Steam achievements in Civ5

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This page lists the Steam achievements available in Civilization V, listed in alphabetical order.

Civilization V

The following is a list of the achievements in Civilization V and its DLC.

A Magnificent Victory Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Suleiman. A reference to Suleiman I being nicknamed "the Magnificent" in the West.

A Righteous Victory Win on Immortal Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario.

A Woman's Work Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Wu Zetian. A reference to the common expression "a woman's work is never done."

Age of Empire Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Darius. Likely a reference to the Age of Empires video game series, and the fact that Darius was the ruler of the Persian Empire at the time of its peak in the 5th century BC.

All-Achieving Zeus Win on Deity in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

All Aboard the Orient Express Discover a route to the Orient. Discovering China in the New World DLC. The Orient Express was a famous train line that ran from Paris to Istanbul from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

All Roads Lead to Rome Build a road with a Roman Legion. A proverb meaning "Different paths can take one to the same goal." Modern wording of medieval sentiment; apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically.

Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Ramesses II. A quote from The Outsider, a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. In Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, Nephren-Ka was an Egyptian pharaoh whose unspeakable cult worship led him to be stricken from almost all Egyptian records. "Now I ride with mocking and friendly ghouls on the night wind, and play by day amongst the catacombs of Nephren-Ka in the sealed and unknown valley of Haddoth by the Nile." -The Outsider, H.P. Lovecraft

Arab Trader Trade a luxury resource to another Civ that you earned through a city with a Bazaar. Arab traders were active throughout the known world in medieval times, and sailed to India and beyond in their quest for spices and other exotic products that could be sold in Europe for a hefty profit - and spreading Islam to the locals along the way.

Arabian Knights Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Harun al-Rashid. Probably a pun on the name of the story collection called Arabian Nights in English, also known as the One Thousand and One Nights - and the fact that the Arabs can build Camel archers instead of Knights.

Au in the EU Return a Treasure to Europe. Applies to the Conquest of the New World scenario. Au is the chemical symbol for Gold. EU is, of course, a reference to the European Union.

Baby Steps Beat the game on the Settler difficulty level. A reference to the fact that the settler difficulty is the easiest one in the game.

Barbarian Warlord As Germany, convert the Barbarians from 10 camps to your side. May be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario while playing as Manchu.

Barbary Pirate As Suleiman, accumulate a navy with 10 Barbarian naval units. The Barbary Pirates were Muslim pirates based in North Africa active from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Best known in the West as the enemy in the United States' first foreign war. NOTE This achievement does not work with either Brave New World or Gods&Kings. The expansions need to be disabled in the DLC menu.

Battlefield Earth Beat the game on an Earth-type Map. Battlefield Earth is a novel and subsequent film written by the founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard.

Blood and Iron Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Bismarck. Blood and Iron (German: Blut und Eisen) is the title of a speech by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck given in 1862 about the unification of the German territories. It is also a transposed phrase that Bismarck uttered near the end of the speech that has become one of his most widely known quotations.

Book 'em Danno! Find Hawaii in a random map game. "Book 'em Danno" is the catchphrase from Hawaii Five-0.

Bollywood As Gandhi, win a cultural victory with 3 or fewer cities in your empire. A colloquial name for the film industry based in Mumbai, India.

Bolt and Arrow Build Statue of Zeus and Temple of Artemis in the same city. In Greek mythology, the god Zeus used thunderbolts as weapons, and the goddess Artemis used a bow and arrow.

Bora! Bora! Bora! Win as Tahiti A reference to the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! which itself comes from the order to start the attack on Pearl Harbor by the naval and air forces of Japan in World War II. 'Bora' is the name of an initiation ceremony in the Pacific Islands, and is part of the name of an island near Tahiti. 'BORA' is also short for the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.

Bright-Eyed Athena Win on Immortal in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

By the Waters of Babylon Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Babylon. "By the rivers of Babylon" or "By the waters of Babylon", is a phrase from Psalm 137, one of the best-known psalms in the Judeo-Christian Bible, telling about the yearning of the Jewish people to one day return home from their captivity in Babylon. It is also the title of a short story written by Stephen Vincent Benet.

Charming. Really. Beat the game on the Prince difficulty level. Prince Charming in the Shrek movie franchise refers to himself in this manner in the second film, when introduced as "my son, the Prince".

City of Gold Develop a city to produce more than 100 gold per turn. The "City of Gold" refers to El Dorado, the legendary city claimed to be made completely out of gold.

City of Lights Develop a city to produce more than 100 culture per turn. "The City of Light(s)" is a nickname of Paris, France.

City of Science Develop a city to produce more than 100 science per turn. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Connoisseur Rate a Mod. A connoisseur is a specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste.

Conquest of the World As Alexander, defeat every known player by 350 BC. Alexander the Great achieved something similar during his lifetime, having created an empire stretching from Macedonia in northern Greece to the Indus River on the border with India, although he died in 323 BC and not 350.

Death Before Shame Fully Explore the Honor Policy Track. A common warrior's code is to strive to uphold one's honor at any cost, and if you fail, to rather die than submit to a humiliating defeat. Exemplified in the Bushido code of the Japanese samurai and their obligation to commit ritual suicide, seppuku, if they failed in any serious way to uphold its obligations and tenets.

Diplomacy by Other Means Fully Explore the Autocracy Policy Track. The German general and tactician Carl von Clausewitz in his most famous work On War, asserted that "war is merely the continuation of policy by other means". Although not intended to be taken literally, it has nevertheless become a famous quotation across the world today. This achievement is not working with Brave New World.

