Idea 1
Catch a Wave
- Game style
- 🐦 Flappy flyer
- Look
- 📮 Postcard
A seaside town with two beaches suits the postcard look, with chip-thieving gulls to dodge and stamps to collect.
Put this in
“Caught one wave. Fell off. Still counts.”
Northern Ireland
A digital postcard from Portrush they won’t forget
Portrush has two golden beaches, surf on its doorstep and a golf course that has hosted The Open. The Causeway Coast starts here, so pack a wetsuit and a decent camera.
Pick the Postcard occasion, type “Portrush” where it asks “Where’s it from?” and the game becomes “Greetings from Portrush”, with postcard-flavoured jokes you can rewrite. It finishes with a vintage postcard flying in: “Greetings from Portrush” in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Royal Portrush Golf Club, East Strand and West Strand are all fair game for the jokes.
Who sends a postcard from Portrush?
Surfers chasing the Atlantic swell
When the waves are good, Portrush is the place to be. A game postcard tells your mates they missed a cracker.
Golf fans
Played Royal Portrush or just walked the links? Either way, a postcard game is a fun bragging tool.
Families on summer holidays
Beaches, amusements and ice cream on the prom. A playable postcard is the perfect message to Granny.
3 ideas for a Portrush postcard game
Idea 2
Causeway Coast Weekend
- Game style
- 🎁 Platformer
- Look
- 🍺 Stag & Hen do
A run and stomp game fits a lively weekend away with friends on the north coast.
Put this in
“Great craic all weekend. The bouncers knew us by name by Sunday.”
Idea 3
Birthday on the Strand
- Game style
- ⚔️ Arena battle
- Look
- 🎂 Birthday
Waves of balloons and rogue candles make a cheerful birthday game from a town with two beaches.
Put this in
“Happy birthday from Portrush! Sand everywhere, cake intact.”
What to write on a Portrush postcard
- Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Royal Portrush Golf Club” works because it’s specific.
- Mention what Portrush is known for: hosting The Open golf championship, or surfing. One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
- Use the local word: “the craic” (fun, good chat and a good time). It instantly sounds like it was sent from Portrush.
- Keep the ending message short: one detail, one feeling, one sign-off. It reads better on a phone screen.
Ending messages to steal
- “Surfed at Portrush today. Well, stood up once. The craic was mighty.”
- “Two beaches, one ice cream each, and a sunset over the sea. Perfect.”
- “Walked along the coast to Dunluce Castle. Magic. Home Sunday.”
Portrush at a glance
- Where
- County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Famous for
- hosting The Open golf championship · surfing
- Local word
- “the craic” (fun, good chat and a good time)
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 Portrush we’d also try flappy flyer with the Postcard look.
- Type “Portrush” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Portrush”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Catch a Wave”.
- Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Portrush would explain, like a line about West Strand.
- 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.
Portrush postcard: questions
Will the game show Royal Portrush Golf Club?
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Portrush” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Royal Portrush Golf Club. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Portrush’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Royal Portrush Golf Club in a line and they’ll picture it.
What should I write on a postcard from Portrush?
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Surfed at Portrush today. Well, stood up once. The craic was mighty.” You could also throw in “the craic” (fun, good chat and a good time).
Can I send a Portrush 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.
Send your Portrush 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.