Unfortunately also this achievement has to staged. Gain possession of 3 Wonders by conquering cities in a single game in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. Win on Emperor in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. This proved powerful, as mighty Greece (10+ cities) attacked me (2 cities) because I had too many wonders they desired. Use it to research Philosophy immediately to unlockĪn area of rivers at your borders might be a powerful defense: Your unique ability allows crossing rivers with no penalty, whilst every other unit comes to a halt at the rivers.
Turns out the free Great Scientist you receive for researching Writing is a great benefit. On the next level of difficulty, Emperor, I tried with Gilgamesh. Win as Gilgamesh in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. Win on King in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. So even the first King attempt was successful. In this game with Alexander I got a really good start with lots of flood plains and some hills including Silver and Gold. I tried increasing the level of difficulty, playing on random maps. Win as Alexander in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. Win as Muwatallis in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.Īnd of course if you build the above wonders in one game, most likely you will also win.
Quite easy on the lower difficulties (e.g. This one I made in my 2nd game of this scenario, playing the Hittites, building most of the wonders.īuild Statue of Zeus and Temple of Artemis in the same city Win on Prince in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.Ĭonsult the Oracle 2 times in a single game in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. My first game in this scenario, playing on Prince difficulty and winning immediately.
Win as Ramesses II in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. I used two Tanks to kill those annoying enemy Spearmen (!!!) and capture the capital with the Statue of Zeus.īuild 3 Wonders in the same city in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. Dominating the game, building all other wonders but the Statue of Zeus, I played until I had Tanks. This is more than realistic given you’ll probably need at least 6 playthroughs.Īs Rome, conquer a city with the Statue of ZeusĪlso starting to play this scenario, I realized: Rome is not a playable civ! So I had to start a settler game on a tiny random Pangaea map, with Brave New World disabled. Even if you don’t have it yet: All you need to do is build the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and expend (use) 10 Great Persons. This achievement was introduced with the scenario “Wonders of the Ancient World”, but since the wonder is available in normal games as well, I got it much earlier already.
Gain 1000 gold from expended Great People with the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus across any number of playthroughs Wonders of the Ancient World Strategy for all Steam Achievements Rest in Gold Pieces Sumeria on (random) Settler ( for conquering 3 Wonders).Overall it took me 9 complete playthroughs to get all Steam Achievements: The Oracle is the only Wonder available immediately and the higher the level of difficulty, the sooner should you start building it. Here’s what’s required to unlock the Wonders of the Ancient World: Wonder These prerequisites don’t differ across the levels of difficulty, even though of course it gets harder and harder to fulfill the requirements on higher levels. In this scenario, wonders unlock by making progress in these 4 areas:Īll Wonders have different requirements to be built. Another innovation is the fact that wonders are no longer unlocked by researching the required technology. There are 9 Wonders available, and since they grant the most victory points you will usually need to build at least 4 of 7 to win the scenario. Mainly because Wonders are the primary victory criteria. There is not one explicit “Wonders of the Ancient World Strategy”, since the scenario is quite different from most other scenarios. If you ever wondered how the phrase “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” came to be – here’s an explanatory post about that. Overall you’ll be able to build 9 Wonders of the Ancient World. In addition to the seven “traditional” wonders, it also includes The Oracle and The Great Library. This scenario for Civilization 5 features the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.