Just a thought I have seen a few of these Ouija tins around on the forums and I think it would make the theme seem more relevant if the Raspberry Pi logo on the cover plate was the ouija pin or what ever it is that is moved across the board.

I had forgot to mention but another idea i had was what if you could design and print a telescoping joystick like in arcades. Sometjing that fit snug in the tin without making it bulge when closed and still had the little ball on the end to grip. But when opened you would pull it up and twist to loc...

So I personally am very new to the whole idea of electronics as far as internals are concerned. I had an idea and was wondering if it was able to be done. So much like classic console the controller was often connected by a cable and was wondering if a controller could be made from say a mini altoid...