Idea 1
Sent to Coventry
- Game style
- 🐦 Flappy flyer
The office look of meetings and payslips suits a business trip, and the title makes the joke for you.
Put this in
“Officially sent to Coventry. Honestly, I recommend it.”
West Midlands · England
Coventry digital postcards that beat a photo of the view
Coventry is the city of Lady Godiva, who legend says rode through the streets wearing only her hair, and of two cathedrals side by side: the ruined medieval one and Basil Spence's striking 1962 replacement.
A photo of Coventry Cathedral and the ruins of the old cathedral says “I was here”. A game says “I was here, I thought of you, and I made you this”. Choose any game style and look, type “Coventry” as where it’s from, and send the link.
Who sends a postcard from Coventry?
Students at Coventry University and the University of Warwick
Plenty of students spend three years here. A playable postcard proves to the family that you have been sent to Coventry and are loving it.
People on a work trip
Being sent to Coventry for work is the oldest joke in the book. A postcard game lets you make it before your colleagues do.
Motoring fans
The Transport Museum is packed with cars and bikes from the city's making past. Send a postcard to the petrolhead in your life.
3 ideas for a Coventry postcard game
Idea 2
Classic Car Retirement
- Game style
- 🎁 Platformer
- Look
- 🏖️ Retirement
Golf balls and pints suit a newly retired car lover with time for a long afternoon at the museum.
Put this in
“Saw cars older than me at the Transport Museum. Not many, but some.”
Idea 3
Coventry Graduate
- Game style
- 🧗 Story climber
- Look
- 🎓 Graduation
Climbing past exam papers to a diploma is the perfect way to tell the story of a degree.
Put this in
“Spent three years being sent to Coventry. Worked out quite well.”
What to write on a Coventry postcard
- Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at the Lady Godiva statue” works because it’s specific.
- Mention what Coventry is known for: Lady Godiva, or 2 Tone music (The Specials formed here). One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
- Keep the ending message short: one detail, one feeling, one sign-off. It reads better on a phone screen.
Ending messages to steal
- “Been sent to Coventry for the weekend and I'm not complaining. The cathedral took my breath away.”
- “Found Lady Godiva. She looks very dignified in bronze. Lovely day out.”
Coventry at a glance
- Where
- West Midlands, England
- Famous for
- Lady Godiva · 2 Tone music (The Specials formed here)
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 Coventry we’d also try flappy flyer with the Office & Leaving do look.
- Type “Coventry” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Coventry”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Sent to Coventry”.
- Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Coventry would explain, like a line about Coventry Transport Museum.
- 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.
Coventry postcard: questions
Will the game show Coventry Cathedral and the ruins of the old cathedral?
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Coventry” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Coventry Cathedral and the ruins of the old cathedral. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Coventry’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Coventry Cathedral and the ruins of the old cathedral in a line and they’ll picture it.
What should I write on a postcard from Coventry?
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Been sent to Coventry for the weekend and I'm not complaining. The cathedral took my breath away.”
Can I put myself in a Coventry 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 Coventry 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.