Do you have a little Captain in you? Encounter Captain Cook A reference to a slogan used on Captain Morgan rum bottles.

Do You Want to Super Size That? Beat the game on a Large Map. "Super Size" referred to the largest size of French fries (7-ounce) and soft drinks (42-ounce) available after the large size at a McDonald's restaurant. After taking a customer's order, McDonald's employees would ask customers "Would you like that Supersized?" or "Would you like to Supersize that?" McDonald's began phasing out the Super Size option from their menu in March 2004, eliminating it by the end of the year.

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment Find the Fountain of Youth. Applies to the Conquest of the New World scenario. Dr. Heidegger's Experiment refers to a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne in which a group of scientists drink water from the legendary Fountain of Youth.

Dragon Emperor Win on Emperor Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario.

Eighty-Eight Miles per Hour Fully Explore the Rationalism Policy Track. 88 mph was the speed the DeLorean time machine from the Back to the Future film series needed to achieve in order to travel through time.

Emperor Fu Manchu Win as Manchu A 'Fu Manchu' is named after the character that sported this kind of facial hair in a series of books that then became movies about a villain named Fu Manchu. The character was named after the Chinese ethnic minority, the Manchu.

Empire of the East Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Ramkhamhaeng. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Engineer Build a Wonder. An engineer is someone who, amongst other things, designs and oversees the construction of large buildings and projects.

Enlightened Ruler Unlock all Social Policies, across any number of playthroughs. This achievement is not working with Brave New World due to changes of Autocracy, Freedom and Order as Ideological Tenets.

Epic Gilgamesh Win as Gilgamesh in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. References the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Mesopotamian epic poem.

Expansionist Download a Mod. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Experimenter Play a game with a Mod. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Exterminate! Exterminate! Win a Domination Victory. A phrase of the Daleks from the BBC Series Doctor Who.

Far-Shooting Apollo Win on Emperor in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Fear the Turtle Win the Korean Scenario as Korea References the turtle ships used during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea.

Fetchez la Vache! Build a Motte and Bailey improvement Referencing another French castle in England.

First in the Hearts of Your Countrymen Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Washington. A phrase from Henry Lee III's euology of George Washington: "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

First of the Mohicans Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Hiawatha. A reference to The Last of the Mohicans, an 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper and a 1992 movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

Flawless Strategy Beat the game on the Deity difficulty level. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Flying Fortress Bomb an enemy city with a B-17. A trademarked nickname for the B-17.

Forty-Niner Build 1000 mines, across any number of playthroughs. This is a colloquial name for a miner, referring to the California Gold Rush of 1849.

Freedom Isn't Free Fully Explore the Freedom Policy Track. A common jingoistic American saying, referring to the necessity of the military to uphold social and political freedoms. This achievement is not working with Brave New World.

From Archaemennid to Safavid As Darius, start 5 Golden Ages in a single game. Refers to the line of Persian empires stretching from the Classical period (the Achaemenid Empire, founded 550 BC) to the early Modern (the Safavid dynasty, ended 1732 AD). Note that "Achaemenid" is misspelled in the achievement's name.

Gardens of Lake Texcoco Build a Floating Garden a city with a lake tile in its radius. The original floating gardens were grown in and around Lake Texcoco in the Aztec Empire.

Genghis Khan Beat the Mongol scenario on the Deity difficulty level. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Give Peace a Chance Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Gandhi. "Give Peace A Chance" is a song by the ex-Beatle John Lennon.

Go Boldly Where No Man Has Gone Before Win a Science Victory. A reference to the Star Trek TV series (and to the Science victory condition, launching a starship), in which the words "To boldly go where no man has gone before" are spoken to reference the vast unexplored galaxy in the opening scene of every episode. ("Go Boldly" is the somewhat more grammatically correct version of the quote.)

God Is Great Construct 1000 Temples, across any number of playthroughs. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Going It Old School Beat the game on a Pangaea-type Map. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Gotta Catch 'Em All Beat the game on all standard map types and sizes. A reference to the Pokémon slogan.

Great Khan Beat the Mongol scenario on the King or harder difficulty level. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Grecian Formula Win as Alexander in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Hands Free to Victory! Beat the game as Harald Bluetooth. Wordplay conflating the name of the historical king of Denmark with modern "hands-free" wireless Bluetooth devices.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Upgrade a Unit. A reference to the 2001 Daft Punk song.

He Threw a Car at My Head! Have any city ransomed by Barbarians. A quote from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Dr. Horrible claims his arch-nemesis, Captain Hammer, has done this after returning from a foiled scheme.

Head and Shoulders Above the Rest Win as Samoa (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Heads Up! Find Easter Island in a random map game (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Here Ends the Noble Savage Raze 100 Barbarian camps, across any number of playthroughs. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Honoring the Ancestors Win on Deity Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario.

Huitzilopochtli's Arrow Win the New World Scenario as the Aztecs. A reference to a myth surrounding Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war, the sun, human sacrifice and the patron of Tenochtitlan.

I'm on a Boat! Embark a Unit. A reference to the popular song of the same name by the band The Lonely Island.

I Can Has Nukes? Drop a nuke on another Civ. A reference to the Lolcats meme - specifically, the "I Can Has Cheezeburger?" macro.

I Need More Elbow Room Beat the game on a Tiny Map. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Island Hopping Beat the game on an Archipelago-type Map. A reference to the Allied strategy used in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.

