For the viking mega game, the base warrior was the bondi. Comes from the word bonde - that means farmer. The simplest guy just taking on a bit of a raid. they also have smple weapons and no armor.
To make variery (Victrix have the absolut best heads) I've mixed Wargames Foundry, Gripping Beast and Victrix. The bondi also have hats or bare heads on half the miniatures, to show the low quality.
Check out all the different post in regards to the gamification teaching project here.
A lot of the archers are made from gripping beast dark age archers - a really old and boring kit with a few monopose sculpts in it. After I had bought miniatures for the project, Victrix brought out their excellent dark age archers (also comes with slings and a few melee options) - for the same price. Oh well.
I made sure to incorporate as many victrix bits into the mix as possible, because they have way better details and size.
In the game, the teams could buy the bondi from the beginning. They required simple weapons (a ressource made from wood and iron) and wool. They also required only simple food ressources for upkeep.
The combat system is a simple which 3 lines system. Axemen have best first line attack, and decent defence. The spear guy has worse attack in front line, but can also attack from line two. The bowman can't defend himself, but can add attacks from the third line. The bowman can also hunt ressources on the main board, gaining furs for the team.
The ressource exchange. Fur is made from cow, deer or reindeer. Used for ships and warriors.
Simple weapons are used for Bondi and Berserkers. Made from Iron and Craftsmen.
And here's photos of the painted bondi. There was six teams. So there's yellow, green, red, orange, purple and blue. All have various shield designs and nuances. An easy way to add some detail, while remaining easy to spot teams in the game.
And here's some photos of the Yellow hird, 36 pieces strong.
