Part 23

Explore the various government stances in Civilization VI, including Slavery, Land Security, Elections, Natives, and Religion, and their strategic implications for your empire.

This guide details the various government stances available in Civilization VI, offering insights into their benefits and strategic advantages during different stages of the game, particularly around the time of declaring independence.

Slavery Stance

This stance provides a +25% bonus to Food, Lumber, Silver, Cotton, Fur, Sugar, Tobacco, and Ore Production in all Settlements. While useful for production, the guide suggests that trading these resources might be more beneficial, especially for funding independence through bribes to other nations or tribes.

Land Security Stance

• Controlled Arms: Grants +50% Liberty Bells Production in All Settlements. Liberty Bells are important for boosting troops and generating Founding Father points.
• Right to Bear Arms: Grants +1 Strength for all Colonists. This provides an offensive boost to colonists, aiding in national defense against invading forces.

The guide favors 'Right to Bear Arms' for its direct combat advantage over increased Liberty Bell production.

Elections Stance

• Elections: Grants +100% Founding Father Point Rate, effectively doubling the rate at which these points are generated. This is crucial for acquiring new Founding Fathers, especially military ones during conflict.
• Monarchy: Allows continued Trade with Europe. This is deemed less useful after declaring independence, as naval forces are needed for defense rather than trade, and a sufficient gold reserve should already be established.

The 'Elections' stance is generally preferred for its contribution to acquiring Founding Fathers, avoiding the need to divert naval forces for trade.

Natives Stance

• Manifest Destiny: Provides +50% combat strength against Natives, and colony borders dominate native borders. The guide advises against this, suggesting that fighting both natives and the King's forces simultaneously is difficult without sufficient troops.
• Native Rights: Strengthens Relations with the Natives. This stance is recommended as it can lead to natives fighting alongside your colonies, providing crucial backup during conflicts, especially when reclaiming cities.

The 'Native Rights' stance is strongly recommended for the potential assistance from native allies in combat.

Religion Stance

• Seperation of Church and State: Converts Immigration Crosses into Liberty Bells. This is useful for acquiring Liberty Bells but is considered less advantageous than the alternative.
• Theocracy: Converts Immigration Crosses into Production Hammers. This stance is considered the more beneficial option, despite modern connotations of theocracy.

The guide suggests 'Theocracy' offers a better advantage in terms of production.