Venice

up:: Civilization V

• Winning Strategy: Diplomatic 🤝

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Flow of the game

Starting the game

• Worker techs + Writing | Faith buildings
• Optics → free Merchant
• If possible: Iron Working for Colossus
• Then: Compass + Education

Early Game

Civ-state puppet:

• close to capital
• militaristic
• coastal

Onward

• dispersed trading bases (6 or less)
• then: trade missions
• Great Galleass: place close to coast against Barbarians

Social Policies

• Must have: Tradition & Patronage
• Commence / Exploration, Rationalism

Religion

• God of the sea / Fertility rites / Goddess of protection
• Tithe / World church / Interfaith dialogue
• Religious community / Swords into Plowshares / Divine …
• Itinerant Preachers / Religious texts / Defender of the faith

Wonders

Ancient

• Stonehenge: Faith
• Temple of Artemis

Classical

• Colossus !
• Great lighthouse (sight)
• Great wall (defense)
• Hanging Gardens (Tradition)

Medieval

• Angkor Wat (borders)
• Borobudur (missionaries)
• Hagia Sophia (religion)

Renaissance

• Forbidden Palace (!!!)
• Leaning tower of Pisa
• Porcelain tower (science)
• Red fort (defense)

Industrial

• Big Ben (commerce)

Atomic

• Sydney Opera House (culture)