Idea 1
Mind the Gulls
- Game style
- 🐦 Flappy flyer
- Look
- 📮 Postcard
Whitby's gulls are bold and hungry, so the postcard look's chip-thieving seagulls feel like documentary footage.
Put this in
“Lost my chips to a gull. Gained a character arc.”
Yorkshire and the Humber · England
Send a playable postcard from Whitby
Whitby has a ruined abbey on the cliff, 199 steps to reach it and the honour of helping inspire Dracula. Add some of the best fish and chips on the coast and you've got a postcard with bite.
Every “Greetings from Whitby” 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: Whitby Abbey, the 199 Steps and Captain Cook Memorial Museum, fish and chips, or the thing that happened on day two that nobody is allowed to mention.
Who sends a postcard from Whitby?
Goths at Whitby Goth Weekend
Twice a year the town fills with velvet and lace. A spooky postcard game is the perfect souvenir, and far easier to post than a coffin.
Families on a seaside holiday
Crabbing in the harbour, chips on the pier and everyone counting the 199 steps out loud. A playable postcard keeps the holiday alive at home.
Walkers on the Cleveland Way
Whitby is a highlight of the coastal path. Send a game from the top of the steps while you catch your breath.
3 ideas for a Whitby postcard game
Idea 2
199 Steps to the Abbey
- Game style
- 🧗 Story climber
- Look
- 🎃 Halloween
A climber in the halloween look turns a gothic stair climb into a game, with someone waiting at the top.
Put this in
“Counted all 199 steps. Then a bat counted me.”
Idea 3
Count's Coast
- Game style
- ⚔️ Arena battle
- Look
- ❄️ Winter
Off-season Whitby is wild and windswept, and icicles plus hot chocolate capture that feeling well.
Put this in
“Bracing walk, fish supper, early night. Not a vampire in sight.”
What to write on a Whitby postcard
- Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Whitby Abbey” works because it’s specific.
- Mention what Whitby is known for: fish and chips, or Dracula (Bram Stoker was inspired here). One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
- Keep the ending message short: one detail, one feeling, one sign-off. It reads better on a phone screen.
Ending messages to steal
- “Climbed the 199 steps and counted every one. The abbey at sunset was worth the puffing.”
- “Fish and chips on the harbour. A gull tried its luck. I won this time.”
- “Goth Weekend was amazing. Everyone looked incredible. Bringing you some Whitby jet.”
Whitby at a glance
- Where
- North Yorkshire, England
- Famous for
- fish and chips · Dracula (Bram Stoker was inspired here)
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 Whitby we’d also try flappy flyer with the Postcard look.
- Type “Whitby” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from Whitby”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Mind the Gulls”.
- Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only Whitby would explain, like a line about Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
- 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.
Whitby postcard: questions
Will the game show Whitby Abbey?
No. The game is titled “Greetings from Whitby” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Whitby Abbey. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not Whitby’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Whitby Abbey in a line and they’ll picture it.
What should I write on a postcard from Whitby?
Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Climbed the 199 steps and counted every one. The abbey at sunset was worth the puffing.”
Can I send a Whitby 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 Whitby 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.