Cultural Victory Elimination Thread (no SS)

[JhGf_123]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [15]
Cleopatra/Egypt [15]
Cyrus/Persia [15]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12] (15-3) English Eleanor is just as bad as Victoria for tourism. Just because she gets a bonus *from* great works doesn’t mean she is any good at getting them in the first place. If you wanted to incentivise theatre squares over everything, Vicky can do it just as well as Engleanor.
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [12]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [12]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [19]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [15]
Qin Shi Huang/China [16]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [12]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16] (15+1) Fond memories of one of my first culture victories ever, as Trajan. Free monuments propels you along the civics tree, and he gets strong generalist bonuses that help you convert that early culture lead into spamming theatre squares & wonders.
Victoria/England [9]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[lotrmith]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [15]
Cleopatra/Egypt [15]
Cyrus/Persia [15]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [12]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [12]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [19]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12] 15 - 3 Jack of all. Master of none. Better than the warmongers I suppose but I'll let others vote them off first.
Qin Shi Huang/China [17] 16 + 1 The best CVs are won early through religious tourism or preflight sources of cultural tourism. Post-flight tourism is for middle-of-the-pack Civs (like Ethiopia). Wonder spam is great, and the earlier the better.
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [12]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [9]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[King William I]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [15]
Cleopatra/Egypt [15]
Cyrus/Persia [15]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [12]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [12]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [19]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15] + 1 = 16

Kongo has lost a lot of power over the years, but extra Great Writer Artist and Musician points are always good

Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9] - 3 = 6

I love Scotland. But they are not great for CV.

Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [12]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [9]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Leucarum]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [15]
Cleopatra/Egypt [15]
Cyrus/Persia [15]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [12]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [12]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20] (19+1) Turn faith into culture/tourism in every possible way.
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [12]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6] (9-3) This used to be her jam, less so now.
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Weraptor]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [15]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16] (15+1) Sphinx can be spammed, they add +2 appeal and they produce faith as well which helps to get naturalists and rock bands. Has a wonder production bonus. Gets more gold. Wants to make alliances, creating trade routes and open borders. Those bonuses add up.
Cyrus/Persia [15]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [12]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [9] (12-3) Disincentivizes keeping high appeal tiles around. UI combos take up a lot of space. Is going for science and perhaps religion anyway.
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [12]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[hhhhhh]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12] (15 - 3) People are downvoting warmongers but completely forgot that Chandragupta is also all domination bonus, 0 culture bonus (maybe slightly on faith but that's it).
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13] (12 + 1) Not saying they are good at this, but I will use my upvote to help Mongolia survive one more downvote - their instant trading post bonus actually works really well in peaceful games, so you can't say Mongolia has no culture bonus at all.
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [9]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [12]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Arithmion]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [9]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [12]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [9]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9] 12-3 Korea's really powerful, but you're playing wrong if you go for cultural victory here.
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17] 16+1 Very very strong, and his bonuses help you keep up with the other civs in Science.
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[enKage]

King Williamms' votes dissapeared (Kongo, Scotland), so I corrected

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [9]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [17]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9] 12-3 I don't see anything here to support CV
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17] 16+1 How is Kongo so much overlooked, having to wait to 3rd site of a thread for first upvote? +50% GWAM = the only civ able to steal some GWAMs with Russia in game. Easy relics from building theatre squares. Easy grow / expansion (starting bias) and above average poduction/gold. And 5 palace GW slots for even more +100% tourism from Pingala. And in case someone runs away in culture, easy free advanced units from unique neighbourhood (apostle conversion). This is for sure top3 material.
Montezuma/Aztec [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [6]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Amrunril]

I still think noncultural civs are being downvoted a bit too indiscriminately. An overall strong foundation can be leveraged into any victory condition, whether or not its one you have specific bonuses towards. Regarding the warmongers specifically, there's a lot of middle ground between a purely peaceful game and culture victory as domination in all but name. I don't think targeted warmongering at a moment of strength is against the the spirit of the victory condition, any more than tech rushing to flight or spreading a religion for founder bonuses is.

I'm especially disappointed to see the Maya go so soon. You can't win a cultural victory if you're dead, and the Maya UU and UA make it easy to prevent that while not diverting too many resources from culture and infrastructure.

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [9]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14] (17-3) The Maori start bonuses can easily make up for waiting 10 turns to settle your capital. What the can't make up for is being crammed into a corner after the other civs are assigned strong start locations. If you want good land, you'll probably have to fight for it, and that's hard to do against an opponent with a stronger start position. Against competent opposition, the Maori just run too much risk of never getting of the ground and thus of being too far behind for their cultural bonuses to really make a difference.
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16] (15 + 1) Can get districts up and running very efficiently in the early game by turning CS units into builders and in the later game by sending your own builders to new cities (or generating them with the ancestral hall). In a culture game, this means a massive jump start to GWAM generation, and a lot of saved resources to invest in wonders, projects or further expansion. Really, this has a lot in common with Greece's main cultural bonus of discounted theater squares. You just have to choose yourself to use it for culture, rather than having the choice made for you.
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [20]
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [6]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [6]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Francel]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [9]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [21] (20+1) - Lavra, nuff said. You will swim in the great people before anyone else gets close.
Philip/Spain [4]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [6]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [3] (6-3) - Such a boring one trick pony. A shame really.
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[bengalryan9]

I wonder if we're not underestimating the importance of science here so far? Korea, Australia, and Maya (RIP) are all likely to get through the tech tree faster to unlock many wonders earlier, and for many wonders getting there first is a big part of actually being able to build them before the AI.

