Centipede Shield - also a contest!

I would like to interface with a relay board - probably dead-bug style - to switch line current to many several channels of animated christmas lights.

I foresee needing near 50 channels to have a truly explosive experience. So far my plan involves using shift registers - which I'm quite comfortable with working on, but this board would simplify things greatly...That, or I pick up an arduino mega.

Then it's just a matter of writing sync software.