Swansea curves round a huge sandy bay all the way to Mumbles, where the pier is Victorian and the ice cream is taken very seriously. Dylan Thomas grew up here and never quite stopped writing about it.
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 “Swansea”, write a line about Swansea Market or cockles and laverbread from Swansea Market, and it’s ready to send before your tea goes cold.
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Idea 1
A runner suits the long seafront path round Swansea Bay, and the postcard look's chip-thieving gulls fit the walk to Mumbles.
Put this in
“Ran the bay to Mumbles for an ice cream. Walked back for a second one.”
Idea 2
A graduation platformer of exam papers and coffee suits a university where lectures come with a sea view.
Put this in
“Studied by the beach for three years. Mostly studied the beach.”
Idea 3
A climber with milestones tells a life story, and the retirement look's alarm clocks and golf balls make it a proper send-off.
Put this in
“Retired at last. Swapped the alarm clock for cockles on toast.”
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 Swansea” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Swansea Market. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Swansea’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Swansea Market in a line and they’ll picture it.
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Shwmae from Swansea! Cockles at the market, ice cream in Mumbles, sand in everything.” You could also throw in “Shwmae” (hello).
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.