As for the domination discussion... do we have to do this every single time? Feel free to vote them up if that's the hill you want to die on, but others have the right to do the opposite.

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12] Dharma (choral music!) is good enough to keep them ahead of the rest of the domination pack in my eyes.
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12] You definitely are incentivized to build theater squares and horde great works with her at the very least...
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12] I think Norway is really good but will happily concede that culture is probably his weakest path to victory.
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [10] (9+1) How is having a leg up in science and religion a bad thing when it comes to cultural victory? He'll fly through the tech tree towards desirable wonders and can use religion to boost his culture if he really wants to go that route. He also gets those same adjacency bonuses to his theater squares and has one of the easiest +100% production bonuses in the game to trigger, further helping with wonder spam. I'm not saying he's top tier or anything, but two down votes already? Not buying it...
Kristina/Sweden [17] I predict that before this thread is over people will vastly exaggerate how easy it is to theme museums.
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [21]
Philip/Spain [1] (4-3) Not very good in general and certainly not any good at cultural victory.
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [6]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [3]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17] I'm playing him now and think he's got a lot of potential, but it's a bit too early for me to have a solid opinion.
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21] Surprised to see Wilfrid doing so well for a change! As Canada's long time defender in these threads, I don't even think culture is his best victory pathway.

 

[xaiviax]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [13]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [10]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22] (21+1) If winter is coming and I want a culture game, I take Russia over Canada.
Philip/Spain [1]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3] (6-3) I would prefer going for a culture victory with a militaristic civ over Scotland.
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [3]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Aurelesk]

I wonder if we're not underestimating the importance of science here so far? Korea, Australia, and Maya (RIP) are all likely to get through the tech tree faster to unlock many wonders earlier, and for many wonders getting there first is a big part of actually being able to build them before the AI.

The Tourism from wonders is rubbish. It is a mere 2 Tourism that get increased by 1 for each new era. I guess some Ancient / Classical wonders could helps for Tourism, but in this case it is mostly how good your start is or how early kick your civilizations bonuses.

Furthermore, almost all wonders linked to Tourism are in the civic tree. There are exception like the Oxford University, the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge or... the Terracotta Army and the Theatre Square tier 3 building (Broadcast Center). But most of them are in the civic tree:

• Oracle needs Mysticism (a Civic)
• Great Library needs Recorded History
• Apadana needs Political Philosophy
• Mont St. Mich needs Divine Right
• St. Basil's Cathedral needs Reformed Church
• Hermitage needs Natural History
• Bolshoi Theatre needs Opera and Ballet
• Broadway needs Mass Media
• Cristo Redentor needs Mass Media
• Sydney Opera House needs Cultural Heritage

Science has very poor implication in the Tourism victory. It unlocks few wonders, the Broadcast Center & the Seaside Resort at Radio, the double Tourism from Writing at Printing Press, the great scientist Mary Leaky and her +200% Tourism from Artifacts, and Computer that add +25% Tourism modifier. And that's it.

At least Domination allows to increase your population and have better Culture / Faith that you could expand in early Rock Band! (joke)

About Court Festival project from "Magnificent" Catherine: it yields 50 Culture and Tourism for every luxury ressources surplus. For example, if you have 10 surplus (in your empire including trade and city-state), you generate 500 Culture and +500 Tourism to every civilizations. By every, I mean every civilizations, even those you didn't meet yet. So the bigger the map, the easiest the victory is.

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10] (13-3) Except for Domination (the infamous debate), this civilization has no bonuses toward neither Culture / Faith, nor some Science.
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16] (15+1) I truly do not think the civilization is a beast at it, but it has some strength. Her districts gain extra adjacency including Theatre Square and Holy Site, and she gains +2 Faith per coastal city. Furthermore, the Kampung does yield some Tourism with Flight (Food to Tourism, yeah it is weird). Clearly not a top contender but she has some tools and wanted to highlight them before she gets downvoted.
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [10]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [12]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Philip/Spain [1]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [3]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[JesseS]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11] (10+1) It's way too early for Australia to start going. The science is helpful for getting to flight and computers early and playing the appeal game gets you reliable high adjacency theater squares and holy sites. The coastal bias helps with getting spots for seaside resorts. The extra production after a war declaration means you can play a bit greedier early, and pump out units if need be.
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9] (12-3) Not seeing a ton of cultural benefits here. You probably don't even want to run domestic trade routes in a cultural game. Raw food and production is only so useful. Their faith generation is middling and the mountain start bias isn't that great, as national parks are usually more capped by available faith than available spots.
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Philip/Spain [1]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [3]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

