TEW2020: The Basics

The Objective Of The Game
There is no overall objective to complete in TEW; how you choose to approach the game is entirely up to you. Whether you are using the game as a framework to unleash your creativity, as the backdrop to a diary I creative writing piece that you're making, as a competitive exercise to see how well you can do, or simply as a sandbox to play in - they're all perfectly valid methods of play.

Are My Ratings Good Or Bad?
Each show is rated according to the segments it was made up of. Each segment gets an overall rating between 0 and 100. Different companies are rated in different ways; to find out yours, go into the Product section of your Office and see what the Match Focus and Angle Focus are; you can get descriptions of each type from the Company Product section of this handbook. You should be sure to understand how your show rated is calculated and this is crucial information. The other piece of information you will need is how popular your company is in the region the show is being held and any other regions that the show is being broadcast to. See the Office Size screen for this information. You are now able to understand whether a specific segment is good or bad. If it is not an important segment then the rating doesn't usually matter much, but if it is important (such as the main event) then you would ideally like for it to be rated higher than your company's popularity. If it is higher then you're exceeding expectations and will probably be able to gain popularity over all.

Who Should I Hire?
You should first make sure you understand your company's product; do this by going to Office Product and reading the pros and cons list of your current selection. This will give you a good idea of what sort of worker is appropriate for your company. You should then visit your roster (Office Roster) and take a look through it, identiMng if you have any areas you feel are weak, such as a lack of major stars, a lack of rookies, a lack of tag teams, etc. You can then visit the Workers section (via the menu on the left hand side of the screen) to scout out talent. The search button at the bottom will help. Ideally you are looking for wrestlers who are popular in the same regions as your company, have the skills that apply to your company, who are available, and aren't too old, too beat up, etc.

Basic Firing Of Workers
To fire a worker you should go into your Office (via the button on the left hand menu) and click Roster. Select the worker you wish to fire. On the right hand side of the screen you will see the popularity section - click the arrows on either side of it to switch to the contract view. This will then display a summary of their contract and show a Release button. Click this to release the worker. For a more detailed look at the firing process, please see the Running Your Company section.

Understanding Your Roster
The Office Roster screen gives you a lot of information about everyone you employ. It is worth getting familiar with your workers and making a mental (or physical) note about who your stars are, who you think you'd like to push, etc. Having a good knowledge of your roster's strength and weaknesses and knowing who is playing what role is crucial to being good at TEW. If you wish to alter someone on your roster you will generally want to click on their name (at the top of the screen) or the relevant line of text in the Company Status section (mid-left hand side of the Roster screen). For example, if you wish to alter their name, click their name. To see their morale, click the line of text describing their current level. To alter or view their gimmick, click the line of text describing it. These will all take you to various pop-up windows where you can make changes.

Running A Show
To schedule a show you should go into your Office and click Events & TV. You can add or an event from here. The text at the top of the Office will tell you when your next event and TV show (if any) is due to happen. You would then need to advance days (using the buttons at the top of the left hand menu) until you reach that day. Once you reach the appropriate day, click to advance to the next day and you will be taken to the PM section. This is where you set up, book, and run your show. For a more detailed look at the process, please see the Booking And Running Shows section.

What Matches Should I Book?
As a rule of thumb, you're generally going to be booking workers of the same sort of level against each other. So Stars will fight Stars, Recognisable wrestlers will fight Recognisable wrestlers, etc. You can of course change this up, for example having a Star squash an Unimportant wrestler, but for the most part you will be keeping people to their part of the card. You do not have to match up wrestler styles or skills (i.e. you don't have to put high flyers vs high flyers), but there are a few golden rules. You rarely want to have a match in which nobody has a high Psychology value as otherwise it will fall apart quickly. Inexperienced wrestlers should generally have an experienced wrestler in the match (whether as a partner or opponent) to help them through the bout and to help teach them. You will rarely want to put two wrestlers who both have weak in-ring skills together in case they stink out the joint. If you're new to TEW, you likely don't want to do too much with road agent notes to begin with. Sticking to just picking winners and losers and giving match aims is fine for an inexperienced player, learning to use road agent notes to their full potential is more of an advanced technique that comes with experience. Don't worry too much about making mistakes with things like match lengths or road agent notes - if you do make an obvious error then your road agent will most likely pop up to warn you and advise on how to it.

What Angles Should I Book?
Every show has certain acceptable limits for the ratio of matches to angles; this is dependent on your product and is visible in the pros and cons list in Office Product. The text at the top of the booking screen will change as you book to tell you if you are currently outside the acceptable limits. If you do need (or want) to book angles, generally you should follow reality and focus mostly on your popular workers as they are the ones who will get a reaction from the audience. To begin with you may wish to use pre-written angles from the list given, but you can just as easily use the Freestyle Angle button to create one on the fly. Whichever option you choose you should try and use an angle that plays to the workers' strengths. You don't want someone with poor Microphone skill to be talking, for example.

Are My Ratings Good Or Bad?
Each show is rated according to the segments it was made up of. Each segment gets an overall rating between 0 and 100. Different companies are rated in different ways; to find out yours, go into the Product section of your Office and see what the Match Focus and Angle Focus are; you can get descriptions of each type from the Company Product section of this handbook. You should be sure to understand how your show rated is calculated and this is crucial information. The other piece of information you will need is how popular your company is in the region the show is being held and any other regions that the show is being broadcast to. See the Office Size screen for this information. You are now able to understand whether a specific segment is good or bad. If it is not an important segment then the rating doesn't usually matter much, but if it is important (such as the main event) then you would ideally like for it to be rated higher than your company's popularity. If it is higher then you're exceeding expectations and will probably be able to gain popularity over all.