Intro
Welcome
Playing the Game
Installation
Object of the Game
Baseball Strategy

Teams
The Team Menu
Lineup
Pitching
Defense
Strategies

Players
The Players Menu
Free Agents
Trades
Find Players
Trading Block
Hall Of Fame
Scouting Reports

News
The News Menu
Standings
Finances
Leaders
Headlines
Calendar
Playoffs
Play By Play
Box Scores

Finances
The Budget Menu
Tickets
Concessions
Broadcast
Expenses
Farm System
Build Stadium

League
The League Menu
City Editor
League Editor
Stadium Editor
Options

Tools
The Tools Menu
Output Stats
Import Stats
Fantasy Draft
Simulator
Advanced Tools

Game Files
The Game Menu
New Game
Editing Game Art
Editing Players
Creating New Players

Etc.
Running a League
Did You Know?
Glossary
Technical Support

WELCOME TO BASEBALL MOGUL!

Baseball Mogul 2010® is the 12th edition of the award-winning game that puts you in complete control of any professional baseball team. Baseball Mogul is the baseball game for fans who want their success on the field determined by their strategy, not their reflexes.

Begin in any year you choose, from 1901 to 2009, with the full roster of your favorite team -- or an entirely fictional team of your own creation. Negotiate trades and sign free agents to build a dynasty.

Baseball Mogul also gives you complete control on the field: the most realistic baseball simulation you can buy, combined with an easy-to-learn interface and thousands of stats at your fingertips. With customized ratings and head-to-head stats for every player, you have everything you need to win the battle of wits between batter and pitcher.

[Installing the Game] [Playing the Game] [Strategy] [Details of the Mogul Rating]

PLAYING THE GAME
To start a game of Baseball Mogul, click the 'Start a New Game' button in the Baseball Mogul startup screen. This will bring up the New Game Dialog. For more information about the new game options in Baseball Mogul, check the Advanced Options section.

1. Set up your game with the New Game Dialog

Select difficulty level: Fan is easiest, Coach is moderately challenging, Manager is tough, and Mogul is extremely difficult.

Select your team and enter your name. This will be the name shown if you reach the Mogul Hall of Fame.

Hit 'Play', and the first season schedule will set up.

2. Make changes to your Team

You can control lineups, bullpen, trades, free agents, scouting reports, and budgets through a series of menus.

Team Menu
The Team menu lets you alter your lineup, pitching roster, defensive roster, as well as viewing other teams' lineups.

Players Menu
The Players menu lets you search for specific players, scout and sign free agents, propose trades with other teams and check any new inductees to the Player Hall of Fame.

Budget Menu
The Budget menu allows you to control your expenses and revenue. The Tickets Dialog lets you choose what price to charge for tickets, and the Broadcast Dialog sets what broadcast rights you'd prefer for your team. The Expenses dialog lets you set your scouting, farm system and medical expenses, and see how you rank among the other teams.

3. Play Games

Once you've prepared your team, you can play a game, or a series of games with the 'Play' option. This allows you to run a day, week, a month, half a season, or even a whole season of games in just minutes.

Regardless of when it is during the year, you should always come back to the Play Menu when you are ready to move forward on the calendar.

To play games live, in either "Play-By-Play" or "Pitch-By-Pitch" mode, you need to first click on the game you want to play in the Calendar Screen. Then use the Play Menu to advance the season to that game.

Play Menu (one day / one week / one month / entire season)

4. Check The Results

Each of the News Screens gives different information about your team and others in both leagues.

News Menu

The Calendar screen shows any month with one click, and lets you choose which games to enjoy in Play-By-Play Mode.

The Standings screen provides information that relates to the scope of the entire team. On this screen you can watch your team rise and fall through the course of a season.

The Finances screen is a particularly important screen, as Mogul requires you to remain economically viable while working your way toward the championship games. Compare your financial information to other teams here. Click on the silver tab buttons to change the data displayed in each column.

The Leaders screen lets you know how your players are measuring up individually against all other players. Click on any player name to see his or her scouting report. Click on the header buttons to change the leader lists shown.

The Headlines screen gives you highlights from selected games in a newspaper style format.

The Playoffs screen shows all post-season matchups and results. If viewed during the season, it shows the playoff picture given the current standings.

The Transactions screen lists all significant events in chronological order. This includes injuries, awards, contract signings, etc. Click and hold the buttons at the top of the screen to change which transactions are listed.

(Note that Transactions are also shown on the Scouting Report for each player).

5. Conduct the Off-Season

The off-season begins after the playoffs are over:

Negotiate with any players in their final contract year that you would like to keep with the team.

Play until the Free Agency Deadline.

Sign Free Agents.

Play until Spring Training.

6. Repeat steps 2 through 5

(Baseball Mogul's new stat engine lets you play for over 400 years).

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