Ripon is one of England's smallest cities, yet every night at 9pm a Hornblower sounds a horn in the Market Place to set the watch. A tradition that old deserves a postcard.
A photo of Ripon Cathedral says “I was here”. A game says “I was here, I thought of you, and I made you this”. Choose any game style and look, type “Ripon” as where it’s from, and send the link.
The abbey ruins and water garden are just outside the city. After hours of wandering, a playable postcard is the perfect thing to send from the tea room.
Ripon race days are relaxed and pretty. Send a game whether you picked a winner or just enjoyed the sunshine.
Standing in the Market Place as the horn sounds is oddly moving. Send a postcard that night so someone else gets a little of the magic.
Idea 1
Nightfall, a horn and an ancient cathedral: the halloween look gives an after-dark Ripon postcard a little spooky charm.
Put this in
“The Hornblower sounded at nine. I was in bed by ten.”
Idea 2
A gentle climber with milestones suits retired walkers ticking off abbeys, cathedrals and tea rooms at their own pace.
Put this in
“Walked to Fountains Abbey and back. The tea room was the real summit.”
Idea 3
Summer's ice creams and sunshine match a race day or a lazy afternoon by the river.
Put this in
“Tiny city, huge cathedral, very big scone.”
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 Ripon” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Ripon Cathedral. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Ripon’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Ripon Cathedral in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Heard the Hornblower at nine tonight. Said to go back over a thousand years. Never late once!”
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.
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.