Pimping Out Our Castle Panic Game - Part 2

Okay, so maybe part one of this post was published over a year ago. Meh. If I wasn't a slacker, I wouldn't be the charming nerd I am today. The point is, I am taking time out of my chaotic holiday schedule just to show you the amazing results--so sayeth the most humble person in the world--of our attempt to craft some upgrade pieces for our Castle Panic game.

If you'll recall from Part One, we decided that the cardboard pieces that come with the Castle Panic game--cardboard castles and walls stuck in plastic stands--we insufficient for our panicky castle hijinks. So we devoted some time last year to crafting some 3D walls, castles, and fences, primarily using Crayola's Model Magic as our medium. The crafting was trickier than we figured it would be (who's surprised?) and we had to scrap our game plan a couple times.

To read the full nitty-gritty, CLICK HERE for Part One.

The good news is that they all dried beautifully, and were ready to paint! Here are some pics showing the results. Sorry the pictures aren't better, but I'm a gaming nerd, not a photographer, so you get whatcha get.

Above is a side-by-side of the original pieces (on the right) with the new pieces (on the left). Dave was in charge of the painting, and decided to make the walls a steelier gray, with lots of dirt and moss covering each one. The towers, on the other hand, looked more like weathered stone with the occasional subtle blood spatter. The fence barricade pieces have the best blood spatters, and are painted to look like battered rails.

Here is the final assembly (okay, minus a few pieces, but you get the idea).

The bottom line is that this was a lot of fun to put together, and I'd especially recommend this as a family project with kids. Not only does it add another dimension to the game, quite literally, but it makes the game more personal and exciting. Maybe one of these days we'll add some custom-built creatures to the mix.

On the other hand....maybe we'll just make some cocktails and get back to gaming. Crafting is nice and all, but only in gaming can I delight so much in squashing my husband. When I squash him (read: his clay pieces) during crafting, he just tends to cry.