A castle on an old volcano, a hill you can climb before breakfast and a festival that takes over every spare room in August. Edinburgh does nothing by halves, including the wind.
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 “Edinburgh”, write a line about Edinburgh Castle or the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and it’s ready to send before your tea goes cold.
Three weeks of flyers, five shows a day and a sofa you're sharing with a juggler. A playable postcard says 'I survived August' better than a wristband.
Send one home in freshers' week so the family know you've found the library, or at least the café next to it.
If you rang in the new year on Princes Street, a postcard game is a cheerful way to say you made it home in one piece.
Idea 1
Hogmanay is Edinburgh's big night, so a one-tap flyer dodging hangover clouds fits the morning after perfectly.
Put this in
“Dodge the hangover clouds. The fireworks were worth it.”
Idea 2
A vertical climb with someone waiting at the top suits a city where every walk ends up going uphill.
Put this in
“Nearly at the top. My calves have filed a complaint.”
Idea 3
A runner suits a big night out that starts at the top of the Royal Mile, with bouncers to jump and shots to grab.
Put this in
“Survived the Royal Mile. Lost a shoe somewhere near the Grassmarket.”
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 Edinburgh” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Edinburgh Castle. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Edinburgh’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Edinburgh Castle in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Climbed Arthur's Seat and saw the castle, the sea and my own lack of fitness. Wish you were here.”
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.
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.