Preston throws its biggest party, the Guild, only once every twenty years, which is where the saying 'once every Preston Guild' comes from. Luckily, postcards are allowed more often.
Pick the Postcard occasion, type “Preston” where it asks “Where’s it from?” and the game becomes “Greetings from Preston”, with postcard-flavoured jokes you can rewrite. It finishes with a vintage postcard flying in: “Greetings from Preston” in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Preston Bus Station, Avenham Park and Miller Park are all fair game for the jokes.
Preston is home to the University of Central Lancashire, and a quick game is a fun way to show the folks back home that student life is going well, mostly.
The Brutalist bus station is Grade II listed and genuinely loved, so design fans make the trip just to see it and want to tell someone who will understand.
A football day out at one of the oldest league grounds in the world deserves a postcard, win or lose.
Idea 1
A party that comes round once every twenty years deserves the new year look of champagne, clock pieces and the odd hangover cloud.
Put this in
“Last Guild was 2012. Next one's 2032. I'm pacing myself.”
Idea 2
A one-tap office flyer fits a commuter city, and dodging meetings feels a lot like dodging the morning rush.
Put this in
“Preston Bus Station is Grade II listed. My commute is not.”
Idea 3
A climber with milestones tracks first lectures to final exams, with family waiting proudly at the top.
Put this in
“Climbed from freshers' week to graduation. Only fell asleep in the library twice.”
Ending messages to steal
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.
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.
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Preston” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Preston Bus Station. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Preston’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Preston Bus Station in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Preston's bus station is genuinely beautiful. Can't believe I'm writing that. Love from Lancashire.”
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.
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.
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.