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Sid Meier's Civilization V Guide

2010 · Turn-based strategy

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GuideWhat you will find
A cinematic promotional view shows a large city and domed skyline at sunset.Getting startedBuild a base-game opening around useful tiles, improvement technologies and global happiness.
Civilization V armies face one another across a river on a hex map.Happiness & citiesManage the original game's global happiness while developing and connecting cities.
A small settlement and colored borders occupy a coastal hex map.CombatUnderstand the base game's one-combat-unit-per-hex positioning and city capture requirements.
An overhead Civilization V screenshot shows varied terrain, improvements and a coast.Victories & policiesCompare base-game science, culture, domination and diplomacy without Brave New World tourism rules.
A cinematic promotional view shows a large city and domed skyline at sunset.CharactersIdentify the people, opponents and playable roles in Sid Meier's Civilization V, with their functions and relationships in compact tables.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Watch global happinessNew cities and population put pressure on the empire-wide balance.
Protect ranged unitsMilitary units need room on the hex map and cannot stack freely.
Plan a victory pathBase-game culture rules differ substantially from Brave New World.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
WashingtonAmerican leaderLeads America in the original civilization roster.
GandhiIndian leaderIndia's population-growth ability changes its happiness pressures.
ElizabethEnglish leaderEngland emphasizes naval movement in the base game.
Oda NobunagaJapanese leaderJapan's Bushido ability affects combat effectiveness.
WorkerCivilian unitBuilds tile improvements and routes.
SettlerCivilian unitFounds a city on a legal hex.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Victories & policiesChoose policies for a victory direction →

Pictures All pictures →

A cinematic promotional view shows a large city and domed skyline at sunset.
A cinematic promotional view shows a large city and domed skyline at sunset.
Civilization V armies face one another across a river on a hex map.
Civilization V armies face one another across a river on a hex map.
A small settlement and colored borders occupy a coastal hex map.
A small settlement and colored borders occupy a coastal hex map.
An overhead Civilization V screenshot shows varied terrain, improvements and a coast.
An overhead Civilization V screenshot shows varied terrain, improvements and a coast.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Sid Meier's Civilization V: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com