It's Just You and Me, Kid Beat the game on a Duel Map. The namesake title comes from Just You and Me, Kid, a 1979 film starring George Burns and Brooke Shields.

It's Standard Issue Beat the game on a Standard Map. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

It's Super Effective Destroy an enemy unit in just one hit. A reference to the Pokémon franchise. This is said whenever one Pokémon uses a move against which the targeted Pokémon is weak (e.g., water against fire).

It satrap! Win as Darius I in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. A pun on "It's a trap!", famously exclaimed by Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi, and the word "satrap", a governor of a province in the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires, among others.

Kamikaze Attack Kill an enemy unit attacking with a Japanese unit with just 1 HP remaining. A reference to the act of "Suicide Bombing" by Japanese aircraft units in World War II. Unlike real life, your unit must survive the attack. This achievement can be earned with G&K and/or BNW installed, but it is much more difficult to earn when units have 100 HP instead of 10.

Khaaan! Run out of time to beat the Mongol scenario. A reference to the famous scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan when Captain James T. Kirk yells "Khaaan!" into a communicator when Khan leaves him to die on a planet.

Khan Beat the Mongol scenario on any difficulty. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

King of the Mountain Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Pachacuti. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Know Thy Enemy Consult the Oracle 2 times in a single game in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Kublai Khan Beat the Mongol scenario on the Immortal or harder difficulty level. References the grandson of Genghis Khan and subject of the eponymous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Land Baron Purchase 1000 tiles, across any number of playthroughs. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Last Man Standing Win any Multiplayer Match. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Law of the Splintered Paddle Beat the game on any difficultly as Kamehameha. Kānāwai Māmalahoe (transliterating as Law of the Splintered Paddle), a precept law used by Hawaiians from Kamehameha.

League of Extraordinary Hoyanehs Win the New World scenario as the Iroquois. A reference to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic book, the Iroquois League formed in the 16th century between the Iroquois and neighboring tribes, and the Iroquois tribal chieftains, called hoyanehs.

Living in Smallville Beat the game on a Small Map. Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Chloe Sullivan, Lana Lang and Pete Ross. Smallville was the setting of many Superboy comics, which depicted Clark as a young man defending Smallville from otherworldly evils and occasionally, the young Lex Luthor. Smallville is also the setting of the television series Smallville which similarly depicts the young Clark Kent.

Lux Perpetua Luceat Eis Fully Explore the Piety Policy Track. Lux Aeterna is a piece for 16 solo singers, written by György Ligeti in 1966. It is most famous for its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001 A Space Odyssey". The text (in Latin) is from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass: Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es. Requiem aeternum dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis, which means "May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord, with thy saints in eternity, for thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them."

Macho Picchu Win the New World scenario as the Incas. A pun on the Incan world wonder, Machu Picchu.

Magellan Prove that the world is round by uncovering a connected loop of tiles around the circumference of the world. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães), was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition around the world.

Marco Polo Be the first to explore and uncover 1000 tiles, across any number of playthroughs. Marco Polo was an explorer and merchant from Venice, Italy, who travelled to China and back in the 13th century and wrote a book, Il Milione, which describes his epic journey in a time when most people in Europe had barely been outside their village.

Master of the House Fully Explore the Tradition Policy Track. From the first stanza of the song "Tradition", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Also the title of a song from Les Misérables about a crooked innkeeper. Can also refer to a patriarch and his traditional role in governing a household.

Master of the Universe Beat the game on any difficulty setting with each leader. A reference to the children's cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Merchant King Trade 100 resources, across any number of playthroughs. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Model of a Modern Major-General Train all Units, across any number of playthroughs. A satirical song from the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance about how a "modern Major-General" in the British Army should behave. The achievement is not working with Brave New World expansion pack as with the changes of Foreign Legion unit, which is now a special tenet. It can still be achieved by temporarily disabling BNW.

Money Doesn't Grow on Trees Fully Explore the Commerce Policy Track. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Montezuma's Revenge... Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Montezuma. Montezuma's Revenge (var. Moctezuma's revenge) is the colloquial term for any cases of traveler's diarrhea contracted by tourists visiting Mexico. The name refers to Moctezuma II (1466-1520), the Tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec civilization who was defeated by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador.

Moving on Up Earn a Unit Promotion. A refrence to the theme song of the 70's sitcom, The Jeffersons.

My Little Pony As Catherine, research Horseback Riding before any other Civ. My Little Pony is a brand of toy ponies marketed primarily to young girls and produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro. This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the well known myth of Catherine the Great's sexual affinity for horses.

Neighborhood Bully Annex a previously puppetted City-State. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Ngata Chance Win as Tonga (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Isabella. A refrence to the popular "Spanish Inquisition" skits from the British comedy program "Monty Python's Flying Circus."

Odin's Chosen Warrior Win as Denmark (any difficulty) (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Odysseus the Great Tactician Win on King in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

One to Rule Them All Beat the game on any difficulty setting with only one city. Likely referring to the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. It contained an inscription describing it, with the lines "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them."

Panzer "Shafernator" General Spawn over 100 Great Generals, build an army of over 100 standing units, and beat the game 100 times. Panzer General was the name of a popular WWII strategy game from the 90s. Shafernator is clearly a reference to Civilization V lead programmer, Jon Shafer.

Party in hattUSA Win as Muwatallis in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. Wordplay conflating Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire, with the Miley Cyrus song "Party in the U.S.A."

Paul Bunyan Chop down 1000 forest tiles, across any number of playthroughs. Paul Bunyan was a folk-tale of a giant lumberjack who traveled with his pet, a large blue ox named Babe.

