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I’ve been following the progress of AWS BuilderCards for a number of years. Gamers of all ability ranges use the playing cards to study AWS in a enjoyable and fascinating method, competing (in a pleasant style) to mix their playing cards to type architectures, gaining data and scoring factors as they play:
To this point, greater than 15,000 units of BuilderCards have been printed and put to make use of over the course of three re:Invents, fifteen AWS Summits, and a number of neighborhood occasions. For instance, here’s a group of AWS lovers having a very good time in Tokyo throughout JAWS Days 2024:
Suggestions from gamers has been extremely optimistic, with a 4.8 star buyer satisfaction rating (CSAT) throughout greater than 1500 replies.
Second Version Now Out there
I’m blissful to announce that the second version of AWS BuilderCards will likely be distributed at re:Invent 2024 and can quickly be out there for buy on-line. In response to suggestions on the primary version, we now have made many modifications to the second version. Right here’s a abstract:
Design — The revised design focuses on the contents of the cardboard, with further gradients and patterns to make the playing cards extra enticing and playful. The font measurement was elevated, recreation results at the moment are represented as icons, and the QR codes now level to the BuilderCards website:
Sport Mechanics — The mechanics have been revised to enhance steadiness, simplify play, and take away some bias. There are additionally some starter playing cards that signify a typical on-premises knowledge heart surroundings.
Generative AI Add-On Pack — This new deck consists of 50 further BuilderCards designed to point out how Generative AI and AWS structure align. This add-on pack additionally features a set of Mission playing cards. These playing cards add context, with QR codes that hyperlink to printed finest practices or options. The playing cards are bigger, with further textual content and an structure diagram. Use is elective, with gamers incomes additional factors for finishing a mission. Every deck additionally consists of 5 clean BuilderCards and two clean Mission playing cards to help customization:
Get Your BuilderCards
If you may be at re:Invent 2024, make plans to go to the BuilderCards play space on Stage 1 of Caesar’s Discussion board subsequent to the PeerTalk space:
Sunday – 10 AM to six PM
Monday – 9 AM to five PM
Tuesday – 9 AM to five PM
Wednesday – 9 AM to five PM
Thursday – 9 AM to 4 PM
You’ll be able to play in opposition to different re:Invent attendees and in addition get your personal recreation and add-on packs to take dwelling (we’ll give away 1,000 per day). Because of onerous work by Masanori Yamaguchi (AWS Hero) and Kosuke Enomoto (AWS Neighborhood Builder) we may even have BuilderCards in Japanese for on-site play. You’ll be able to learn Kosuke’s weblog publish (AWS BuilderCards Japanese Version for JAWS DAYS) to study extra concerning the translation course of.
In the event you gained’t be capable of attend re:Invent, you’ll quickly be capable of buy a deck of your personal. Examine again right here for more information!
Keep Tuned
The BuilderCards staff is engaged on further goodies together with enlargement packs and extra language packs.
— Jeff;