[R&F] Unique Infrastructure Elimination Thread

[Kamino]

3. Australia - Outback Station [23] (26-3) Stronger than Mekewap, but far later.
7. Cree - Mekewap [16] (15+1) Strong bonus very early in the game.
13. Germany - Hansa [4]
14. Greece - Acropolis [11]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [15]
29. Russia - Lavra [22]

 

[Disgustipated]

3. Australia - Outback Station [23]
7. Cree - Mekewap [16]
13. Germany - Hansa [4-3=1] Oh Hansa, I love your production. I love my +12/24 adjacency one I got last week, I still want to get a +13 one, but they do take a long time to set up when going for these kinds of numbers. You are fun, but not absolutely crucial to winning.
14. Greece - Acropolis [11+1=12] Another reason I feel this should be highly rated is cultural victories can be achieved much faster than science victories giving this one a very slight edge over Seowon. That isn't particularly because of this district (though getting these early gives you more great writers), but because of game mechanics, but the point still stands that cultural victory is faster and more interesting.
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [15]
29. Russia - Lavra [22]

 

[WillowBrook]

3. Australia - Outback Station [23+1=24] yes, it's a little late, but fun and looks great
7. Cree - Mekewap [16]
13. Germany - Hansa [1]
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [15]
29. Russia - Lavra [22-3=19] Too powerful, unbalancing the game whether playing as or against Russia

 

[OmegaDestroyer]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [16]
13. Germany - Hansa [1]
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [15-3=12] My major beef with the Seowon is that it renders Korea absolutely boring to play.
29. Russia - Lavra [19+1=20] Odd that people would say this is too powerful yet not downvote the Seowon...

 

[Sagax]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [16]
13. Germany - Hansa [1-3 = ELIMINATED] It was really good pre-nerf. After the nerf - not so much. The bonuses don't change the fact that it is sub-optimal to build more than 1-2 of these in your entire empire. They designed Hansa with IZ-stacking in mind, then they gutted the mechanic and forgot to balance Hansa and Electronics Factory.
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [20+1=21] The previous downvoter called it "too powerful." So.....how is that a bad thing for the purposes of an elimination thread?

 

[ferretbacon]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [16]
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [12-3=9] Before the Acropolis got buffed with the envoy, I would have said it was worse than the Seowon. The Seowon, while powerful, creates later game issues as you attempt to keep the district maximized (i.e. no other adjacent districts and as many farms and mines as possible around each one... that's six hexes in every city that must cater to the placement issues of this one district.
29. Russia - Lavra [21+1=22] Yeah, it is too powerful. That's why it needs to be boosted back up and end in the first or second position.

 

[Leathaface]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [16]
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [9+1=10] Wins games on it's own, it is helpful for every victory type. Perhaps it's strongest advantage is being able to upgrade your units quicker so you don't get run over by the AI. The ability to survive an invasion and keep your cities is, at least I think, the strongest ability you can have in Civ VI.
29. Russia - Lavra [22-3=19] You need 2 districts (Lavra + Theatre Square) to be able to take advantage of it completely. Plus placing the Lavra as your first district leaves you very vulnerable to getting invaded by stronger forces on Deity. It is a very large risk placing down a Holy Site as your first district unless you've got Gandhi as your neighbour.

 

[Kmart_Elvis]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [16-3=13] Useful for building tall... But I'd rather have something that gives me a large amount of culture or science, or helps with the religious game.
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [10]
29. Russia - Lavra [19+1=20] with half-price construction and 2 Great Prophet points, you can get a religion easily even on deity. Take Crusade for +10 CS domination runs, or Defender of the Faith to hold back invading armies. Very useful on higher difficulties since the AI loves to rush you, but that 10 CS difference really helps. Take Jesuit Education so you can faith buy libraries and universities in your 16 cities as you win a science victory. Religion is helpful beyond RV, and this helps you snag one. My first time I beat deity, I did it with Russia, only 6 cities, and not a single campus. That's how good this district is.

