A Birthday game starring your grandma
A grandma's birthday game is the card the whole family can sign without anyone posting anything. Her face on the hero, biscuits for weapons, and the wifi as the boss, because it goes off when she looks at it. The taunts are the bingo streak and the biscuit tin.
Someone opens the link for her the first time. After that she plays it more than anyone. Pick Easy: the boss waits until she throws once. If she would rather have something on the mantelpiece, the printed postcard has the game on the front and a scan code on the back.
Example: Grandma vs The Wifi, playing itself. Tap to take over. Yours has their face and your jokes.
Bosses that work for a grandma
- The Wifi · it goes off when she looks at it
- The Remote · forty buttons, she needs two
- The Cat · it chose her, she did not choose it
Jokes that land
Three inside jokes become the taunts. For a grandma, think the bingo winning streak, the biscuit tin nobody is allowed to open, or the phone call that ends four times. You can rewrite every line.
Start with a photoFree to make and play. $9.99 only when you send the link.
On the day
Send the link at midnight so it is the first thing they open, or hold it for the table and let them play it while the cake comes out. If there is a paper card anyway, the QR code goes inside it. For $4.99 more we print a postcard with the game on the front and post it, which turns one present into two.
The photo
A photo where she is looking at the camera. Glasses are fine. A clear face is all the cut-out needs.
Difficulty
Pick Easy: five hearts, slow shots, and the boss waits until they throw once.
Questions people ask
- Can I send it on the day itself?
- Yes. The link is live the moment you pay, and the game takes about two minutes to make, so a birthday you forgot until breakfast is still on time.
- Can she play it without help?
- Once the link is open, yes. Pick Easy: the boss waits until she throws once, and the controls are two buttons. Someone may need to open the link the first time.
- What photo works best?
- A clear head-and-shoulders shot on a plain background. Selfies are fine. Group photos are not, since we cut out one person.
- Can I change it after publishing?
- You can edit the lines and message from the same device you made it on. Sprites are fixed once published.