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Events
Outdoor games become a permanent event in several leagues, such as Winter Classic or Stadiums Series Games in the NHL. Such an event could electrify a fan base, renew old rivalries or celebrate special franchise achievements with positive effects on media reports and greater chances of successful tv contracts, merchandising revenues, growing fan basis and so on. It is conceivable that the GM must search for allies around the league, at sponsors and media and then have to advertise at the commissioner and players association for example. Some franchises have it easier to find allies, depend on market environment, fan base, existing rivalries, league affiliation and so on. The league has also preferences for some franchises. That means that traditional or very big or successful markets have a higher probability to get such an event.
For such an event there are also new functionalities at the team control screen imaginable. A football or baseball stadium and fan areas must be made fit with several weeks in advance. Which players are turned off for an interview or a home story to fuel the interest and sell out a 50.000 or 80.000 people stadium? Which prevoius events can be organized? Alumni Games?
Other events could be the banner rising after a successful season or if a deserved player has retired. Such events also cause special attention at the fan base or at the media.
In addition league events can also have an effect on some or all franchise. For example, hundred years of the NHL was celebrated the whole year.
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