Peace and Prosperity Begin a Golden Age. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

People of the Longhouse Build a Longhouse in a city with at least 4 unchopped forests in its radius. The Iroquois called themselves "Haudenosaunee", or "People of the Longhouse".

Pillage, Then Burn Pillage 9 Farms on the same turn (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Plate Tectonics Beat the game on a Continents-type Map. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Purple People Eaters Win as Norway (any difficulty) A reference to the nickname earned by a Minnesota Vikings defensive line.

Ra's Mighty Truth Win as Ramesses II in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Raleigh's Road to Riches Discover El Dorado. Applies to the Conquest of the New World scenario.

Rest in Gold Pieces Gain 1000 gold from expended Great People with the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus across any number of playthroughs. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Reverse Engineer Gain possession of 3 Wonders by conquering cities in a single game in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Riddle of the Sphinx Rush a wonder as Egypt with a Great Engineer. In Greek mythology, the Sphinx would ask a riddle of anyone who passed by and if they answered incorrectly it would kill them. The riddle was: What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

Rising Sun Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Oda. The Rising Sun is a component of the Imperial Japanese Flag.

Ruler of the Seas As Elizabeth, sink and destroy 357 enemy naval units, across any number of playthroughs. 357 is the total number of ships engaged at the Battle of Gravelines (1588), in which the English navy defeated the invading Spanish Armada during the Anglo-Spanish War. Possibly also a reference to Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, HMS Pinafore, in which Sir Joseph, the First Lord of the Admiralty, refers to himself both as the "monarch of the sea" and the "ruler of the Queen's navy".

Ruler of the Twelve Colonies Beat the game on a Huge Map. Referring to Battlestar Galactica's Twelve Colonies of Kobol that were conquered by the Cylons.

Samurai Delicatessen Win as Japan. Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario.

Say Hello to My Little Friend Reach Ally Status with a City-State. An oft-repeated line spoken by Tony Montana in the film Scarface to the invaders of his compound. His "little friend" is his very big gun.

Searching for the Precious Find New Zealand in a random map game Refers to the phrase "my precious!" in Lord of the Rings, which was filmed in New Zealand.

Second City Found a second city. Reference comes from a Chicago-based comedy club of the same name.

Seoul Power Win before 100 turns as any power Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario.

Seriously?!? Have another Civ beat you to completing a Wonder 10 times. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Siglo de Oro Win the New World Scenario as Spain. Translates to "Golden Age", referring specifically to the Spanish Golden Age from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Star of the North Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Catherine. A title given to Catherine the Great by her friend Voltaire.

Sun Tzu's Art of War As Wu Zetian, earn a Great General through battle. The Art of War by Sun Tzu was the quintessential military manual used by Chinese emperors for generations. It was held in secret for hundreds of years until a copy was smuggled to Japan.

Supreme Khan Beat the Mongol scenario on the Emperor or harder difficulty level. Each Mongol warlord was called Khan, so when Temujin united all the Mongols under his rule a new title had to be invented and given to him, Genghis Khan. "Genghis" does not translate to "supreme" but it is a good description of the fact.

Surviving Domesday Win scenario on Immortal (any civ) (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Surviving Ragnarok Win scenario on Deity (any civ) (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Surviving the Marquesas Win as Hiva (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Taekwon-DOH! Lose as Korea. Wordplay conflating the Korean martial art with Homer Simpson's iconic catchphrase. Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario.

Taking off the Training Wheels Beat the game on the Chieftain difficulty level. Referring to removing the training wheels from a child's bike. In America, it is also symbolic of a child growing up.

Tea and Crumpets for Everyone Win the New World scenario as England. Tea and crumpets are traditional English fare from Elizabethan times to today.

Team Player Fully Explore the Patronage Policy Track. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

The African King Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Askia. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

The Alexman Beat the game on the Warlord difficulty level. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

The Appian Way Build 1000 roads, across any number of playthroughs. The Appian Way was one of Rome's earliest roads connecting Rome to Brindisi. Called the "queen of the long roads" by Roman poet Statius.

The Best State of a Republic Win a Cultural Victory. The Best State of a Republic was part of the very long subtitle of Thomas Moore's book, Utopia. Incidentally, it is from this book we get the word and concept of a utopia.

The Choson One Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Sejong. A pun on "The Chosen One". Also, Sejong is the Korean leader in Civ V, and was a king of the Choson dynasty.

The Explorer Discover 100 Natural Wonders. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

The Golden Horde Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Genghis Khan. Refers to the vast 13th-century Mongol successor empire, and its army.

The Golden Path Beat the game on the Emperor difficulty level. A reference to the Dune series, the Golden Path was the path through time God Emperor Leto Atreides led humanity to ensure it could never be ruled or contained again.

The Man Who Would Be King Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Alexander. The Man Who Would Be King is a Rudyard Kiping short story about two British adventurers who become kings of a remote region in Afghanistan after one convinces the locals he is the reincarnation of Alexander the Great.

The Once and Future King Beat the game on the King difficulty level. A well-known fantasy novel about King Arthur by T. H. White.

The Pen is Mightier Win a Diplomatic Victory. Half of the now-common saying "The pen is mightier than the sword." Originally coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in his play Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy in 1839.

The Wonder Years Build all the Wonders, across any number of playthroughs. A reference to the 80's television show "The Wonder Years". This achievement is not working with Brave New World. Disable it on the DLC menu when the United Nations is built.

