And just to add to the increasing number of armies with mediocre pikes : the Hawaiians.

200 points
Ordinary general
4 warriors medium swordsmen impetuous elite
4 warriors medium swordsmen impetuous ordinary
3 light foot javelins

Ordinary general
4 light foot slingers
6 papa kawa pikes mediocre

Ordinary general

4 warriors medium swordsmen impetuous elite
4 warriors medium swordsmen impetuous ordinary
3 light foot javelins

Set up somewhere silly like the mountains. Try to shrink the board by taking a Coast. Fill the board up with useless terrain. Charge with the pikes. Send the medium foot on suicidal charges to give the opponent a false sense of security. Learn to play the ukulele .