Will it work on Christmas morning on the family wifi?

The game is small and runs in the phone browser. Once the link has opened it keeps playing without a connection, so a slow one only delays the first load.

Is it cute or is it a joke?

Both, and you decide the ratio. The boss and taunts are the joke. The win message, with confetti, is the cute part, and it is the last thing she reads.

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.

A Christmas game starring your girlfriend

A Christmas game for a girlfriend is the small present under the big one. She is the hero, the boss is the Christmas shopping or the family group chat, iced coffee is the weapon, and the taunts are the karaoke night and the plant that will not die.

Play it together on Christmas morning, then send it to her sister. The win message with confetti is the card. If she still likes paper, the printed postcard arrives with the game on the front and your note on the back.

Example: Maya vs The Christmas Shopping, playing itself. Tap to take over. Yours has their face and your jokes.

Bosses that work for a girlfriend

The Group Chat · 437 unread and someone changed the name again
The 6am Class · the alarm she set on purpose
The Sunday Scaries · the boss that shows up every week

Jokes that land

Three inside jokes become the taunts. For a girlfriend, think that one karaoke night, the plant that refuses to die, or the parking ticket that was not her fault. You can rewrite every line.

Start with a photo

Free to make and play. $9.99 only when you send the link.

On the day

Put the QR code in the card under the tree, or in the cracker, and let them scan it at the table with everyone watching. For a stocking, the printed postcard is the physical version: game on the front, your note and a scan-to-play code on the back, posted to a US or Canadian address. Order by mid-December to be safe.

The photo

Any photo where her face is not tilted away. Big earrings and hair across the forehead cut out fine. Sunglasses do not.

Difficulty

Normal takes a few tries, which is the point. Easy if they are likely to give up after one loss.

Questions people ask

Will it work on Christmas morning on the family wifi?: The game is small and runs in the phone browser. Once the link has opened it keeps playing without a connection, so a slow one only delays the first load.
Is it cute or is it a joke?: Both, and you decide the ratio. The boss and taunts are the joke. The win message, with confetti, is the cute part, and it is the last thing she reads.
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.