Summary
Becoming a suzerain of a city-state often grants unique bonuses that can put a particular civilization at an advantage compared to its rivals. The bonuses include extra resources for certain actions, enabling unique improvements that increase a tile’s yield by a large margin.
Each city-state inCivilization 6will also have its niche to consider since the number of envoys a player can send is limited. Moreover, they will also be competing with other civilizations that are aiming for the same unique bonus of a city-state. Therefore, a specialization might be needed to target city-states, particularly useful for a certain victory type, such as Science Victory.
7Singapore
Boosts Production For Space Projects
Production has always been one of the most important yields to pay attention to inCivilization 6, especially for certain victory types, such as Domination Victory whichrequires a lot of units to be built, and Science Victory, which requires many district and city projects to be built.
By being Singapore’s suzerain, a civilization can ensure its cities are quite productive with the help of trade routes. Moreover, it also allows trade routes to be more efficient by increasing production in addition to gold and other yields.
6Mitla
Quickly Grow A City With The Help Of Science Production
Building a district sometimes means sacrificing a focus on a city, as it will be dedicated to a certain resource production. One example would be the construction of a Campus in a city, which will put a science focus on a city until it hits another population milestone to build another specialized district.
However, with the help of Mitla,the city can continue to grow speedilyby increasing the population growth rate in the city. When combined with other bonuses, it can be more beneficial to rush a Campus first instead of other districts as it helps the rapid development of cities.
5Johannesburg
Increases Production Internally Between Cities
In some cases, rushing for a certainvictory type such as Science Victorywill have players isolated and targeted by other civilizations, especially in multiplayer games where other players will be able to see their progress and plan accordingly.
The players might try to isolate and embargo a player aiming for a Science Victory, making it necessary for them to get their resources internally. With the help of Johannesburg, production can be increased by a large margin without any need for outside help, making it easier to achieve a Science Victory with internal production yields.
4Hattusa
Obtain Difficult Strategic Resources Without Settling Near It
Duringthe latter stages of the game, rare strategic resources such as Aluminium and Uranium become essential for players to obtain and get ahead of their rivals. Unfortunately, these types of resources are more often placed in bad tiles, such as Tundra, Desert, and even Snow, making any effort to acquire it less than ideal.
With Hattusa’s suzerainty bonus, a player will be able to simply reveal the resource without having to settle a city near it as it gives two revealed, but not owned strategic resources. A handy bonus for players who aim for a Science Victory, which requires a lot of Aluminium.
3Bologna
Rush Great Person For Easier Rocket Launching
Great Persons of any type are always a nice bonus to acquire, especially when they correspond with the victory type that a player is aiming for. In this case, obtaining agreat number of Great Personsis crucial, and becoming a suzerain of Bologna will make it easier than ever.
Any district with a building will provide another point for each of their type, making it easier to obtain Great Persons with a specialized focus on Science Victory.
2Hong Kong
Boost Space Projects Without Any Difficulty
The end stage of Science Victory involves launching an exoplanet expedition to colonize other star systems ahead of other civilizations. These actions require the Spaceport district to be built, and acertain city project to be completed, which is “Launch an Exoplanet Expedition.” The travel time of the expedition can be boosted by other city projects, such as Terrestrial Laser Station and Lagrange Laser Station.
With the help of Hong Kong, a player can get a 20% boost in city projects to quickly finish them, making it easier to obtain a Space Victory. Due to this bonus, Hong Kong can be expected to be hotly contested in multiplayer games.
1Geneva
Keep The Peace To Achieve A Technological Boost
Players who aim for space victories will often prioritize peaceful application of production in their cities, such as building science buildings and prioritizing a city’s growth. With this focus, it is often that players with that particular victory type focus will choose to be peaceful with their neighbors instead of picking a fight.
Therefore, getting to be Geneva’s suzerain should be a priority for a player aiming to launch their colony into space. The science bonuses it will give to all the cities will be a huge boon to achieving breakthroughs in technology, making it easier for them to acquire a Science Victory. However, a player should expectcombat to come to their doorstepas well since the bonus only applies as long as the civilization is not at war.
