Siege of Malacca

⚠️THIS GAME IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.⚠️

I published this page publicly even though the game is still in development because I wanted to share my devlog and allow others to follow my process if they want to.

Take note that the screenshots of the book to the right are subject to change.

Leave a kind comment below if you think this premise sounds interesting!

OR 

If you really want to (and ONLY if you really want to), you can preorder it for $1 and get the full game when it's released. Price upon release will be increased to $5.

It'll help motivate me to finish it :) I'm planning to release this game by early December. Famous last words? Possibly. But hopefully not!

INTRODUCTION

SIEGE OF MALACCA is a solo tabletop role-playing game that can be played with just a pair of six-sided dice, a deck of tarot cards, as well as a pencil and some paper. It is designed to be played by yourself for a few hours of fun strategy and story-building.

WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY

• 2 x 6-sided dice
• 1 x deck of tarot cards
• 1 x printed copy of the Player Sheet (PDF provided in downloads)
• Pencils, erasers, a notebook if you want to chronicle the story of the game

STORY

In 1511, a small Portuguese fleet, motivated by an embargo of spice trade to Europe by the Ottoman Empire, set sail to Asia to find an alternative source for spice. Led by Afonso de Albuquerque, they found spice aplenty being traded in the bustling port city of Malacca.

However, the ruler of Malacca, Sultan Mahmud Shah, was an ally to the Ottomans and refused to grant permission for the Portuguese to trade in the city. The sultan then proceeded to hold the Portuguese landing party hostage. In retaliation, Albuquerque attacked Malacca, and after a brief battle, the Portuguese successfully captured the city.

Now Albuquerque has made you Governor of this recent acquisition and put you in charge of defending the city while he sails further east to explore and discover more trade routes.

The ousted sultan isn’t fully defeated though. From his new base in Tanah Ujong, he intends to regain control of his former city, and has amassed a new fleet of ships ready to storm Malacca.

Meanwhile, the city of Malacca is still reeling from the Portuguese assault and could easily fall again if besieged. Facilities and resources are limited. Defences must be rebuilt and fortified.

The former masters of each district in the city, called “shahbandars”, were essential for the day-to-day operation of the city but they have either fled or have been killed. New ones will need to be appointed. But are the replacements competent? Can they even be trusted?

It will be a challenging ordeal, especially when reports indicate you only have seven days before the Sultan’s fleet arrives and recaptures the city!