The inaugural Amazon VGT took place earlier this year in May. As you might remember, my trusty robotic companion suffered a mishap after hiding several clues across this blog, the Amazon Podcast, and various sections of the Amazon website. Thanks to the relentless dedication of puzzle enthusiasts worldwide, every riddle was discovered, nearly all were solved, and we successfully reassembled our friend, Dax, during a thrilling live session on the Amazon Twitch channel.
We had such an enjoyable experience the first time that we decided to bring it back! Dax 2.0 is lighter, more resilient, quicker, cuter, and more agile than ever before. Similar to our previous quest, we’ve collaborated with the talented team at Lone Shark Games to craft a new set of intricate puzzles that will demand leaps of logic, teamwork, and an unyielding spirit to crack.
Follow The Orange Brick Road
I instructed Dax to rendezvous with me in Las Vegas for Amazon re:Invent, but I left the route up to him. Dax, being adventurous and a touch mischievous, opted to follow an orange brick road that travels west from Seattle. It appears that Dax plans to stop in 15 cities along the way, collecting souvenirs to bring to re:Invent.
Dax will depart Seattle on November 1st after picking up a keepsake from Amazon’s home city. Next, Dax will journey to Sydney, Australia. Each puzzle will be unveiled at aws.amazon.com/amazonvgt at noon in Dax’s timezone.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to assist in locating and deciphering the puzzles, as well as helping Dax decide which souvenirs to bring to re:Invent.
— Alex;
P.S. Dax is on the lookout for friendly robotic faces during his travels. From November 1 to 16, follow @amazon on Twitter and share a photo of a robot in your area for a chance to have a phone conversation with me about Amazon and cloud computing. We’ll also be scouting for robots on Instagram, so be sure to follow @amazonwebservices and share your robot snapshots for everyone to see. The winner will be contacted via DM by December 5, 2023, to arrange the call. The post must include #AmazonVGT #Promotion and your profile must be public to qualify.
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