Alnwick Castle was Hogwarts in the first two Harry Potter films, and you can take a broomstick lesson in the grounds. Next door there's a garden full of poisonous plants. It's that kind of town.
Pick the Postcard occasion, type “Alnwick” where it asks “Where’s it from?” and the game becomes “Greetings from Alnwick”, with postcard-flavoured jokes you can rewrite. It finishes with a vintage postcard flying in: “Greetings from Alnwick” in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Alnwick Castle, The Alnwick Garden and Barter Books are all fair game for the jokes.
Broomstick lessons at the castle are a rite of passage. A flying game with your own face in it is the next best thing to actually taking off.
One of Britain's biggest second-hand bookshops, in a Victorian station with a model railway above the shelves. Send a postcard while you're curled up by the fire.
Castles, beaches and quiet roads. A playable postcard from Alnwick is a lovely way to say the trip is going well.
Idea 1
A one-tap flyer in the halloween look, all bats and pumpkins, is as close to a broomstick lesson as most of us get.
Put this in
“Took a broomstick lesson. Fell off twice. Still magical.”
Idea 2
Snowmen, icicles and hot chocolate suit a crisp Northumberland day out, with a boss to beat by teatime.
Put this in
“Visited the Poison Garden. Touched nothing. Sniffed nothing. Ran.”
Idea 3
A gentle climber with milestones suits a retirement spent touring castles and bookshops, with someone waiting at the top.
Put this in
“Went into Barter Books for one book. Came out with nine.”
Ending messages to steal
Landmarks to name-drop
The game shows the place name and your message, not these landmarks: the Postcard look’s far-off silhouettes are generic. Your words do the sightseeing.
Free to build and play with our demo characters. To send it, star your own people (drawn from a photo with a plan); publishing and the link are free. See pricing or read how it works.
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Alnwick” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Alnwick Castle. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Alnwick’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Alnwick Castle in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Had a broomstick lesson at Alnwick Castle. I am a natural, apparently. Love from Northumberland.”
Yes. It’s a link, so it plays in the browser on any phone or computer, anywhere in the world, with no download or app store. Send it on WhatsApp, by text or email, or as a QR code.
Making, playing and publishing it is free, and every published game gets its own permanent link. To turn your own photos into cartoon characters, or to give the game a custom link like yourname.become.games, you need a plan: £3.49 a month or £19.99 a year. Cancel any time.
Pick the Postcard occasion, type where it’s from, write the message on the back and share the link. It plays on any device, no download.