The World Is a Mess, and I Just Need to Rule It Beat the game on the Immortal difficulty level. A quote from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

This isn't Kansas Find Australia in a South Pacific map game This is most likely a reference to The Wizard of Oz and Dorothy's famous quote "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," as Australia is typically referred to as "Oz."

This was their Finest Hour Win as Anglo-Saxon England (any difficulty) A reference to a speech by Winston Churchill justifying low levels of support given to the French. Ironic because of Anglo-Saxon England being conquered by the Normans.

Thoughtful Telemachus Win on Prince in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Three Musketeers Kill a unit with a French Musketeer when two other Musketeers are providing flanking bonuses. A reference to the classic novel The Three Musketeers.

Time to Stitch a Tapestry Win as Normandy (any difficulty) A reference to the Bayeux Tapestry, a 70 metre cloth depicting the Norman Conquest of England.

To Stand the Test of Time Beat the game with all victory conditions. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Tomb Raider Pillage gold from an Egyptian city with a burial tomb in it. A reference to the Tomb Raider series of games.

Tout le Monde Francophone? Win the New World Scenario as France. Translates to "All the world French-speaking?"

Treasure Hunter Discover an ancient ruin. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Turtle Power As Korea, sink an Ironclad with a Turtle Ship. Taken from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise. This is a difficult achievement in 'normal' play as the Ironclad is only available for a short time and requires the player to have both Iron and Coal, therefore the AI doesn't build many Ironclads. Also, the achievement is not available in multi player mode. One recommended 'shortcut' is to build an Ironclad yourself and 'gift' it to a City State and then declare war on that City State.

Two Men Enter, One Man Leave Completely defeat another Civ and remove them from the game. From the movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. This line was chanted by the Thunderdome audience as the two men inside fought to the death.

Veni, Vidi, Vici Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Caesar. Famous quote reportedly spoken by Caeser when asked about his recent war victory. He responded "I came, I saw, I conquered."

Video et Taceo Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Elizabeth. A common phrase said by Elizabeth of her advisors, translating to "I see and say nothing." This means she would listen to the thoughts of her advisors but would not commit herself, politically or any other way.

Vivre La Revolution Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Napoleon. Translates as "to live the revolution". A pun on the battle cry "vive la Révolution" ("long live the Revolution") during the French Revolution that enabled Napoleon's rise to power.

War Canoe Attack As Askia, conquer a city on another continent. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

We Have the Technology Fully explore the Tech Tree. A refrence to the opening of "The Six Million Dollar Man." A scientist, Oscar Goldman, utters this famous phrase when presented with the challenge of saving the life of Steve Austin, a fighter pilot who was in a deadly crash.

Where's the Biathlon? Enter a snow tile with the Norwegian Ski Infantry. Biathlon refers to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting and that originates from Norway.

With an Iron Fist Fully Explore the Order Policy Track. This is not working with Brave New World expansion pack due to changes with this policy track is now an ideology.

With Liberty and Justice for All Fully Explore the Liberty Policy Track. The final line of the Pledge of Allegiance, an American oath to the flag commonly recited in public schools.

Wonderwall Build 3 Wonders in the same city in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario. A reference to the song of the same name by the band Oasis.

You The Conqueror Win scenario on Emperor (any civ) (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Yow Ming! Win as China. Can only be obtained in the Samurai Invasion of Korea scenario. The name is a pun on Chinese basketball star Yao Ming.

Zeupiter As Rome, conquer a city with the Statue of Zeus. A blend of Zeus - the father of the gods in Greek mythology, and Jupiter - the equivalent deity in Roman mythology.

Gods & Kings

The Gods & Kings expansion pack adds 52 new achievements.

Access Denied Construct the Great Firewall wonder. A catch phrase on giving a failed attempt to enter or try one thing.

Apocalypse Now As the Maya, nuke a city in the year 2012. A reference of a 1979 namesake film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The Mayans predicted that the year 2012 is going to end for the 12th cycle of the Mayan calendar.

Austrian Succession Beat the game on any difficulty as Maria Theresa. A reference of a 18th century conflict enraged on a battle between Europe, North America and India.

Baktun the Future Beat the game on any difficulty as Pacal. A reference to the movie Back to the Future. Baktun is a form of 20 cycles in the ancient Mayan long count calendar and turns every 394 years.

Capture of Brielle Capture a Spanish Coastal City with a Dutch Sea Beggar. A reference of an uprising of Capture of Brielle during Eighty Years' War revolting a conflict of Spain and Dutch Republic. Brielle (Dutch: Den Briel) is a small town in present-day Netherlands.

Celtic Thunder Beat the game on any difficulty as Boudicca. Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing and performing group.

Colonize This! Beat the game on any difficulty as Haile Selassie. An example of Verb This! Ethiopia is one of two African countries (the other is Liberia) that had avoided colonization by European strong powers.

Dancer, Actress, Empress, Victor Beat the game on any difficulty as Empress Theodora. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Defender of the Faith Beat the game on any difficulty as Gustavus Adolphus. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Double KO Capture both Rome and Constantinople in the same game in the Fall of Rome scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Et tu, Brute Win the Fall of Rome scenario. Dying words of the title character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

From Russia with Love As Russia, kill an English spy. Given a reference from From Russia, with Love, a novel by Ian Fleming, a 5th book of James Bond series.

