A shifting economy can disable them.

A scientific advancement can surpass them.

A cultural overtaking can transform them.

Xerxes stands before the world stage in Civ 7

But a military victory is absolute.

Armed with knowledge, after all, there’s precious little your foes can do to thwart you.

That is to say,you technically do not need to reach the Modern Age.

Benjamin Franklin in his First Look trailer for Civilization 7.

As the numbers here imply, the best path forward is through conquest.

To make thingssubstantiallyeasier on yourself later on,don’t just aim for the 12 points.

To make things faster,grab the Memento that increases your scout’s sight range.

Augustus Caesar with the Roman loading backdrop in Civilization 7.

In our experience, there’s a smarter choice.

Build up friendly relationswithoneneighbor.

The advantages to this are twofold:

Either way, you’ll have an easier time of things.

Conquering the Mauryan Empire in Civilization VII

A guide on how to generate Migrants, as well as strategies for how to utilize them.

Set Sail

Once theExploration Agekicks up,research Cartography and Astronomy.

Our aim, now, is tobuild a strong navy.

Migrants Civ 7

As it happens, you’d need to do this for anEconomic Legacy Path, too.

Soon enough, you’ll no longer need to do this.

Declare war on one of the embattled civs.

A close-up of ship combat in Civ 7

), will nab you a nice inroads while you’re waiting to bring over yourArmy Commandersand their units.

But you’ll also want totrain Missionaries at Temples.

Once again,we’ll want to surpass the Legacy Path points total of 12as best we can.

A new mountain range in Civ 7

But still, yes -work to obliterate those civs if you might.

Remove What’s Left Of The World

In theModern Age, we’re onclean-up duty.

Beeline techs tostrengthen your military, andtrain new military units galore at your Distant Lands settlements.

Machiavelli has defeated Charlemagne in Civilization 7

You’ll need20deology Points, which are acquired by - naturally -conquering settlements.

That’s honestly it.

The moment you hit the Exploration Age, Civilization 7 tosses in the concept of overbuilding.

A road between two icy settlements in civilization 7

It’s, uh, not explained particularly clearly.

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