Learn about all types of victory in Civilization VI and how to achieve them. Domination, Science, Culture, Religious, and Diplomatic Victories explained in deta

In this Civilization VI guide we are going to review the main victory conditions that we have to win games. Currently and after the expansions we have 6 types of victory: domination, cultural, scientific, religious, diplomatic and scoring. In many cases, certain civilizations are easier to achieve a type of victory due to their skills or passive improvements, in the end it can be something situational, it depends on you.

All types of victory in Civilization VI and how to achieve them.

• Victory by Domination
• Cultural Victory
• Scientific Victory
• Religious Victory
• Victory by Score
• Diplomatic Victory

Victory by Domination

To achieve this type of victory we must capture all the capitals in the game . All the capitals of each civilization, and hold them.

Prioritise science, to be at the forefront of technology and military affairs, and obviously the production of military units is vital. Try to use casus belli, whether by denouncing or in any other way, so as not to accumulate too much war weariness (or complaints). This also causes our cities to need more services, keep this in mind, to exploit luxury resources and build leisure districts.

Cultural Victory

To achieve cultural victory, one must achieve so much culture and tourism that one can dominate foreign cultures . This means having a total number of tourists in one’s civilization greater than all other civilizations combined.

• For more culture and tourism, prioritise the Theatre and Wonders districts.
• Earning points for Great People such as Great Writers, Great Artists, and Great Musicians will give you more culture and tourism by placing them in amphitheaters, museums, or broadcast centers respectively. Archaeologists are useful for digging up artifacts and putting them in archaeology museums. It is also possible to create wonders that are suited to improving culture or with room for great works. Examples of these are the Bolshoi Theater, the Great Library, or Broadway. The walls of each city provide 1 tourism for each level improved (Ancient Wall, Medieval Wall, and Renaissance Wall).

Scientific Victory

To achieve the Science Victory you have to research Rocketry and complete a number of Space Race projects . Depending on the game expansion, the conditions for this victory change slightly.

Scientific Victory

To achieve the Science Victory you have to research Rocketry and complete a number of Space Race projects . Depending on the game expansion, the conditions for this victory change slightly.

• Standard Rules and Rise & Fall:
  • Studying the “Rocketry” technology
  • Build the Spaceport (District)
  • Complete the “Earth Satellite Launch” project
  • Studying “Satellite” technology
  • Complete the “Moon Landing Launch” project
  • Studying “Nuclear Fusion”
  • Complete the “Launch Reactor to Mars” project
  • Studying “Nanotechnology”
  • Complete the project “Launch Hydroponics to Mars”
  • Studying “Robotics”
  • Complete the “Launch occupation module to Mars” project
• Rules in Gathering Storm:
  • Studying the “Rocketry” technology
  • Build the Spaceport (District)
  • Complete the “Earth Satellite Launch” project
  • Studying “Satellite” technology
  • Complete the “Moon Landing Launch” project
  • Studying “Nanotechnology”
  • Complete the project “Start colonization of Mars”
  • Studying “Smart Materials”
  • Complete the “Launch Exoplanetary Expedition” project
  • Optionally, you can study “Extraplanetary Mission” and complete the “Terrestrial Laser Station” and “Lagrange Laser Station” projects to speed up the process.

Religious Victory

To achieve a religious victory, we need our religion to be the predominant one in all civilizations in the game . A Religion is considered predominant if it is found in more than 50% of the cities of a civilization.

Prioritise the Holy Site and take out the Great Prophet as soon as possible, this will establish a religion. You can then boost the beliefs with Apostles, who can also spread the religion if they are adjacent to the city centre, just like missionaries. Use Inquisitors to eliminate other religions that are not your own in your own or foreign territory.

Victory by Score

Score victory is achieved when the end of turns is reached and no other civilization has managed to win by other means . The total score is calculated as follows with the standard rules:

• 5 points for each city owned.
• 5 points for each wonder you own.
• 3 points for each district owned.
• 3 points for each Great Person won.
• 2 points for each belief after founding a religion.
• 2 points for each principle investigated.
• 2 points for each technology researched.
• 1 point for each citizen in the player’s empire.

Now, for the Rise & Fall and Gathering Storm expansions:

• 15 points for each wonder you own.
• 10 points for founding a religion.
• 5 points for each Great Person won.
• 5 points for each city owned.
• 3 points for each principle investigated.
• 2 points for each foreign city that follows the player’s religion.
• 2 points for each technology researched.
• 2 points for each district you own (4 points if it is a single district).
• 1 point for each building (including the Palace).
• 1 point for each citizen in the player’s empire.

Diplomatic Victory

This type of victory is exclusive to the Gathering Storm DLC.

To achieve a diplomatic victory, we must reach a certain number of diplomatic victory points (20 points at standard speed). Points can be gained or lost from this type of victory in different ways:

• Winning a resolution at the World Congress grants one diplomatic victory point.
• Building the Potala Palace grants 1 diplomatic victory point.
• Building the Mahabodhi Temple grants 2 diplomatic victory points.
• Building the Statue of Liberty grants 4 diplomatic victory points.
• Studying the “Floating Cities” technology grants 1 diplomatic victory point.
• Studying the “Climate Change Mitigation” principle grants 1 diplomatic victory point.
• In the later stages of the game there will be elections at the World Congress to decide the World Leader . You can vote in favor of a civilization (adds 2 victory points), including your own. You can also vote against a civilization, which subtracts 2 victory points.