Gad Zeus Found a Pantheon. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Gentlemen's Agreement Share intrigue with another player in the Empires of the Smoky Skies scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Gimme Your Lunch Money! Bully 3000 gold from city-states across any number of playthroughs. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Greek Fire As Byzantines, sink 10 Greek ships with a dromon. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Hannibal's Crossing As Carthage, Attack a Roman Unit with an African Forest Elephant from a mountain tile. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Holier Than Thou Become the dominant religion in an opponent's holy city. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Holy Father Select the Papal Primacy Belief and Ally with 12 city-states. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

I Missed That Day in History Class Capture any Sassanid city as the Celts in the Fall of Rome scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

I Sunk Your Imperial Capital! Capture Rome as the Vandals using a boat in the Fall of Rome scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Indoctrinated! Lose dominant status in your holy city to an opponent's religion. The player cannot use another religion's Great Prophets or Missionaries to convert their own Holy City. This can be achieved by pressure or by conversion.

Intelligence Network Share intrigue with a player who previously shared intrigue with you. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Junta for Red October Use a spy to successfully stage a city-state coup. Taken from The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. A namesake paraphrase during the Russian Revolution of 1917 following the February Revolution earlier that year, which the Bolsheviks dominated the provisional government and establishing the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic later that year.

Longest. Name. Ever. Have the city of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll in your empire. A reference to the infamous Comic Book Guy quote, "Worst. [Insert Noun.] Ever. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is well known as the longest place name in Europe and also is one of the longest in the world, having 58 letters., Building this city must be done without the "Rename" function because "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll" is larger than the name field. It can take up to 33 cities founded to get it. However, you can rename captured cities with Celtic names, and newly settled Celtic cities will take the next Celtic name on the list. This will allow you to capture up to 32 cities and have the 33rd founded with a Celtic Settler to receive the achievement.

Lion of the North As Sweden, start a turn with your great general stacked with a Hakkapeliitta. A nickname given to Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years' War.

Mehmet the Conqueror As the Turks, conquer Istanbul on Deity in Into the Renaissance scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Missionary Man Spread your religion to an opponent with a missionary. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Modern Major-General Win the Empires of the Smoky Skies scenario. A reference to The Pirates of Penzance, a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Never take our freedom! Win as the Celts on Emperor or Above in Into the Renaissance scenario. Closing words of a speech by William Wallace in Braveheart.

No White Flag Here Beat the game on any difficulty as Dido. Given from White Flag by British singer Dido (no relation with the Carthaginian leader).

Nobody expects... As Spain, Use an Inquisitor to remove another religion. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Pax Romana Aeternum Win the game as Eastern or Western Rome on Deity and have all your original cities under your control in the Fall of Rome scenario. A reference to Pax Romana (Latin for “Roman peace”), the period of Roman dominance which brought relative stability and peace to the Mediterranean region. The word Aeternum has two meanings. First, it is the neuter singular nominative form of aeternus, an adjective from which the English word eternal comes. However, the word pax (peace) has feminine gender in Latin, so the correct adjective form would be aeterna. Therefore more likely is the second meaning, where aeternum is an adverb meaning “always” or “forever”, thus the whole phrase can be read as “Roman peace forever”.

Propheteering Found a Religion. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Quite Accomplished Retain control of the same honorable title for the entire length of the game it is available in the Empires of the Smoky Skies scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

RAM Usage Research Satellites while playing as Attila on a huge map. A pun on computer RAM used (huge map) and the Hunnic Battering ram.

Rastafari Messiah As Ethiopia, earn 5 great prophets. Reference from a Rastafari movement spiritual ideology in Afro-Carribean culture started in the 1930s, mostly in the former British colony of Jamaica.

Reconquista Who? Win as Almohads on Emperor or Above in Into the Renaissance scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Renaissance Man Win the Into the Renaissance scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Richard the Lionheart As England, conquer Jerusalem on Emperor or Above in Into the Renaissance scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Scourge of Everyone Beat the game on any difficulty as Attila. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Silent No More Beat the game on any difficulty as William of Orange. A reference to "William the Silent," one of William's sobriquets.

Sky Admiral Destroy an enemy unit with a flier based at a sky fortress in the Empires of the Smoky Skies scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Smooth Talking Use a spy to gain influence with a city-state. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Sticky Fingers Use a spy to steal technology from a competitor. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

The Last Crusade Capture the city that built Petra using a Landship. References the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which was filmed in Jordan and includes a battle with a tank.

The Yokes on the Mongols Win as Russia on Emperor or Above in Into the Renaissance scenario. This is a reference to the period of Golden Horde rule in Russia, which is sometimes called "the Mongol yoke."

Turks Shmurks! Capture Constantinople as any enemy power in the Fall of Rome scenario. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

We are Family Become the dominant religion in every capital city on a standard-size or larger map. Taken from a famous album and song by Sister Sledge from the late 1970s. Currently bugged. Look to this post for a possible solution.

Whack a Mole Find and kill an enemy spy. A reference to the arcade game Whac-A-Mole.

Yoink! As Austria, acquire a City-State with 15 or more units through Diplomatic Marriage. An exclamation made when snatching, stealing, or pretending to steal something, popularized by The Simpsons. This achievement can be attained by letting an AI perform the listed requirements.

Brave New World

The Brave New World expansion pack adds 60 new achievements.

Artistic License Fully explore the Aesthetics Policy track. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Axis Powered Win a Diplomatic Victory using the Autocracy Ideology. A reference to the alliance of fascist powers during World War II.

Better Red Than Dead Win a Conquest Victory using the Order Ideology. Reference comes from "Better dead than red", an anti-Communist slogan had been popular in the U.S. for to attempt to make peace with the Eastern Bloc allies in the 1950s.

