AWS BuilderCards

It’s just marketing. They were giving out decks at re:invent and putting attendees together for starter games.

And as someone who has many friends who dove deep into the modern board game craze, there is nothing more exhausting than having someone sit you down and exuberantly teach you the rules for yet another game that you will only play once, because the next time you see them they will have another awesome game that you just have to play.

I think this one is a “deck builder” game which is some kind of variation on dozens of other deck builder games, with different skills and perks and unit to trade in.

As someone who is old and played countless hours of simple dominoes or other standard card games with my friends I think I am less into learning a new game that is essentially disposable than I am focusing on enjoying the time with the people I am playing with.

So yeah, taking time at a huge conference to sit down and learn AWS Builder Cards with a table of strangers was not fun, relaxing or rewarding for me.

It charged when you display the card. It can detect the light with the photoresistor sensor when it facing up. Also additional fee per thousand request when you put down or lift the card.

If you're a pro-boardgamer it's maybe not satisfying, but looks like many enjoy it: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390566/aws-buildercards

I’m really curious what it would be like to play this with your children lol