Mastering the Art of Civ 6 Cultural Victory: Tips and Tricks
Are you tired of winning games through brute force? Did you know that cultural victory is one of the least-used victory types in Civilization 6? If you’re tired of the same old military domination or science victories, why not try to dominate the world through your culture?
What is Cultural Victory?
Cultural victory is achieved by attracting visiting tourists to your civilization’s tourism output that surpasses the domestic tourism output of all other civs. This means that your civilization must have a significant global cultural influence, which requires a balance of diplomacy, tourism, and culture.
Culture is Key
To achieve a cultural victory, you’ll need to prioritize cultural policies and wonders. One important policy to consider is the “Aesthetics” policy tree, which gives bonuses to culture and tourism. Theatrical entertainment complexes will also be your friend as they provide culture, amenities, and, most importantly, great work slots to display your great works.
Tourism is Essential
In order to win with a cultural victory, you’ll need tourists. You attract tourists through tourism output, which is generated by great works, relics, wonders, and national parks. One of the best civilizations to achieve a cultural victory is France, thanks to their UA (unique ability) which doubles their tourism output from all wonders.
Great Works & Relics
Great works are essential to increasing your tourism. They can be created through writing, art, music, and artifacts that are housed in certain buildings such as museums, broadcast centers, and archaeological museums. Each great work generates a certain amount of tourism based on its “era” – the earlier the better.
Relics, on the other hand, can only be obtained by sending archaeologists to excavate ancient ruins. They’re worth more tourism than great works but limit your ability to create said great works.
Wonders
Wonders are also very important in increasing cultural influence. There are a number of wonders that provide significant tourism bonuses, such as the Eiffel Tower, Broadway, and the Sydney Opera House. Be aware that certain wonders can only be built in specific terrain, so prioritize accordingly.
The Importance of Diplomacy
In order to attract as many tourists as possible, it’s important to maintain positive relationships with other civilizations. Establishing trade routes with other civilizations and gaining allies will increase your tourism output. It is also important to keep an eye on the ideology of other civilizations, as tourism output is decreased if the visiting tourists are happier in their own civilization.
The Final Push
Once you’ve built up your tourism and cultural influence, it’s time to make the final push. The key to winning a cultural victory is timing – wait until your tourism is significantly higher than other civilizations before making your final play. If possible, also eliminate competing tourism-boosting civilizations or prevent them from winning any other victories.
Conclusion
Winning a cultural victory in Civilization 6 requires patience, diplomacy, and strategy. Prioritizing cultural policies, wonders, great works, and tourism output, maintaining good relationships with other civilizations, and making the final push at the right time are all key to achieving a cultural victory. With these tips and tricks, you’ll be well on your way to mastering the art of Civ 6 cultural victory.
