Idea 1
Peterborough Business Trip
- Game style
- 🎁 Platformer
Meetings, printers and payslips make good baddies for a work trip to a busy office city.
Put this in
“Meetings all day, but I saw a cathedral at lunch, so it counts as culture.”
East of England · England
The Peterborough postcard, reinvented as a tiny game
Peterborough Cathedral has one of the most dramatic medieval fronts in England, and Henry VIII's first wife is buried inside. Add steam trains and the lakes at Ferry Meadows and it's a seriously good day out.
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 “Peterborough”, write a line about Peterborough Cathedral or Catherine of Aragon's tomb in the cathedral, and it’s ready to send before your tea goes cold.
Who sends a postcard from Peterborough?
People on a work trip
Peterborough is a busy business city with fast trains to London. Send the office a game about your glamorous hotel breakfast.
Families at Ferry Meadows
Lakes, play areas, a miniature railway and room to run. Perfect for a sunny weekend postcard to the grandparents.
Steam train fans
Steam engines chuffing through the Nene Valley make any day out special. Send a postcard to the train lover in the family.
3 ideas for a Peterborough postcard game
Idea 2
Picnic Defence at Ferry Meadows
- Game style
- ⚔️ Arena battle
- Look
- ☀️ Summer
Waves of seagulls and sunburn suit a sunny family picnic, with ice cream to grab between rounds.
Put this in
“Protect the sandwiches. The ducks are organised.”
Idea 3
Full Steam Ahead
- Game style
- 🧗 Story climber
- Look
- 🎂 Birthday
A climber with milestones suits a birthday, with presents along the way and cake waiting at the top.
Put this in
“Another year older, but still not as old as the steam engines.”
What to write on a Peterborough postcard
- Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at the Guildhall in Cathedral Square” works because it’s specific.
- Mention what Peterborough is known for: Catherine of Aragon's tomb in the cathedral, or steam trains on the Nene Valley Railway. 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
- “Saw Catherine of Aragon's tomb today. Henry VIII has a lot to answer for. Fascinating day.”
- “Rode a steam train and ate a giant scone. Perfect Sunday. Wish you were here!”
- “Work trip done. Cathedral was stunning, hotel coffee was not. Home soon.”
Peterborough at a glance
- Where
- Cambridgeshire, England
- Famous for
- Catherine of Aragon's tomb in the cathedral · steam trains on the Nene Valley Railway
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 Peterborough we’d also try platformer with the Office & Leaving do look.
- Type “Peterborough” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Peterborough”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Peterborough Business Trip”.
- Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Peterborough would explain, like a line about Ferry Meadows.
- 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.
Peterborough postcard: questions
Will the game show Peterborough Cathedral?
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Peterborough” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Peterborough Cathedral. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Peterborough’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Peterborough Cathedral in a line and they’ll picture it.
What should I write on a postcard from Peterborough?
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Saw Catherine of Aragon's tomb today. Henry VIII has a lot to answer for. Fascinating day.”
Can I put myself in a Peterborough postcard?
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.
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 Peterborough 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.