Money makes the world turn, for better or worse.

Anything past that, andyou will incur Happiness penalties.

Start training Settlersas soon as your city hits a population score of four.

Himiko High Shaman posing in Civilization 7.

Why is this so important specifically for Economic Victory?

The first way to do this is the simplest.

Just establish settlements where there happen to be resources available.

An early exploration in Civilization 7

Things get a bit weird here.

It isn’t crystal-clear how toobtain extra resource slotsin Civilization 7.

The way to snag those much-needed resource slots is toconstruct Gold buildings and certain Wonders.

Commerce civic effects in Civilization 7

Your primary “Gold building” throughout the Antiquity Age is theMarket.

Once you reach theExploration Age, your goal will change.

Their tiles may be designated as other continents.

Civilization 7 Augustus

More importantly,also take note of any other ‘continent’ on your overall landmass.

Somewhat weirdly,these may also spawn Treasure Fleet resources.

Setting Sail…

Silk Roads milestone popping up in Civilization 7.

Your instructions for theExploration Age Economic Legacy Pathwill point you in the right direction at this point.

Buildmultiple shipsand have them search inseparate directionsto maximize your odds of success.

These includechocolate, tea, spices, silver, and gold.

Icy area in Civilization 7

In any case, find them, andsettle within their vicinity as soon as possible.

You also need to construct aFishing Quay, which the game doesn’t exactly make clear here.

This meansany Treasure Fleet resources not near water are effectively irrelevant, so don’t waste time with them!

Camera showing chocolate resource in Civilization 7.

Whenever a Treasure Fleet does spawn,manually send it to your nearest coastal settlement within your own continent.

Once it arrives,unload the treasure, at which pointthe Treasure Fleet will disappear.

It’s just a matter of waiting for another to spawn at the resource’s origin.

Cog near an island in Civlization 7

Industrialization

When you reach theModern Age, you’ll have an all new set of circumstances.

But we also need toconstruct Railroads for connect your Factory-containing settlements.

ResearchIndustrializationas quickly as possible, and thenconstruct Rail Stations in your cities.

Industrialization tech in Civilization 7

Mass Production

After Industrialization, your aim on the tech tree becomesMass Production.

Even with these Railroads, we still don’t have a way to actually build Factories.

That is, until we unlock Mass Production.

Mass Production tech in Civilization 7

Once that’s happened,get busy constructing Factories in every Railroad-connected city.

Purcashing The Planet

Upon the 500 mark,a Great Banker unit will spawn in your capital.

Surprisingly,you might warp the Great Banker from capital to capital, so travel time’s a nonissue.

Railroad Tycoon screen showing no points in Civilization 7.

(Truly, the rich don’t play by the rules.)

Here’s where all our hard work throughout the entire campaign really pays off.

Find out what’s so great about each of Civilization 7’s Great People.

Keshigs traveling down a desert in Civilization 7

Triple-A Games

Sid Meier’s Civilization 7