I put together an Agon board a few weeks ago and thought I'd share the results.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8915612027281287567&pr=goog-sl
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3768145384562658332&pr=goog-sl
Overall, it was pretty easy. I just used an 11"x14" black foam core board from Office Depot, then slice eight 1" strips from a second board. I glued the strips down with 1" spacing in between then added miniature basing--grass and rocks--to the entire thing. After that, I glued 15-mm Greek miniatures to eight small wedding cake columns then spray painted them white before gluing them to the board--one between stips 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. The materials (including "statues") set me back around $30.
That's very nice!
Oh wow! That's amazing!
Very impressive looking. I hope your players appreciate how awesome it is.