Has workedat AWS 5years ormoreHad to deliver acustomer demo,workshop orimmersion dayduring an AWSOutage (LSE)Has 5 ormore activeAWSCertificationsThe Security Blocker:Had a perfectarchitecture rejectedbecause thecustomer’s securityteam “doesn’t trust” amanaged service (ex.Amazon Bedrock)Got their 3rdParty GenAIaccessrevoked for30 daysThe Ghost Customer:A client who has anurgent request everyday for a week andwhen you finallyrespond they ghostyouThe Game ofThrones Customer:When a client’sinternal politics andbureaucracy makesthe show Game ofThrones look tamed.Got burnedby AWSServiceQuota hardlimitTraveledoutside ofCanada andUS for acustomer visitthis yearFree!AttendedRe:Inventthis yearCustomerwants an EBAdeliveredurgently ~ lessthen 2 weeksThe AWS ServiceSucks Customer: Aclient that alwaysblames theirtechnical debt andbad architecture onAWS managedservicesThe Know-it-allCustomer: A clientthat disagrees with allof yourrecommendationsbecause they knowthe best practices todo everythingGot a Sev 1 or2 palisadeticket createdon them fortheir IsengardaccountFree!Has workedat AWS 5years ormoreHad to deliver acustomer demo,workshop orimmersion dayduring an AWSOutage (LSE)Has 5 ormore activeAWSCertificationsThe Security Blocker:Had a perfectarchitecture rejectedbecause thecustomer’s securityteam “doesn’t trust” amanaged service (ex.Amazon Bedrock)Got their 3rdParty GenAIaccessrevoked for30 daysThe Ghost Customer:A client who has anurgent request everyday for a week andwhen you finallyrespond they ghostyouThe Game ofThrones Customer:When a client’sinternal politics andbureaucracy makesthe show Game ofThrones look tamed.Got burnedby AWSServiceQuota hardlimitTraveledoutside ofCanada andUS for acustomer visitthis yearFree!AttendedRe:Inventthis yearCustomerwants an EBAdeliveredurgently ~ lessthen 2 weeksThe AWS ServiceSucks Customer: Aclient that alwaysblames theirtechnical debt andbad architecture onAWS managedservicesThe Know-it-allCustomer: A clientthat disagrees with allof yourrecommendationsbecause they knowthe best practices todo everythingGot a Sev 1 or2 palisadeticket createdon them fortheir IsengardaccountFree!

BINGO! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Has worked at AWS 5 years or more
  2. Had to deliver a customer demo, workshop or immersion day during an AWS Outage (LSE)
  3. Has 5 or more active AWS Certifications
  4. The Security Blocker: Had a perfect architecture rejected because the customer’s security team “doesn’t trust” a managed service (ex. Amazon Bedrock)
  5. Got their 3rd Party GenAI access revoked for 30 days
  6. The Ghost Customer: A client who has an urgent request every day for a week and when you finally respond they ghost you
  7. The Game of Thrones Customer: When a client’s internal politics and bureaucracy makes the show Game of Thrones look tamed.
  8. Got burned by AWS Service Quota hard limit
  9. Traveled outside of Canada and US for a customer visit this year
  10. Free!
  11. Attended Re:Invent this year
  12. Customer wants an EBA delivered urgently ~ less then 2 weeks
  13. The AWS Service Sucks Customer: A client that always blames their technical debt and bad architecture on AWS managed services
  14. The Know-it-all Customer: A client that disagrees with all of your recommendations because they know the best practices to do everything
  15. Got a Sev 1 or 2 palisade ticket created on them for their Isengard account
  16. Free!