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I’ve been following the progress of AWS BuilderCards for a number of years. Gamers of all talent ranges use the playing cards to find out about AWS in a enjoyable and interesting 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 fanatics having time in Tokyo throughout JAWS Days 2024:
Suggestions from gamers has been extremely constructive, with a 4.8 star buyer satisfaction rating (CSAT) throughout greater than 1500 replies.
Second Version Now Out there
I’m joyful to announce that the second version of AWS BuilderCards will probably 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 adjustments to the second version. Right here’s a abstract:
Design — The revised design focuses on the contents of the cardboard, with extra gradients and patterns to make the playing cards extra enticing and playful. The font dimension was elevated, recreation results are actually represented as icons, and the QR codes now level to the BuilderCards website:
Recreation Mechanics — The mechanics have been revised to enhance stability, simplify play, and take away some bias. There are additionally some starter playing cards that symbolize a standard on-premises information heart atmosphere.
Generative AI Add-On Pack — This new deck consists of 50 extra 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 revealed greatest practices or options. The playing cards are bigger, with extra textual content and an structure diagram. Use is non-obligatory, with gamers incomes additional factors for finishing a mission. Every deck additionally consists of 5 clean BuilderCards and two clean Mission playing cards to assist customization:
Get Your BuilderCards
If you can 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 towards different re:Invent attendees and likewise get your personal recreation and add-on packs to take house (we’ll give away 1,000 per day). Because of exhausting work by Masanori Yamaguchi (AWS Hero) and Kosuke Enomoto (AWS Group Builder) we will 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 in regards to 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. Verify again right here for more information!
Keep Tuned
The BuilderCards crew is engaged on extra goodies together with enlargement packs and extra language packs.
— Jeff;
