Salford is right next door to Manchester and would politely like you to stop calling it Manchester. It has its own city status, its own arts centre named after Lowry and half the BBC down at the Quays.
Every “Greetings from Salford” game ends with a postcard flying in: the place in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. What goes in the jokes is up to you: The Lowry, MediaCityUK and Salford Quays, L. S. Lowry's paintings of matchstick figures, or the thing that happened on day two that nobody is allowed to mention.
Lots of visitors come for meetings and studio days at the Quays, and a postcard game is a fun way to tell the office back home how it went.
A big show, a waterside dinner and a walk across the footbridge make a great night out, and a postcard keeps the memory going.
Having your photo taken at the famous doorway is a rite of passage for fans, and a postcard to a fellow fan is the obvious next step.
Idea 1
MediaCityUK is full of people in lanyards, so an office arena of meetings and printers fits a work trip to the Quays.
Put this in
“It's Salford, not Manchester. Please update your contacts, and your postcard.”
Idea 2
Lowry painted plenty of grey northern days, so a wintry platformer of icicles and snowmen feels right for Salford.
Put this in
“Saw the Lowry paintings. Tried drawing a matchstick dog. It looked like a matchstick.”
Idea 3
On a sunny day the Quays come alive, so summer gulls and ice creams fit a waterside wander.
Put this in
“Salford Quays in the sunshine. Rare, beautiful, gone by teatime.”
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.
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No. The game is titled “Greetings from Salford” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw The Lowry. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Salford’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention The Lowry in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Saw a show at The Lowry, then walked the Quays in the dark. Salford, you charmer.”
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.