Tutorial Campaign: Rise of an Empire

Understand the Ages: Civilization VII features three distinct Ages: Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern. Each has unique tech and civic trees. Your civilization choice for the next Age depends on your leader, previous civilization, and specific gameplay elements (e.g., owning 3 Horse resources may unlock Mongolia in the Exploration Age).

Manage Age Transitions: All players face a temporary 'Crisis' during each Age shift. This forces the adoption of negative policies to balance the game, preventing runaway leaders or hopeless underdogs.

Utilize Influence: A new yield type, Influence, is crucial for conducting diplomacy with other civilizations.

Navigate Rivers: Rivers are now categorized as small (crossable normally) and navigable (traversable by naval units and embarked units). Rivers now run through tiles instead of along their edges.

Manage Settlements: Settlements are divided into Cities and Towns. All settlements, except your Capital, begin as Towns, which cannot produce anything independently.