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Monster Media No. 14 (April 1996) (Monster Media, Inc.).ISO
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`bright cyan`Front Office Help
The front office is where much of your job as owner and general
manager takes place. Here you control all the aspects of your team
that are not on the basketball court.
`bright cyan`Upgrade Stadium
To make money, you'll want to make sure you can have as many fans
watch your games as possible. For that reason, you can upgrade
your stadium from time to time. Every player begins with a Blacktop
Court (similar to a playground court) that seats 250 spectators.
From there you can upgrade up to a Megadome which seats 250,000
people (a lot of cash).
`bright cyan`Upgrade Concession Stands
Concession Stands are another revenue generating vehicle. People
who come to the game have to eat, and this is where your food booths
come in to play. You will make money on your concession stands
relative to #1 how many fans you have at the game and #2 the level
of concessions you have at the arena. Concession stands are
cumulative. When you buy the second level concession stand, you
still have the first level, as well, even though you don't actually
see that attribute listed. In addition, if you skip a level...
going from nothing to a Zip Zap Cola Oasis, you do receive the
Sticky Finger's Candy Hut as well.
`bright cyan`Schedule a Promotion
Promotions are giveaway's that encourage fans to come to games.
Many professional teams throw special nights such as key chain
giveaway night to boost attendance. You, too, can schedule a
promotion. Promotions only apply to the next home game, and cannot
be upgraded once you purchase it. A list of promotions follows in
in this file.
`bright cyan`Buy Advertising
You have to let the masses know that you're out there, and there is
no better way than by advertising. Advertising will boost attend-
ance, increase sale of merchandise and have a lasting effect in the
minds of consumers. Each day you can buy advertising for that day
only. Advertising boosts your fame.
`bright cyan`License Team Merchandise
You, with a little cash, can start selling t-shirts, hats, coats,
and more to your adoring fans. Merchandise will bring in more
revenue, however, there are production costs, too.
`bright cyan`Change Ticket Price
As you become more and more popular, you'll be able to raise ticket
prices and still attract fans. Be wary though, the people are not
stupid, and can see when they're being fleeced.
`bright cyan`Relocate Team
If you wish, you can relocate your team to a new city, but beware
it costs money to move.
`bright cyan`Change Team Nickname
You can also change your team nickname, however, again it will cost
money, and you will more than likely lose some of the reputation you
have worked hard to build up.
`bright cyan`Move into a New Arena
Not to be confused with upgrading your arena, this is a move across
town to an equivalent, but different location.
`bright cyan`Bank
The bank is a place to store your cash. Here you earn between 3 - 10
percent interest per night.
`bright cyan`Instructions
This will give you the instructions menu.
`bright cyan`? = Menu
This option shows the front office menu
`bright red`Choosing the Right Ticket Price:
Ticket prices are very important. The best possible price depends
on most of the front office factors in some way. In addition the
team you are playing against also has a profound effect on tickets.
They will have an effect on both the price you can charge, and the
number of people you'll get. The best possible ticket price
changes on a day to day basis.
Don't be discouraged if you don't sell out your arena, just keep
increasing the level of items, scheduling promotions, and buying
advertising, believe me, you will.
The lack of a crowd may also be due to your opponent. Poor teams
don't draw as big a crowd. Try other things to get people to those
games. Remember, if you're playing a bad team, you might have an
easy win, but you won't make as much money.
`bright red`Boosting Attendance
Attendance depends on your fame, wins, promotions, opponents wins,
opponents fame, ticket prices and other office items. When you
first start an FBB season, purchase advertising, and lower your
ticket prices to get people come to the games. As you gain fame
and wins, you can increase your ticket prices to get more money.
The hardest part is starting off...
`bright cyan`Promotional Night Listing:
`bright yellow`Ball for a Buck Night
Each person entering the stadium will be given the opportunity to
purchase and authentic team basketball for just one dollar. The
basketball has each players reproduced autograph on it.
`bright yellow`The San Francisco Turkey
The beloved mascot of the San Francisco Foul baseball team will be
in attendance at this home game to thrill and delight the crowd.
`bright yellow`Free Car Wash Night
Each fan attending the game will be presented with a coupon good
for one free car wash at Dirty Daze Car Wash.
`bright yellow`Diamond Giveaway Night
Five lucky fans will receive a sparkling diamond bracelet, courtesy
of Diamond Dave's Jewelry and your team.
`bright yellow`Fire the Coach Night
Following each major decision in the basketball game, the crowd will
decide the future of your coach. A boo means goodbye, and a yeah
is a vote of approval.
`bright yellow`Ticket Arbitration Night
Fans go to arbitration to decide the fate of their ticket price.
Victory for them means the poor house for you, and vise versa.
`bright yellow`Suds Light Night
Free Beer!!! At various times during the game, free beer is
announced. Then sit back and watch the craziness.
`bright yellow`Armadillo Car Night
Five lucky fans will go home with a brand new Armadillo Sport Coupe.
Five fans will win the car, chosen at random.
`bright yellow`Paycheck Night
All fans get in free with the presentation of their paycheck. One
fan will win an amount of money equal to that paycheck.
`bright yellow`Pro Contract Night
A fan in the crowd will be given a professional contract, to watch
the remainder of this seasons basketball games.
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