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Colonial Offices is a Diplomatic Policy Card in Civilization VI. Prior to the February 2021 Update, it was an Economic Policy Card.

Strategy[]

Colonial Offices is a good Diplomatic Policy to enact if you are an expansionist nation which likes to spread to faraway lands. A 15% growth boost isn't negligible, and could spur the growth of new cities considerably. But remember that this will be nearly useless without the proper Housing Housing infrastructure. Also keep in mind that the policy will act only for cities not on your original continent, and not for all cities! Thus, if you are a small empire, and haven't had the chance to spawn near the fault line of two continents, Colonial Offices will be useless to you.

Civilopedia entry[]

Once national governments began taking a hand in (and taking over) overseas colonies founded by trading companies, military adventurers, and religious fanatics, the ad hoc administrations of such distant outposts needed a firmer hand. Thus, the Spanish formed colonial offices, and were soon emulated by the other colonial powers. In the late-1500s AD the Spanish monarchy formed the Council of the Indies (although it didn’t assume its final form until a century had passed), a hierarchical organization to rule over the colonies since the king couldn’t be bothered. Initially two viceroyalties were established (two others later); Spanish viceroys had judicial and legislative control of their territory, and – more importantly – had direct access to the colonial treasury.

Civilization VI Policy Cards [edit]
Military Policy
Military
After Action Reports R&F-OnlyAgogeBastionsChivalryConscriptionCraftsmenDefense of the MotherlandDisciplineDrill Manuals GS-OnlyEquestrian Orders GS-OnlyFeudal ContractForce Modernization GS-OnlyGrande ArméeIntegrated Space CellInternational WatersLevée en MasseLightning WarfareLimesLimitanei R&F-OnlyLogisticsManeuverMaritime IndustriesMartial LawMilitary FirstMilitary ResearchNational IdentityNative ConquestPatriotic WarPress GangsProfessional ArmyPropagandaRaidResource Management GS-OnlyRetainersRetinues GS-OnlySackSecond Strike Capability R&F-OnlyStrategic Air ForceSurveyTheir Finest HourThird Alternative GS-OnlyTotal WarVeterancyWars of Religion
Economic Policy
Economic
AestheticsCaravansariesCivil Prestige R&F-OnlyCollectivizationColonizationCorvéeEcommerceEconomic UnionExpropriationFive-Year PlanFree MarketGod KingGothic ArchitectureGrand OperaHeritage TourismIlkumInsulaeLand SurveyorsLiberalismMarket EconomyMedina QuarterMeritocracyNatural PhilosophyNaval InfrastructureNew DealOnline CommunitiesPublic TransportPublic WorksRationalismReligious OrdersResource ManagementSatellite BroadcastsScriptureSerfdomSimultaneumSkyscrapersSports MediaThird AlternativeTown ChartersTrade ConfederationTriangular TradeUrban Planning
Diplomatic Policy
Diplomatic
Arsenal of DemocracyCharismatic LeaderCollective ActivismColonial OfficesColonial TaxesCommunications OfficeContainmentCryptographyDiplomatic LeagueGunboat DiplomacyInternational Space AgencyMachiavellianismMerchant ConfederationMusic Censorship GS-OnlyNuclear EspionagePolice StatePraetorium R&F-OnlyRajWisselbanken R&F-Only
Wildcard Policy
Wildcard
Aerospace Contractors GS-OnlyAutocratic Legacy R&F-OnlyCommunist Legacy R&F-OnlyDefense of the Motherland GS-OnlyDemocratic Legacy R&F-OnlyDiplomatic Capital GS-OnlyFascist Legacy R&F-OnlyFrescoesGlobal Coalition GS-OnlyHallyu GS-OnlyInspirationIntegrated Attack Logistics GS-OnlyInventionLaissez-FaireLiterary TraditionMartial Law GS-OnlyMercantile Legacy R&F-OnlyMilitary OrganizationMonarchic Legacy R&F-OnlyNavigationNobel PrizeNon-State Actors GS-OnlyOligarchic Legacy R&F-OnlyRabblerousing GS-OnlyRepublican Legacy R&F-OnlyRevelationScience Foundations GS-OnlySpace Tourism GS-OnlyStrategosSymphoniesTheir Finest Hour GS-OnlyTheocratic Legacy R&F-OnlyTraveling Merchants
Dark Age Policy
Dark R&F-Only
Automated Workforce GS-OnlyCollectivism R&F-OnlyCyber Warfare GS-OnlyDecentralization1Despotic Paternalism1Disinformation Campaign GS-OnlyElite Forces R&F-OnlyFlower Power GS-OnlyInquisition R&F-OnlyIsolationism R&F-OnlyLetters of Marque R&F-OnlyMonasticism R&F-OnlyRobber Barons R&F-OnlyRogue State R&F-OnlySamoderzhaviye1Soft Targets1Twilight Valor R&F-Only
Golden Age Policy
Golden1
Culture Industry1Exodus of the Evangelists1Free Inquiry1Heartbeat of Steam1Mandala State1Military-Industrial Complex1Monumentality1Popular Front1Praetorian Guard1Reform the Coinage1Sakdina1Sky and Stars1Solidarity1To Arms!1Wish You Were Here1
1 Dramatic Ages mode only

R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

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