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Wish you were here: a Portmeirion postcard game

Portmeirion looks like someone dropped a pastel Italian village onto the Welsh coast, which is roughly what Sir Clough Williams-Ellis did over about fifty years. Fans of The Prisoner will feel strangely at home.

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 “Portmeirion”, write a line about the Piazza or Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's Italian-style village, and it’s ready to send before your tea goes cold.

Make a Portmeirion postcard See 3 ideas

Who sends a postcard from Portmeirion?

Couples on a romantic day out

Pastel streets, woodland walks and an estuary view make Portmeirion feel like a holiday abroad, and a postcard is a sweet way to share it.

Wedding guests

A wedding in a village this pretty is unforgettable, and a game starring the happy couple makes a fun postcard for the guests who could not make it.

Fans of The Prisoner

Walking the streets where the cult series was filmed is a pilgrimage for fans, and a postcard to a fellow fan is a must.

3 ideas for a Portmeirion postcard game

Idea 1

I Am Not a Number

The office look's meetings and payslips are the perfect thing to escape in a village famous for a TV escape story.

Put this in

“I am not a number. I'm on holiday. Please stop emailing.”

Idea 2

Portmeirion Wedding Day

Portmeirion is a much-loved wedding spot, so a wedding platformer of crashers, rings and cake suits the guests.

Put this in

“The village is Italian, the weather is Welsh, and the cake was perfect.”

Idea 3

La Dolce Wales

Pastel walls and sunny piazzas suit the postcard look's pastel houses and bunting, perfect for a holiday-mood flyer.

Put this in

“Felt like Italy, sounded like Wales, tasted like ice cream.”

What to write on a Portmeirion postcard

  • Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Hotel Portmeirion” works because it’s specific.
  • Mention what Portmeirion is known for: Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's Italian-style village, or The Prisoner, the 1960s TV series filmed here. 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

  • “Spent the day in Portmeirion. It looks like Italy fell asleep on the Welsh coast.”
  • “What a wedding! Portmeirion was magical and the dancing went on till late.”
  • “Walked round Portmeirion humming The Prisoner theme. Number Six would approve.”

Portmeirion at a glance

Where
Gwynedd, Wales
Famous for
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's Italian-style village · The Prisoner, the 1960s TV series filmed here

Landmarks to name-drop

  • The Piazza
  • Hotel Portmeirion
  • The Bell Tower
  • The Gwyllt woodland

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 Portmeirion we’d also try arena battle with the Office & Leaving do look.
  3. Type “Portmeirion” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Portmeirion”; rename it if you like, e.g. “I Am Not a Number”.
  4. Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Portmeirion would explain, like a line about the Bell Tower.
  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.

Portmeirion postcard: questions

Will the game show the Piazza?

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

What should I write on a postcard from Portmeirion?

Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Spent the day in Portmeirion. It looks like Italy fell asleep on the Welsh coast.”

Can I put myself in a Portmeirion 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 Portmeirion 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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