Idea 1
Second City Conference
- Game style
- ⚔️ Arena battle
Waves of meetings and printers to fight off suit a work trip, and the postcard is a fun way to report back.
Put this in
“Three days of meetings and I still found time for a balti. Priorities.”
West Midlands · England
Birmingham digital postcards that beat a photo of the view
Birmingham famously has more miles of canal than Venice, a Bullring with Selfridges wrapped in shiny discs and Cadbury World down the road in Bournville. Bring an appetite: this is balti country.
It’s a link, so it works on any device, anywhere, with no download. Choose a game style and a look (the Postcard look has chip-thieving seagulls and runaway suitcases), type “Birmingham”, write a line about the Bullring and its Selfridges building or the balti, and it’s ready to send before your tea goes cold.
Who sends a postcard from Birmingham?
Students at one of the city's universities
Birmingham has a big student population and plenty to do. A playable postcard tells the family you are thriving, and possibly eating too much balti.
People on a work trip or at a conference
Business trips to Birmingham are common, so make one memorable. Send the team a postcard game instead of a dull out of office.
Brummies who moved away
Coming home means a balti, a canal walk and a proper catch up. Send a postcard to the friends who stayed, bab.
3 ideas for a Birmingham postcard game
Idea 2
A Brummie Christmas
- Game style
- 🎁 Platformer
- Look
- 🎄 Christmas
Naughty elves, presents and mince pies fit a December shopping trip into the city centre.
Put this in
“Christmas shopping at the Bullring: harder than any boss level.”
Idea 3
Brum to Graduation
- Game style
- 🧗 Story climber
- Look
- 🎓 Graduation
Climbing past exam papers and coffee to a diploma tells the story of a degree, with family waiting at the top.
Put this in
“Three years, one degree and roughly my own body weight in chocolate.”
What to write on a Birmingham postcard
- Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at the Library of Birmingham” works because it’s specific.
- Mention what Birmingham is known for: the balti, or Cadbury chocolate. One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
- Use the local word: “Alright, bab?” (Hello, love. 'Bab' is a friendly Brummie term of endearment). It instantly sounds like it was sent from Birmingham.
- Use the nickname. Signing off “love from Brum” is the postcard equivalent of a wink.
- Keep the ending message short: one detail, one feeling, one sign-off. It reads better on a phone screen.
Ending messages to steal
- “Walked the canals, ate a balti, toured Cadbury World. Birmingham, you have won me over, bab.”
- “Graduated! Still can't find my way round New Street station, but I've got a degree.”
Birmingham at a glance
- Where
- West Midlands, England
- Nickname
- Brum
- Famous for
- the balti · Cadbury chocolate
- Local word
- “Alright, bab?” (Hello, love. 'Bab' is a friendly Brummie term of endearment)
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.
How to send it, step by step
- Pick the Postcard occasion. Open become.games and choose Postcard. You can try it free with our demo characters straight away, no sign-up needed. To send it, you put your own people in it (drawn from a photo, which needs a plan); publishing and the link are free.
- Choose a game style and a look. Any style and any look work. The Postcard look (pastel houses, bunting, chip-thieving seagulls and runaway suitcases) is the natural pick, and for Birmingham we’d also try arena battle with the Office & Leaving do look.
- Type “Birmingham” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Birmingham”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Second City Conference”.
- Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Birmingham would explain, like a line about Gas Street Basin.
- Write the message on the back and send it. The ending is a postcard flying in with the place in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Publish it (free, with its own permanent link) and share it on WhatsApp, as a QR code or by copying the link. It plays in the browser on any device.
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.
Birmingham postcard: questions
Will the game show the Bullring and its Selfridges building?
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Birmingham” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw the Bullring and its Selfridges building. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Birmingham’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention the Bullring and its Selfridges building in a line and they’ll picture it.
What should I write on a postcard from Birmingham?
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Walked the canals, ate a balti, toured Cadbury World. Birmingham, you have won me over, bab.” You could also throw in “Alright, bab?” (Hello, love. 'Bab' is a friendly Brummie term of endearment).
Can I put myself in a Birmingham postcard?
Yes. Build and try it free with demo characters, then upload a photo to turn yourself (and whoever you’re with) into cartoon characters, which needs a plan. Everyone in the photo must agree, and the photo is deleted once the characters are made.
How much does a digital postcard game cost?
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.
Send your Birmingham postcard
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.