--- - hosts: bobbins pre_tasks: - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/x.yml roles: - hello - { role: more_complex, t: z } tasks: - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/x.yml - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/x.yml y=z handlers: - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: handlers/y.yml - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: play.yml