Idea 1
Parmo Power
- Game style
- 🎁 Platformer
Dodging meetings for a proper lunch suits a work trip to Teesside, and the boss is the Friday deadline.
Put this in
“Ate a whole parmo. Need a nap before the next meeting.”
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Postcard from Middlesbrough? Make it one they can play
Middlesbrough gave the world the chicken parmo and Captain Cook, plus the Transporter Bridge, built to carry people across the Tees in a hanging gondola. Boro has always done things its own way.
Every “Greetings from Middlesbrough” 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: Tees Transporter Bridge, Captain Cook Birthplace Museum and Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA), the chicken parmo, or the thing that happened on day two that nobody is allowed to mention.
Who sends a postcard from Middlesbrough?
Students at Teesside University
Teesside is a friendly place to study. Send a game home to show you are coping, fuelled mainly by parmos and coffee.
Boro fans at the Riverside
Win, lose or draw, a playable postcard is a fun way to share match day with mates who've moved away.
Families at Stewart Park
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum sits in Stewart Park, so there is history and a good run around. Send a postcard game while the kids are still exploring.
3 ideas for a Middlesbrough postcard game
Idea 2
Captain Cook's Voyage
- Game style
- 🐦 Flappy flyer
- Look
- ☀️ Summer
Sunshine and seagulls suit a seafaring explorer's postcard, sent on a bright day in Cook's home town.
Put this in
“Captain Cook sailed the world. I made it to Albert Park.”
Idea 3
Boro Climb
- Game style
- 🧗 Story climber
- Look
- 🎓 Graduation
A climber with milestones suits the Teesside graduate story, with everyone who helped you waiting at the top.
Put this in
“Graduated. Celebrating with the biggest parmo on Teesside.”
What to write on a Middlesbrough postcard
- Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Tees Transporter Bridge” works because it’s specific.
- Mention what Middlesbrough is known for: the chicken parmo, or Captain Cook (born in Marton). One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
- Use the nickname. Signing off “love from Boro” 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
- “Had my first proper parmo. I may never need to eat again. Love from Boro.”
- “Saw where Captain Cook was born. He sailed round the world, I got lost in Stewart Park.”
- “Up the Boro! Great day at the Riverside. Wish you'd been there.”
Middlesbrough at a glance
- Where
- North Yorkshire, England
- Nickname
- Boro
- Famous for
- the chicken parmo · Captain Cook (born in Marton)
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.
How to send it, step by step
- 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.
- 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 Middlesbrough we’d also try platformer with the Office & Leaving do look.
- Type “Middlesbrough” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Middlesbrough”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Parmo Power”.
- Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Middlesbrough would explain, like a line about Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA).
- 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.
Middlesbrough postcard: questions
Will the game show Tees Transporter Bridge?
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Middlesbrough” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Tees Transporter Bridge. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Middlesbrough’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Tees Transporter Bridge in a line and they’ll picture it.
What should I write on a postcard from Middlesbrough?
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Had my first proper parmo. I may never need to eat again. Love from Boro.”
Can I send a Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough 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.