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A Norfolk Broads postcard that’s actually a game

Around 125 miles of lock-free waterways, windmills on the horizon and speed limits of just a few miles an hour. On the Norfolk Broads, the fastest thing around is the duck coming for your sandwich.

Pick the Postcard occasion, type “the Norfolk Broads” where it asks “Where’s it from?” and the game becomes “Greetings from the Norfolk Broads”, with postcard-flavoured jokes you can rewrite. It finishes with a vintage postcard flying in: “Greetings from the Norfolk Broads” in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Hickling Broad, How Hill and St Benet's Abbey are all fair game for the jokes.

Make a Norfolk Broads postcard See 3 ideas

Who sends a postcard from the Norfolk Broads?

Friends on a boating holiday

A week afloat, a lot of mooring practice and a riverside pub at every other stop. Send a game to the mates who said they'd get seasick on a river.

Birdwatchers in winter

Marsh harriers, cranes and huge skies. Send a postcard to the friend who never quite believes what you saw.

Families on half term

Boat trips, windmills and an awful lot of ducks. Let the kids make a game for the grandparents back home.

3 ideas for a Norfolk Broads postcard game

Idea 1

Full Speed Ahead at Four Miles an Hour

Ice creams, beach balls and sunburn suit a lazy summer week drifting between riverside villages.

Put this in

“Top speed: four miles an hour. Overtaken by: one duck.”

Idea 2

Stag on a Boat

Bouncers, shots and exes in waves suit a boat full of friends on a lively weekend afloat.

Put this in

“The captain says no more singing. The captain is outnumbered.”

Idea 3

Frosty Morning on the Broads

Icicles and hot chocolate suit a frosty winter morning on the water, with one tap flying like a marsh harrier.

Put this in

“Saw a marsh harrier. It saw my sandwich.”

What to write on a Norfolk Broads postcard

  • Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Hickling Broad” works because it’s specific.
  • Mention what the Norfolk Broads is known for: boating holidays, or windmills and wildlife. 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

  • “Moored up, kettle on, sun setting over the reeds. The Broads are heaven. Wish you were here!”
  • “Only bumped into the bank twice today. Captain's log: improving.”
  • “Saw cranes, harriers and a windmill at sunset. Best birdwatching trip ever.”

Norfolk Broads at a glance

Where
Norfolk, England
Famous for
boating holidays · windmills and wildlife

Landmarks to name-drop

  • Hickling Broad
  • How Hill
  • St Benet's Abbey
  • Horsey Windpump
  • Wroxham

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 the Norfolk Broads we’d also try platformer with the Summer look.
  3. Type “the Norfolk Broads” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from the Norfolk Broads”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Full Speed Ahead at Four Miles an Hour”.
  4. Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only the Norfolk Broads would explain, like a line about St Benet's Abbey.
  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.

Norfolk Broads postcard: questions

Will the game show Hickling Broad?

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

What should I write on a postcard from the Norfolk Broads?

Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Moored up, kettle on, sun setting over the reeds. The Broads are heaven. Wish you were here!”

Can I send a Norfolk Broads 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 Norfolk Broads 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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