OBJECT OF THE GAMEThe main goal of Baseball Mogul is to have fun. You can do this by playing ten seasons in one night, or by simming one day at a time and micromanaging your team. Along the way, you will be given a Mogul Rating; although you must successfully juggle the financial aspects of your team in order to succeed, your Mogul Rating is based entirely on your team's performance on the field. The Mogul Rating equals the percent of games that your team won plus a playoff bonus (up to 30 points, for a team that is World Champion in every year). Then, a modifier of up to ten points is applied according to the resources available to you. Small market teams get a bonus, while large market teams are penalized. The current modifiers are as follows for Baseball Mogul. Large market teams are listed first: New York Yankees -10.0 Finally, a penalty is applied if you retire before playing ten (10) seasons. So, you must have more than a few good years to earn an excellent Mogul Rating; you must build a successful dynasty that is capable of supporting itself financially. For example, if you finish with a .500 record every year for 10 years, without ever reaching the playoffs, you will have a base Mogul Rating of 50.0. If you accomplish this with Milwaukee, you will actually earn a 59.1 Mogul Rating. However, if you were running Los Angeles, your Mogul Rating would only be 43.6. To see how you compare to historical baseball managers, go the Mogul Hall Of Fame screen (on the File Menu). An average team will have a Mogul Rating of about 50. Any score above 75 is excellent. Earning the #1 spot on the "Mogul" Difficulty Level is a rare achievement. Note: for Mogul careers of 100 years or more, only the most recent 99 seasons are used to calculate the Mogul Rating. |
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