Beer Factory
Beer Factory is an online strategy-based game designed to test the skill of the participants in the art of resource management. There are two different game modes available for the participants: Single Player mode and Duel mode.
Participants are expected to manage the production and management processes in a beer factory and make a sincere attempt to maximize the factory’s profit to gain popularity. In the Single Player game mode, participants compete against a computer-simulated opponent.
The Event is now live at : beerfactory.pragyan.org
Start date of the event : 4th April 2021
Prize Money: INR 18000.
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It is a turn-based game. The various activities involved during a turn are
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Recording the demands from all the simulated retailers.
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Deciding the supply to retailers based on various factors like popularity, current demand, etc. Placing the order for the next round.
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Making decisions to improve your factory by increasing capacity, improving the transportation system, etc.
There will be an opponent factory playing with the same set of retailers. Your actions will affect the popularity of the opponent factory and vice versa. There will be around a total of 240 turns. New retailers are unlocked during the game. The winner is decided based on the final score, which is an aggregate of popularity among retailers and the factory's profits.
For duels:
Both the players will get the same number of turns and demands. The player with the highest score at the end of the turns is the winner.
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Each participant starts the game with a pre-determined amount of cash and beers.
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The participant earns a profit for each beer sold during the turn.
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Each unsold beer contributes to a negative inventory cost.
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A new product is unlocked after a certain number of turns. This is calculated by an algorithm, and the product has separate popularity and quality.
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In the Duel mode, both the players in a match will get the same resources and number of turns. The player with the highest score, in the end, wins the duel.
Judging criteria
The winner is decided solely based on his/her factory’s “popularity rating” and the “profit rating” in the game. Further information on how this is calculated shall be provided later. Duels will have a leaderboard separate from the Single Player mode. The decision of the event organizers is final. No requests for changes shall be entertained.
FAQs
1) Should I stay online throughout the entire duration of the event?
Yes, you are expected to stay online but you can pause the game and continue whenever you want to.
2) What happens if there are unexpected situations like power failure?
We accommodate such events if they occur. You can contact the event managers for more details.
3) Does the game require any prerequisites?
No. Common sense and strategic thinking are enough to play the game.
For further queries, please contact:
Atul Yadav : 7355594256
Tejus : 7010599094