British Invasion Perform a Concert Tour with an English Great Musician in American Territory. A reference from British Invasion, a phenomenon where British music was influential in the U.S. during the 1960s to 1970s.

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Dark Horse Win a Diplomatic Victory without ever being the host of the World Congress. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Discoverer Playing as Italy in Scramble for Africa, earn the VP for finding two Natural Wonders. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Dr Livingstone I presume? Playing as Belgium, move your Stanley Explorer to within a tile of England's Livingstone Explorer. References H. M. Stanley's first words after finding the missing David Livingstone.

Enemy Blade No More As Indonesia, capture an enemy capital with a Kris Swordsman with the Enemy Blade promotion. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Win a Conquest Victory using the Autocracy Ideology. A reference of the titled namesake song by Tears For Fears.

Flip-Flop Propose to repeal an active Resolution which you had originally proposed to enact. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Games Without Frontiers Win a Diplomatic Victory using the Freedom Ideology. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Glory, glory, hallelujah! Win the Civil War scenario playing as the Union. Refers to the chorus of the song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "John Brown's Body".

Greed is Good Have a city with the Colossus, Petra, a Caravansary, and a Harbor. A famous quote made by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) in the film Wall Street.

Herculean Effort Complete all International Projects in a single game as the highest contributor. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Here's Looking at You, Kid As Morocco, airlift a civilian unit from Casablanca to Portugal's original capital. Reference of a classic film of the namesake title, a quote where Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) touches his heart to Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman).

Highway Robbery Plunder a Caravan Trade Route. A catch phrase given to a crime on the streets.

I Prefer my Africa Scrambled Win the Scramble for Africa scenario as any civ on any difficulty. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

In Hoc Signo Vinces Beat the game on any difficulty as Maria I. Translates as "In this sign you will conquer" in Latin. A reference used as a motto in Portuguese monarchy.

It Belongs in a Museum Have Artifacts from 10 different City-States in the Museums and Wonders in your civilization. Stock phrase, popularized by its use in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", amongst others.

King of the Wisent Beat the game on any difficulty as Casimir (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Knowledge is Power As Assyria, use a Royal Library filled with a Great Work to train a unit that begins with a promotion. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Legends of the Hidden Temple Fully explore the Exploration Policy track. A reference of Legends of the Hidden Temple, a popular children's game show.

Lingua Franca Found the World Congress and remain its host for the entire game. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Losing My Marbles Extract 5 Artifacts from the territory of another major civilization. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Merchant Prince Generate 200 gold per turn via Trade Routes (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Nigerian Bank Account In Scramble for Africa, marry Sokoto or Bornu. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

One Small Step Win a Space Victory using the Freedom Ideology Taken from "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind," a famous phrase used by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

Ottoman Carpentry Win the Scramble for Africa playing as the Ottomans on Deity. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Pedro's Party People Beat the game on any difficulty as Pedro II. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Pickett's Recharge Capture Gettysburg with a Confederate Infantry unit possessing the George Pickett promotion. On the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, George Pickett led a disastrous infantry assault against Union positions, a significant step in the Union victory both in the battle and the war.

Poland Can into Space As Poland, win a Space Victory. A reference to the popular internet cartoon Polandball, in which it is joked that "Poland cannot into space."

Praise the Victories Win the Scramble for Africa playing as the Boers on Deity. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Pyramid Scheme Playing as France, get the Louvre to the maximum theming bonus of 16. Wordplay conflating the Louvre Pyramid and the unsustainable business model.

Queen of the Adriatic Beat the game on any difficulty as Enrico Dandolo. "Queen of the Adriatic" is the nickname of the city of Venice for being famous with trade routes across neighboring republics and other nations in the Mediterranean sea.

Radio Free Europe Adopt the Freedom Ideology and fill 10 Broadcast Towers with Great Works. Radio Free Europe is an American-funded broadcasting organisation founded in 1949, broadcasting mainly to Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, to some extent as a propaganda broadcaster against the Communist Bloc. It is also the title of the first single by American alternative rock band R.E.M..

Raiders of the Lost Ark Have your American Archaeologist extract an Artifact from Egypt with a German Archaeologist within 2 tiles. A reference from the first Indiana Jones film of the same title.

Red Badge of Courage Win the Civil War scenario on Deity. A reference to the Stephen Crane novel set during the American Civil War.

Rock the Kasbah Perform a Concert Tour with a Great Musician on a Moroccan Kasbah improvement. A pun of the 1982 song Rock the Casbah by English punk rock band The Clash.

Rocking in the Free World Win a Cultural Victory using the Freedom Ideology. A reference to the Neil Young song of the same name.

Run 50 Miles and Fight a Battle As Zulu, have an Impi earn all of the special promotions. A quote from the 1964 film Zulu, in which one character declares that "a Zulu regiment can run 50 miles and fight a battle at the end of it. Warriors or Spearmen can also trigger this achievement.

Sacagawea's Legacy As the Shoshone, discover 5 ancient ruins with the same Shoshone Pathfinder. Sacagawea was a Lehmi Shoshone woman explored from North Dakota to Pacific Ocean during an expedition with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

Sheridan's Valley Campaign As Union, control Winchester, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Lynchburg. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Silk Road Connect to the Arabs, China, India, the Mongols, and Persia at the same time using Caravans. A reference of a real trade communication in the Asian continent connecting with east and west between trades within Middle East and Europe.

Soma Tablets for Everyone Reach a Happiness level of over 100 for your civ. This references Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, in which the population was kept placated through the use of soma, a powerful drug.

