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The Inverness postcard, reinvented as a tiny game

Inverness is where Highland road trips begin and end, with the River Ness running straight through the middle. Start the North Coast 500 here and you'll have stories before you've even left town.

Pick the Postcard occasion, type “Inverness” where it asks “Where’s it from?” and the game becomes “Greetings from Inverness”, with postcard-flavoured jokes you can rewrite. It finishes with a vintage postcard flying in: “Greetings from Inverness” in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Inverness Castle, the River Ness and the Ness Islands are all fair game for the jokes.

Make an Inverness postcard See 3 ideas

Who sends a postcard from Inverness?

Road-trippers on the North Coast 500

The route starts and finishes in Inverness, so send one at the start line and another when you're back with a camera full of mountains.

Grandparents on a coach trip

Loch Ness, Culloden and a nice tearoom. A postcard game is a fun surprise for the grandchildren waiting at home.

Families on half term

Nessie hunting, the Ness Islands and a walk along the river. A game postcard keeps the cousins in the loop.

3 ideas for an Inverness postcard game

Idea 1

Highland Capital Flyer

Runaway suitcases suit a city where Highland road trips begin and end, and the postcard look adds stamps to collect.

Put this in

“Still light at ten o'clock. Still dodging seagulls at ten o'clock.”

Idea 2

NC500: Lap One

Retirement is when plenty of people finally do the big road trip, so a run and jump adventure fits.

Put this in

“No alarm clock, no emails, just five hundred miles of road.”

Idea 3

Nessie Hunt

Spooky waves and a boss suit a city on the doorstep of the world's most famous monster.

Put this in

“No sign of Nessie. Plenty of signs of midges.”

What to write on an Inverness postcard

  • Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Inverness Castle” works because it’s specific.
  • Mention what Inverness is known for: the start and finish of the North Coast 500, or the gateway to Loch Ness. One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
  • Use the nickname. Signing off “love from the Capital of the Highlands” 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

  • “Day one of the North Coast 500. Car's full of snacks, map's upside down. Wish us luck.”
  • “Walked the Ness Islands at sunset. Inverness, you're a stunner.”
  • “No Nessie yet, but the cake in Inverness was a strong consolation prize.”

Inverness at a glance

Where
Highland, Scotland
Nickname
the Capital of the Highlands
Famous for
the start and finish of the North Coast 500 · the gateway to Loch Ness

Landmarks to name-drop

  • Inverness Castle
  • The River Ness
  • The Ness Islands
  • Inverness Cathedral
  • Culloden Battlefield (just outside the city)

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 Inverness we’d also try flappy flyer with the Postcard look.
  3. Type “Inverness” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Inverness”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Highland Capital Flyer”.
  4. Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Inverness would explain, like a line about the Ness Islands.
  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.

Inverness postcard: questions

Will the game show Inverness Castle?

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

What should I write on a postcard from Inverness?

Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Day one of the North Coast 500. Car's full of snacks, map's upside down. Wish us luck.”

Can I send an Inverness 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 Inverness 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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