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Send a playable postcard from Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth does the seaside the loud, joyful way: two piers, a Golden Mile of arcades and a real circus in a building made for it. Bring plenty of 2p coins.

Every “Greetings from Great Yarmouth” game ends with a postcard flying in: the place in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. What goes in the jokes is up to you: Britannia Pier, Wellington Pier and Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, the Golden Mile, or the thing that happened on day two that nobody is allowed to mention.

Make a Great Yarmouth postcard See 3 ideas

Who sends a postcard from Great Yarmouth?

Families on a summer holiday

Sandcastles, arcades and a circus where the ring turns into a pool. Send home a game starring the whole family.

Grandparents on a coach trip

Fish and chips, a show on the pier and a sit down in the sea air. Send the grandkids a game that proves you've still got it.

Caravan park holidaymakers

A week by the sea with the whole gang. A playable postcard beats another group selfie, for once.

3 ideas for a Great Yarmouth postcard game

Idea 1

The Golden Mile

A run along the seafront suits an endless runner, with summer gulls to jump and ice creams and beach balls to grab.

Put this in

“Spent all my 2p coins. The machines are winning.”

Idea 2

Coach Trip Champions

The vintage seaside-postcard look suits a classic coach trip to the coast, with runaway suitcases to dodge and stamps to collect.

Put this in

“No alarms, no emails, just ice cream and a show tonight.”

Idea 3

Birthday on the Seafront

Balloons, cake and presents in waves suit a big family birthday at the seaside.

Put this in

“Birthday wish: one more go on the 2p machines.”

What to write on a Great Yarmouth postcard

  • Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Britannia Pier” works because it’s specific.
  • Mention what Great Yarmouth is known for: the Golden Mile, or kippers and its herring fishing history. 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

  • “Two piers, one circus, a million arcades. The kids are in heaven. Wish you were here!”
  • “Lovely coach trip to Great Yarmouth. Fish and chips, a show on the pier, a nap on the way home.”
  • “Won a fluffy toy on the Golden Mile. Cost me eleven pounds. Worth it.”

Great Yarmouth at a glance

Where
Norfolk, England
Famous for
the Golden Mile · kippers and its herring fishing history

Landmarks to name-drop

  • Britannia Pier
  • Wellington Pier
  • Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
  • The Hippodrome Circus
  • The Britannia Monument

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 Great Yarmouth we’d also try endless runner with the Summer look.
  3. Type “Great Yarmouth” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Great Yarmouth”; rename it if you like, e.g. “The Golden Mile”.
  4. Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Great Yarmouth would explain, like a line about Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach.
  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.

Great Yarmouth postcard: questions

Will the game show Britannia Pier?

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

What should I write on a postcard from Great Yarmouth?

Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Two piers, one circus, a million arcades. The kids are in heaven. Wish you were here!”

Can I send a Great Yarmouth 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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Send your Great Yarmouth 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.

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