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The Derry~Londonderry postcard, reinvented as a tiny game

Derry~Londonderry has city walls you can walk all the way around and a Halloween festival so big the whole city dresses up. Cross the Peace Bridge over the Foyle and you've seen both banks in one stroll.

Pick the Postcard occasion, type “Derry~Londonderry” where it asks “Where’s it from?” and the game becomes “Greetings from Derry~Londonderry”, with postcard-flavoured jokes you can rewrite. It finishes with a vintage postcard flying in: “Greetings from Derry~Londonderry” in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. The City Walls, the Peace Bridge and the Guildhall are all fair game for the jokes.

Make a Derry~Londonderry postcard See 3 ideas

Who sends a postcard from Derry~Londonderry?

Halloween festival-goers

Costumes, a parade and fireworks over the River Foyle. A spooky postcard game is the perfect souvenir.

Walkers doing a lap of the walls

A full circuit of the walls is a short, lovely walk. Send a game postcard to celebrate the easiest history lesson ever.

Students at Ulster University's Magee campus

Send one home between lectures to show you're settling in to life by the Foyle.

3 ideas for a Derry~Londonderry postcard game

Idea 1

Walled City Halloween

Zombies, bats and pumpkins in waves are made for a city famous for its Halloween celebrations.

Put this in

“Defeated forty zombies. Turns out half were just people in costume.”

Idea 2

Lap of the Walls

A runner suits a full lap of the walls, with balloons to grab, rogue candles to jump and cake at the finish.

Put this in

“Ran the whole wall. Ate a whole cake. Balanced.”

Idea 3

Over the Foyle

A wintry one-tap flyer suits a crisp walk across the river on a cold, bright day.

Put this in

“Crossed the Foyle three times. Still can't decide which side has better coffee.”

What to write on a Derry~Londonderry postcard

  • Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at the City Walls” works because it’s specific.
  • Mention what Derry~Londonderry is known for: one of the biggest Halloween celebrations in Europe, or 17th-century city walls you can walk all the way round. One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
  • Use the nickname. Signing off “love from the Walled City” 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 whole city walls and crossed the Peace Bridge. What a gorgeous city.”
  • “Halloween here is something else. The whole city dressed up. Next year, you're coming.”
  • “Sun out over the Foyle today. Derry~Londonderry, you've stolen my heart.”

Derry~Londonderry at a glance

Where
Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
Nickname
the Walled City
Famous for
one of the biggest Halloween celebrations in Europe · 17th-century city walls you can walk all the way round

Landmarks to name-drop

  • The City Walls
  • The Peace Bridge
  • The Guildhall
  • The Tower Museum
  • Ebrington Square

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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 Derry~Londonderry we’d also try arena battle with the Halloween look.
  3. Type “Derry~Londonderry” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Derry~Londonderry”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Walled City Halloween”.
  4. Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Derry~Londonderry would explain, like a line about the Guildhall.
  5. 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.

Derry~Londonderry postcard: questions

Will the game show the City Walls?

No. The game is titled “Greetings from Derry~Londonderry” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw the City Walls. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Derry~Londonderry’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention the City Walls in a line and they’ll picture it.

What should I write on a postcard from Derry~Londonderry?

Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Walked the whole city walls and crossed the Peace Bridge. What a gorgeous city.”

Can I send a Derry~Londonderry postcard to someone abroad?

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.

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.

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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.

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