Victory

§ There are multiple paths to victory in Civilization IV. You can win by achieving political, cultural or technological dominance, and of course, by the ever-popular "crushing everyone else into dust beneath the wheels of your chariot" method. These various methods are described below:
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Effects of Victory

§ You win. Everybody else loses. Game over (but see below). If your victory was spectacular enough, your exploits might be recorded on the Civilization IV Hall of Fame screen.
§ Continuing a Game After Victory: You can continue playing after winning the game, but any further accomplishments will not be recorded on the Hall of Fame screen. It is also impossible to win another victory type after victory or defeat has initially taken place.
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Defeat

§ If you are wiped off the map or if one of your opponents achieves one of the victories listed below, you lose. The game is over. All of the other leaders will mock you. It's time to start a new game and try again.
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Victory Conditions

§ Following is a list of the ways you can achieve victory in Civilization IV. For more details, press F8 to go to the "Victory Conditions" screen. There you will see a list of the roads to victory available in the present game and how close you are to achieving each of them. (Note that if a specific type of victory is not listed on the Victory Conditions screen, it means that this particular victory was excluded during game setup.)
§ Time Victory
§ The game ends at a specific turn, usually 2050 AD. The civilization with the highest score at the end of that turn wins.
§ Conquest Victory
§ The game ends when one civilization eliminates all rivals. A civilization is eliminated when its last city is captured or destroyed - even if it still has units in play.
§ Domination Victory
§ The game ends when one civilization controls 75% of the world population AND 75% of the world's land area.
§ Cultural Victory
§ The game ends when a civilization has three cities with "Legendary Culture" (50,000 culture points per city with Normal game speed). See Culture for a description of culture and how cities get it.
§ Space Race
§ The game ends when you construct all of the components for your space ship, launch it and successfully reach Alpha Centauri. You can keep track of the space race with rival civs by monitoring the F8 Victory Conditions screen. This screen lists all of the components needed to build the spaceship and how many you have completed so far.
§ Diplomatic Victory
§ The game ends when the United Nations is built and a leader wins an election for world leader.
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