Manchester helped power the Industrial Revolution, and its Science and Industry Museum sits in a passenger railway station dating from 1830. It also has the rain jokes covered, so pack a brolly and a playlist.
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 “Manchester”, write a line about John Rylands Library or its music, from Joy Division to Oasis, and it’s ready to send before your tea goes cold.
Manchester has one of the biggest student populations in the country, and a postcard game is a lighter way to say "still alive, still studying, send snacks".
Seeing a band in the city that gave us Oasis and Joy Division feels like a pilgrimage, and a postcard keeps the buzz going after the ringing in your ears stops.
Conference days blur together, but a playable postcard to the team, or the family, turns a work trip into something worth remembering.
Idea 1
This look is packed with rain to dodge, which makes it oddly perfect for a city with a famous drizzle reputation.
Put this in
“Forecast said light showers. Manchester heard 'light' and ignored it.”
Idea 2
A climber with story milestones fits three years of study, ending with a proud face waiting at the top.
Put this in
“Three years, two flats, one degree and roughly nine hundred coffees.”
Idea 3
Plenty of people end up here for work, and an office arena of meetings and printers sums up a conference day.
Put this in
“Came for the conference, stayed for the Northern Quarter. Don't tell the boss.”
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 Manchester” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw John Rylands Library. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Manchester’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention John Rylands Library in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Saw a gig in Manchester last night and my ears are still ringing. Best night in ages.”
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.