Pretty Princess Wars - First Prototype

I'm working on a prototype of Pretty Princess Wars -- a tongue-in-cheek strategy board game about bitchy fantasy princesses. Each player plays a Pretty Princess of the Rainbow Realms. King Daddy, the ruler of the Rainbow Realms, is on death's door, and only one princess can succeed him as Crown Princess. When King Daddy's heart finally gives out, the princess with the most Love -- from Cute Things (the loyal subjects of the Realms), Handsome Princes, and King Daddy himself -- will become the new ruler of the Rainbow Realms.

Each source of Love shapes a major element of gameplay. Cute Things are bribed into friendship with Candy, and can be sent into Battle with rival Cute Things to prove their Love for you. Handsome Princes are shallow and fickle, and must be impressed with Clothes that suit their tastes. King Daddy is bloodthirsty and a little senile, and awards his affections to princesses that win fights and remember to visit him from time to time.

The game board is made up of seven castles - six that correspond to a color in the rainbow and a seventh Cloud Castle that connects to the other castles. During the game, players move their princesses to different castles to enable different actions each turn (similar to the strategy cards in Twilight Imperium) and determine what followers and Clothes a player can buy during the turn. My prototype board is done -- it's made up of seven hex tiles that can be arranged differently each time you play.

I've also completed all the parts for major resources in the game: Candy (the currency of the Realms), Daddy's Love, and the Handsome Princes. For card layout, I'm using hand-designed tables in Word 2007 (which is a nice update from Word 2000, what I formerly used in other projects). I really like the built-in online clipart library -- it has saved me a lot of trips back and forth to Google Image Search for placeholder art.

Only two components remaining: Cute Thing tiles and Princess pawns. I have the fronts for the Cute Things done -- just need to finish up the backs and balance out their Love values. For player pawns, I'd like to find some nice plastic princess figurines, but I may settle for cardboard standees (it is just a prototype, after all!).