Once you hit a Classical Golden Age, Monumentality allows you to buy Settlers and Builders with Faith. Because Faith is generally easier to accumulate in large quantities than Gold or Production, you can "spawn" an entire empire in 20 turns. You aren't building a civilization; you're manifesting it. 2. The Diplomacy Gold Mine
If you want to break the game wide open without installing questionable software, 1. The "Infinite" Faith Economy (The Monumentality Hack)
Once you have a decent relationship, the AI will often pay you Gold for your Open Borders. It seems small, but doing this with 5-10 leaders every 30 turns funds your entire military upkeep. Sid Meier's CivilizationВ® VI Hack
In the mid-game, the AI hoards Diplomatic Favor. Sell yours to them for massive amounts of Gold, then use that Gold to buy the units that will eventually conquer them. 3. District Adjacency Exploits
Most players place districts where they look "nice." To hack your yields, you need to use . Once you hit a Classical Golden Age, Monumentality
If you aren't playing with the or CQUI mods, you are playing at a disadvantage. These don't change the game code, but they surface data (like exactly how much gold an AI has available for trade) that the base game hides. Knowing exactly when an AI is "broke" allows you to time your demands and trades perfectly.
The most "broken" mechanic in the game is combined with Chopping . It seems small, but doing this with 5-10
Never naturally "grow" a forest or rainforest. Use a Builder to "Remove Feature."