 

[Legacy of Smiles]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [13-3=10] Just worse than the remaining improvements.
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29]
20. Korea - Seowon [10+1=11] The raw science output is ridiculous. If you haven't already, try it out first.
29. Russia - Lavra [20]

 

[Lord Yanaek]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24]
7. Cree - Mekewap [10]
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [29-3=26] Kampung IS good, but situational
20. Korea - Seowon [11+1=12] The +4 base science is considered "Adjacency" and so gets doubled with "Natural Philosophy" card and counts for "Rationalism"
29. Russia - Lavra [20]

 

[AmazonQueen]

3. Australia - Outback Station [24-3=21] - Comes a bit late, reaches its full potential very late.
7. Cree - Mekewap [10+1=11] - Solid spammable UI. Some may not appreciate the extra food and housing, but they shouldn't ignore the extra production and gold.
14. Greece - Acropolis [12]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [26]
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [20]

 

[Weraptor]

3. Australia - Outback Station [21]
7. Cree - Mekewap [11+1=12] Provides housing, food and gold, comes right off the gate.
14. Greece - Acropolis [12-3=9] Cheaper TS with a free envoy to take suzerainty of remaining city-states isn't cutting it for me. If you're playing Pericles, you should be on top culturally even before the acceleration becomes noticeable. As for the yields, they are mediocre.
16. Indonesia - Kampung [26]
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [20]

 

[KnightModern]

3. Australia - Outback Station [21]
7. Cree - Mekewap [12+1=13] unlocked in earlier age while helping with production
14. Greece - Acropolis [9-3=6] worse than rest of the list
16. Indonesia - Kampung [26]
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [20]

 

[BarbarianHunter]

3. Australia - Outback Station [21]
7. Cree - Mekewap [13]
14. Greece - Acropolis [6]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [23] (26-3) --- Strikes me as quite useful for island plates maps and a fair improvement for most coastal cities. Top 5? No.
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [21] (20+1) --- Great prophet & GWAM points, faith by the bucket, and units (ie. Cossacks) from a grand master's chapel.

 

[Kimiimaro]

3. Australia - Outback Station [21]
7. Cree - Mekewap [13]
14. Greece - Acropolis [6-3=3] - It's a great district, I don't deny this. But sadly, it doesn't match the general usefulness of Seowon nor the amazing possibilities offered by Lavra.
16. Indonesia - Kampung [23+1=24] - Increddibly versatile improvement that turns currently trashy coast and coastal cities with less worth into something great. It also fits my tall playstyle.
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [21]

 

[Pietato]

3. Australia - Outback Station [18] - Need late techs to unlock its main bonuses.
7. Cree - Mekewap [14] - Get cartography and you have 7 gold monster tiles.
14. Greece - Acropolis [3
16. Indonesia - Kampung [24]
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [21

 

[local_hero]

3. Australia - Outback Station [18]
7. Cree - Mekewap [14]
14. Greece - Acropolis [3-1=4] I think it's very good and shouldn't go yet. Half price and an envoy when completed. Any particular city state you want to be Suzerain of? Here, have it. And it's easier to get your scientific and commercial buildings yield more earlier.
16. Indonesia - Kampung [24-3=21] - I don't think this should run away and win it. It's good, everything left is good. But I don't think it works so well with how the game selects which tiles cities expand it's borders to. I buy quite a lot of tiles to place these.
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [21]

 

[Disgustipated]

3. Australia - Outback Station [18-3=15] Cool, especially with the land grab. But it's fairly late, and I seem to get more out of Makewap or Kampungs.
7. Cree - Mekewap [14]
14. Greece - Acropolis [4+1=5] Again you can win faster. And while some may say not as good as Lavra (religious game is boring to me), it's still better than unique improvements. I had one Indonesia game where I barely had any water tiles, how is that going to win you the game?
16. Indonesia - Kampung [21]
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [21]

 

[The Highwayman]

3. Australia - Outback Station [15]
7. Cree - Mekewap [14]
14. Greece - Acropolis [6] [5+1] Since I may not get to vote for this again, one last up-vote for a top 3 UI.
16. Indonesia - Kampung [18] [21-3] Good for it making garbage sea tiles useful and coastal cities viable. But I can't see how these trump the power of districts.
20. Korea - Seowon [12]
29. Russia - Lavra [21]

 

[OmegaDestroyer]

3. Australia - Outback Station [15]
7. Cree - Mekewap [14]
14. Greece - Acropolis [6]
16. Indonesia - Kampung [18+1=19]Can't see how these trump districts? They make garbage sea tiles and coastal cities useful. That's how.
20. Korea - Seowon [12-3=9] As ridiculous as it sounds, the Seowon are almost too powerful and render Korea absolutely boring to play.
29. Russia - Lavra [21]