Recent content by Soella

Very nice guide! I often shoot for cultural victory as well because it seems the fastest one for me on deity (large/huge maps) - domination probably is faster, but I dislike it. Usually it is possible on 160-200 turn. My plan is quite different. There is no much sense in having tourism until...

I would totally agree with "districts are to costly" after my first play through - especially taking into account that I chose Rome and played pretty wide from the start, got tons of civics due to free monument. Now, when I know the formula, it makes a lot of sense to me: you need to plan ahead...

If no fresh water - granary. If cannot send/buy - builder If can - watermill Harbor/commerce

You can see tourism benefit on the culture victory screen: tip on the number of tourists from the country shows you if you have +25% due to trade route. Intelligence benefit is shown in the diplomacy screen, check your level of access.

If I go for cultural victory, I always grab Eiffel Tower, drop couple 1-2 size small towns in tundra (always have something free there) - and easily have 2-3 natural parks. Once or twice had to plant a wood nearby.