gistfile1.txt

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - local_action:
        module: ec2
        key_name: key
        instance_type: r3.2xlarge
        region: us-east-1
        image: ami-xxxxxxx
        group: somegroup
        count: 1
        instance_tags:
          Name: "{{ item }}"
      with_items:
        - "foo"
        - "bar"