Were quite taken with this medieval castle playset. Made of lightweight laminated panels, it assembles easily with tabs and slots, resulting in a sturdy castle about 8 inches tall and nearly 17 inches long on each side. Here too are siege weapons and stand-up figures for a red army and a blue one, each with its own king and queen, knights on horseback, soldiers armed with various weapons, and even hooded assassins. The set is presented in a handsome bookshelf storage box, and includes a well-illustrated book about castle life and the Middle Ages, with instructions for building your castle and suggestions for game play with the pieces.