Game Board Top Table Upcycle

I saw this cute scrolly painted table base at a garage sale and thought:
"Surely I have a piece of wood that size for the table top".  Right.

I didn't want this to be a project on the backburner for the next few months...years.  So I started looking around for something else that would work. 

This gameboard was just barely big enough, but when it was screwed on to the base was quite sturdy.  Great retro look -- just a bonus.