Malaya: V-Mail Postcard Game #1 (2007)

About this game

Malaya is the first in @games Online's series of free postcard games, "V-Mail Games". The Japanese invasion of Malaya was one of the most perfectly executed military plans in history. Can you, as the British commander, slow the Japanese advance sufficiently to disrupt the timetable for the capture of the East Indies? Or will the Japanese succeeding capturing Singapore in time to establish the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere? This 5x8 inch postcard game includes 18 counters, complete rules which include the asymmetrical abilities of the Japanese and UK forces,and a 5x5 1/2 inch board. A free 2 player computer version released March 5th, 2009. In a small series with Unternehmung 25: V-Mail Postcard Game #2

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.9/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.