Introduction to PBMing and the IWF!
INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the International Wrestling Federation (Established in 1997). This is a game where you get to role-play and participate in angles/storylines from your very own mailbox! Tired of some of the lame stuff ya see on TV? Think you can do a better job booking and writing storylines than WWE for example?! Role-play in the IWF and you can even be the promoter of a league where you can book supercards, pay-per-views, TV shows, etc.! Has there ever been a character you thought would make for an amazing 'gimmick' or an 'angle' you always wanted to see?! Now is your chance to live out some of these wrestling dreams! If you ever have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected] or write us.
HOLD VALUES: As the manager, it is your duty to choose which holds you want for your particular wrestler. You must choose 8 of 30 Set-up holds, and 5 of 30 Finishers. Each hold is assigned a different value each cycle, going from 1-30 in point value. 30 being the high point value and 1 being the low. The finishers are assigned values from 31-60. With 60 being the high and 31 being the low. It is your objective to choose holds which you think will get you the highest possible strategy total, which is a 502 for singles strats. A perfect 502 singles strategy would consist of the 23 pointer through the 30 pointer for the set-up holds, and the 56 pointer through the 60 pointer for the finisher holds. Some important things to consider when picking the holds for your wrestler(s). 1) A hold will never be at the same hold value for 2 cycles (months) in a row. 2) A hold will never jump in value, either up or down, more than 8 points, ever. 3) There are a plethora of "garbage holds" that you will never want to pick. In the magazine you saw our Ad in, you were asked to choose from the holds that are consistently good. As a general rule, follow that. 4) You will find it helpful to plot what we call, a "hold value chart." It is not necessary to do this, but it should aid you picking better strategy totals for your wrestlers, because you will be able to see what a particular hold does in value over time. You will find some patterns this way. For example, and purely hypothetical here, you may find that Swinging Neckbreaker (hold 28) always goes down from 24 in value. You would then most likely not want to pick it. It is not necessary to chart the holds that never hit in range from 23-30 in value.
LEAGUES: Right now the IWF has 2 leagues for its veteran managers. They are Canadian Pride Wrestling (CPW) and United States Wrestling (USW). Some leagues have "rookie titles" that only you new players can compete for, this way you get a chance to craft your skills against other new managers and learn the art of picking hold values, without having seasoned veterans spoiling it. Remember, you can be in as many different leagues as you want to be, as long as you purchase the minimum, which is $5 per league.
DIVISIONS: Currently the IWF has 2 divisions. CPW makes up the Continental Division and the USW makes up the Tough Guy Division . Each division has its own set of hold values. So if you use the same holds in each division, you won't necessarily have the same strategy total. So watch how the holds go, and study those holds! You can find out what division your league is in by looking at the front page of your bulletin.