Editing Beer distribution game (section)

==Types==
There are several options how to play the beer game. The various approaches are explained in more detail below.

=== Traditional board game === 

The traditional version of the beer game is a physical board game where people have to move actual objects. The tokens on the board game represent orders and stocks of a supply chain process. The main disadvantage is that this type of beer game takes much more time than the software version. Moreover, it is quite complex to play it since people need physical objects that represent the inventory on the board. Additionally, inventory levels of other supply chain stages are transparent and are therefore quite hard to estimate.<ref name=TBG />

=== Table version ===

This version of the beer game was introduced by the [[University of Klagenfurt]]. The game can be played with the usage of paper slips where the players have to write numbers on top. This type of game is a more pragmatic approach to moving orders and stock in the supply chain. Additionally, there is one person with the role of a bookkeeping person that keeps track of everything happening.

==== Adapted ====

The adapted table version is an expanded version of the table version where the bookkeeper is eliminated to achieve a more straightforward game. 
In order to play this game a spreadsheet and a laptop on each table are needed. The laptops are used for people's play sheets, which eliminates risks of miscalculating inventory levels.<ref name=TBG />

=== Software ===

The software version of the beer game is an online approach. This approach can be either used as a one player simulation demonstration or as a multiplayer simulation demonstration.<ref name=TBG />