The objective is to evolve your civilization through the ages while hampering the growth of other civilizations.

Civilization 6 features quite a few ways to amass gold.

Here are some methods to become the richest empire.

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There are several different victory conditions, ranging from a religious victory to militaristic domination.

Each victory key in can be quite a challenge, and conquering every other nation is no exception.

Why Should You Conquer?

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What Counts As Conquering?

Once a formal war is declared both armies are free to cross borders at will.

Several factors determine a defending city’s strength.

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Battering Ramsshatter a city’s wall defenses by letting friendly units deal additional damage to walls.

Siege equipment alone will not conquer a city.

You’ll need tocomprise a balanced militant forceof close-combat and long-range units to lead the charge.

The German city Aachen being raided by barbarians in Civilization 6

In the table below, you’re able to check out some recommended units to conquer a city.

Ranged Units

Steadily chip away at a city’s health from a distance while avoiding enemy counters.

Naval Ranged Units

These ranged vessels are great for capturing coastal cities.

A coastal city with districts in Civilization 6

What Are Urban Defenses?

Any future cities founded or conquered afterward will also gain Urban Defenses.

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Move in withsiege equipment first, then close-range units on the first circle of tiles surrounding the city center.

HaveRanged units readyto move inbehind the siege equipment one tile out from the city center.

Always bring more troops than you think you’ll need!

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That is until you have built up a large enough militant force to lay siege to multiple cities simultaneously.

However, you must levy them to get to have direct control over the units.

This is done by paying a lump sum of money but will give you access to all military units.

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If you want to avoid this, try becoming friendly with city-states so you might levy their military.

What Happens If Your City Is Conquered?

Other civs can conquer your cities as well, but this is less than ideal.

Chichen Itza under construction in three stages in Civilization 6

For the most part,you could combat this if you have a strong military.

If an enemy civ succeeds in conquering your city, it will become theirs.

They’ll be buying your blue jeans and listening to your pop music.

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units positioned around a city for siege

levying a city state’s military for battle

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Catherine de Medici, Nader Shah, and Ludwig of Bavaria in Civilizaiton 6

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