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A Retirement game starring your mom

For a mother retiring, the boss is the inbox, the meeting, the thing she has done for thirty years without complaining much. Her face on the hero, casseroles for weapons, and taunts from the stories she brought home. The win message is the thanks from everyone she did it for.

Give it at the family dinner and pass the phone round. The printed postcard is the version for the fridge, with the game on the front and the message on the back.

Example: Mom vs The Inbox, playing itself. Tap to take over. Yours has their face and your jokes.

Bosses that work for a mom

  • The Unanswered Text · she saw it, she is thinking about it
  • The Family Calendar · the boss she runs single-handed
  • The Dog · the one who actually runs the house

Jokes that land

Three inside jokes become the taunts. For a mom, think the time she beat everyone at bowling, the casserole that is still talked about, or the one phone call that lasts an hour. 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

Play it on the big screen at the leaving do, with the person retiring holding the phone. Then send the link to everyone who was there. The win message is the speech, so put the whole team in it. If there is a proper card, the QR code goes inside with the signatures.

The photo

One she approves of. A straight-on photo from a family event works; the cut-out ignores the background.

Difficulty

Pick Easy: five hearts, slow shots, and the boss waits until they throw once.

Questions people ask

Can I make it from the office?
Yes. It runs in the browser on a work laptop or a phone, and the photos never leave the device. Only the finished pixel sprites are uploaded.
Is it too silly for her?
The fight is silly. The message at the end is not, and that is what she keeps. Most mothers replay it to show a friend.
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.

Same retirement, someone else

Your mom, another occasion