Just finished my first BNW Culture victory and was shocked by how easy it was. Granted, I've just bumped up to Emperor, so I set up a small map with France and legendary start on small continents to avoid getting overrun early. Founded second city 7 hexes away and that was it; Paris was cultural output, Orleans was science/military. Both next to mountain for observatory science boost.
But anyway, Won T300 with around 200 tourism. Never went to war once; had trade routes, open borders, then piggybacked on Portugal's first chosen Order Ideology and Gandhi and Morocco followed suit. Then pulled Cultural Revolution: +34% Tourism to other Order Civilizations and Dictatorship of the Proletariat: +34% Tourism to Civilizations with less Happiness.
Had 6 or 7 wonders full with the theming bonus and aesthetics finisher. I was adopting a social policy every 6 or turns. Gave up on expanding religion and bought GA's and GW's with faith every 15 turns or so.
Oh and the Chateau is phenomenal; especially on legendary start.
But anyway, Won T300 with around 200 tourism. Never went to war once; had trade routes, open borders, then piggybacked on Portugal's first chosen Order Ideology and Gandhi and Morocco followed suit. Then pulled Cultural Revolution: +34% Tourism to other Order Civilizations and Dictatorship of the Proletariat: +34% Tourism to Civilizations with less Happiness.
Had 6 or 7 wonders full with the theming bonus and aesthetics finisher. I was adopting a social policy every 6 or turns. Gave up on expanding religion and bought GA's and GW's with faith every 15 turns or so.
Oh and the Chateau is phenomenal; especially on legendary start.