Moderator Action: There was a post deleted for being non voting that was edited to have votes while I was deleting! Points updated --NZ

 

[Jewelrunna]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Cyrus/Persia [16] (15 + 1): I'm kind of shocked that no one's upvoted Cyrus, but perhaps it has something to do with the fact that his name got cut off midway through the thread . More on topic, the Pairidaeza might be the single best Culture Victory tool in the entire game. Not only is it an immense source of Culture & Tourism if you get all the adjacencies down, but it's the best source of Appeal in the game. With just putting Pairidaezas in the right places, you can get turbo National Parks and Seaside Resorts. The Eiffel Tower is rightfully considered one of the best CV wonders in the game, and Persia gets better Eiffel Towers on demand (on top of stacking with the Eiffel Tower). Cyrus is actually godlike at Culture Victories, and should be much higher up.
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Philip/Spain [1]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [ELIMINATED] (3 - 3): Honestly has even less benefits to Culture than some of the Civs that have already been eliminated. All you really get is a little bit of housing and production for wonders, which I know I praised Shaka for getting housing, but you naturally want to play a little Culture-oriented as Shaka and his housing comes early on. Simón is just as all-in for Domination, if not more so, but his infrastructure doesn't show up until the mid-game. Simón might be OP for Domination, but much less so for Culture.
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[Zaarin]

Alexander/Macedon [12]
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Cyrus/Persia [17] (16 + 1) I was just coming to upvote Cyrus myself for the exact reasons Jewelrunna specified: the Pairidaeza is incredible, offering Culture (and therefore Tourism after Flight) as well as boosting appeal. Though small, his trade bonuses are also worth noting since trade contributes to Tourism.
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Philip/Spain [ELIMINATED] (1 - 3) Culture is not Philip's game, with no even ancillary bonuses to help him to a Culture Victory.
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [17]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [9]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[fredrikslicer]

Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [15]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [18] 17+1 = 18 Wonder construction is a good contribution to tourism along with great wall and increased culture for research
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [6] 9-3 In the beginning it is important to eliminate the ones that don´t contribute to culture victory and I think the scythians are among those
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[JJOne]

Alexander/Macedon [12] this dude also got lost 2 posts ago..
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [16]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [12]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [12] (15-3) It 's weak overall, including in culture.
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Mathias Corvinus/Hungary [16] 15+1 Upvoting because someone simply deleted the dude on page 2 while having 15 points.
Menelik/Ethiopia [20]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [18]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [6]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

 

[GunsGermsandSteel]

Alexander/Macedon [12] this dude also got lost 2 posts ago..
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [17] 16+1. Egypt can build faster wonders and districts along rivers - an advantage that lasts the entire game. And they won't get damaged by floods, which is not to be sneezed at. Sphinx is great for culture, faith, and tourism and it's available early. Lastly, they have a very powerful early UU, which can either protect your lands with few numbers (since they can cover distances twice as fast in most cases) or outright take out a neighbor. I haven't played a ton of culture victories but Egypt is my go-to.
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [9] 12-3. Theoretically you could pillage some culture, but there are fewer pillages for culture than for faith/gold etc. I also think their coastal starts and natural coastal expansion does not lend toward wonder building/national parks. If you're going for a culture victory as Harald something has gone horribly wrong.
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [15]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Mathias Corvinus/Hungary [16]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [18]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [6]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]

Fixed for JJone

 

[bbbt]

Alexander/Macedon [9] 12-3 Domination and Science yes, not much for cultural.
Amanitore/Nubia [15]
Catherine/France (BQ) [15]
Catherine/France (Mag) [19]
Chandragupta/India [12]
Cleopatra/Egypt [17]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [16]
Eleanor/France [15]
Eleanor/England [12]
Frederick/Germany [12]
Gandhi/India [15]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [10]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria[15]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [15]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [9]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
Jayavarman/Khmer [17]
John Curtin/Australia [11]
Kristina/Sweden [17]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [16] 15 + 1 - Not really a super strong civ, but I'll give them the one upvote as the culture from their UI is pretty much all they have going for them.
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Mathias Corvinus/Hungary [16]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [17]
Montezuma/Aztec [16]
Pachacuti/Inca [9]
Pedro/Brazil [16]
Pericles/Greece [18]
Peter/Russia [22]
Poundmaker/Cree [12]
Qin Shi Huang/China [18]
Robert the Bruce/Scotland [3]
Saladin/Arabia [15]
Seondeok/Korea [9]
Tamar/Georgia [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (RR) [15]
Teddy Roosevelt/America (BM) [17]
Tomyris/Scythia [6]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [6]
Wilfrid Laurier/Canada [21]