Standing like a Stone Wall Win the Civil War scenario playing as the Confederates. References Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, a Confederate general during the American Civil War.

Strength Through Joy Win a Cultural Victory using the Autocracy Ideology. "Kraft durch Freude" (Strength Through Joy) was an organisation dedicated to leisure activities and tourism for Germans under the totalitarian, fascist Nazi regime. The world wonder unlocked by choosing the Autocracy ideology, Prora, was a Strength Through Joy project.

Tablet Tech Pioneer Beat the game on any difficulty as Ashurbanipal. Wordplay conflating the ancient Assyrians' preferred method of keeping written records with modern "tablet" computer devices.

Tear Down this Wall! Force an AI player with the Order Ideology to switch to Freedom. A reference of Tear down this wall!, a famous speech by American President Ronald Reagan in Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987 given a support to end communism in Eastern Europe (including Soviet Union and its allies).

That's XCOM baby! Have your XCOM Squad go from 100 health to 0 in a single AI turn. Reference to the high casualty rates in the popular strategy game, "XCOM: Enemy Unknown", which was developed by the same companies as "Civilization": 2K Games and Firaxis.

The Great Betrayal As Venice, capture the Holy City of the religion that the city of Venice follows. A possible reference to the Fourth Crusade (1202-04), in which a Venetian-led Crusader army sacked the Christian (albeit Orthodox) city of Constantinople.

The Great Spirit Beat the game on any difficulty as Pocatello. The Great Spirit is a concept of a life force or supreme being in many Native American cultures.

The Java Script Beat the game on any difficulty as Gajah Mada. Java is the one of the main islands of Indonesia and the world's most populous island. JavaScript is a programming language, and the Javanese language of Indonesia also has its own alphabet.

The Rhodes Colossus Playing as England in Scramble for Africa, complete a railroad from Cairo to Capetown. A reference to the political comic of the same name, in which Cecil Rhodes, an English/South-African Mining Magnate/Politician/Imperialist strides over Africa; with a foot in Cairo and another in Cape Town.

This Desert Life Beat the game on any difficulty as Ahmad Al'Mansur. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Vote for Pedro As Brazil, win a Diplomatic Victory. A reference to the 2004 comedy movie "Napoleon Dynamite", in which the titular character's friend Pedro runs for class president. 'Vote for Pedro' is the inscription of a T-shirt worn by Napoleon Dynamite.

Wanna Be the King of the Zulus Beat the game on any difficulty as Shaka. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

What's Yours is Mine As Portugal, construct a Feitoria in a City-State that is allied to another civilization. (Is this a reference to something in popular culture? Please add the information here!)

Workers of the World - Unite! Win a Cultural Victory using the Order Ideology. References the rallying cry from The Communist Manifesto, a political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Yuri-ka! Win a Space Victory using the Order Ideology. A pun of "Eureka" and "Yuri", named after the first human to journey into outer space, Yuri Gagarin.

Unimplemented achievements

All for All Super Brawl Have every civ declare war on you at the same time. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Can't We All Just Get Along? Play and win a game without ever declaring war on another Civ (does not preclude them from declaring war against you). After a video of police officers beating Rodney King sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, King famously uttered this plea for peace on national television, and it has since become a common phrase. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Cat Fight As a female leader, defeat all other present female leaders in a single game. A cat fight is a common term for a fight between two or more women, without the involvement of men. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Diplomat Hold a Defensive Pact with another civilization for at least 50 turns. A diplomat is the official representative of a state, sent to another state to act on its behalf in matters of policy. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Hundred Years' War Be engaged in a single war for 100 or more consecutive turns. The Hundred Years' War was a war lasting from 1337 to 1453. It pitted the French against the English. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

I Have the Power Win 20 battles with a single unit. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Inconceivable! Lose a Game to someone not on your friend's list. A reference to Vizzini's repeated line from The Princess Bride. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Knowledge Is Good Hold a Research Pact with another civilization for at least 50 turns. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Manifest Destiny Completely control and have contiguous borders around your starting continent. Manifest Destiny was the 19th century American belief that the United States (often in the ethnically specific form of the "Anglo-Saxon race") was destined to expand across the North American continent, from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

Six Degrees to Sid Play a multiplayer match with another player who has this achievement (starting with Sid). A reference to Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon, a game in which players try to connect actors with their co-stars to reach Kevin Bacon in six movies or less. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

The Elephant Battle Destroy another Civ's unique unit with a Naresuan's Elephant. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

The Paul Murphy Award for Excellence and Attractiveness Read 500 articles in the Civilopedia. Paul Murphy was one of the writers and editors for numerous games by MicroProse and Firaxis. NOTE This achievement currently seems to be bugged or not yet implemented, as few if any people have gotten it and it lacks a description in the official Steam achievements list.

See also

• Achievements in other games

External links

• The achievement statistics on Steam

Civilization V [edit]
Gods & Kings • Brave New World
Lists Buildings Civilizations Unique abilities Improvements Leaders Promotions Resources Social policies Technologies Terrain Units Unique units Wonders Natural wonders
Concepts City-State Culture Era Espionage‡ Food Gold Great People Happiness Natural wonder Production Religion‡ Science Unique ability Unit Unique unit Tourism‡ Victory Cultural Diplomatic Domination Science
Miscellaneous DLC Mathematics Modding (List of mods) Major Patches Scenarios Soundtrack Steam Achievements
† Only in vanilla Civ5 • ‡ Only in Gods & Kings and Brave New World