning means more money for professional sports teams. This level is about increasing ones teams winning percentages through adjustments in players and coaches. You can trade players by releasing them and signing them to another team. The optimal player selections will depend on which franchises you acquired on your way to level 4. In general, you should concentrate t on younger players with excellent statistics and affordable salary demands.