Lake Retba (Civ6)

Lake Retba is a two-tile passable in Civilization VI: Rise and Fall. Lake Retba appears as a on or s. Each wonder tile provides 2 , 2 , and 1 (instead of the normal yields from Lake tiles). Lake Retba increases the of adjacent tiles by +2.
In Rise and Fall, Lake Retba provides to adjacent tiles. Land s also suffer a penalty when they embark/disembark from Lake Retba's tiles onto dry land.
Discovering Lake Retba grants +1 Era Score, or +3 Score if the player is the first to do so.
In Gathering Storm, Lake Retba is treated as a Coast tile. It only provides 1 extra from settling nearby, its yields can be changed by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and every wonder and improvement that has to be built on the coastline can be built next to Lake Retba, provided that all other conditions are satisfied.
== Strategy ==
Each Lake Retba tile has a yield of 2 , 2 , and 1 . Since is often hard to generate early in the game, incorporating natural wonder tiles can provide a vital head start through the civics tree.
Like ordinary lake/coast tiles, the yields of Lake Retba's tiles can be increased using certain bonuses. If the wonder tiles are owned by a with a and , the yield of the tiles will increase by 1 and 2 respectively. Owning the wonder will also increase the Lake's yields by 1 and 1 . The Auckland's bonus also increases the tile yields by 1 , and a further 1 upon reaching the . Nan Madol's bonus of +2 will apply to any district built next to Lake Retba.
Unfortunately, as with all natural wonders, Lake Retba's tiles cannot be developed or improved. Because of this, it may be more of a hindrance than an asset later in the game - a natural wonder in the heart of a city can spoil adjacency bonuses for Farms and districts. In general, passable wonder tiles are significantly better than an unimproved tile of any kind, but are often less productive than an ordinary tile with an improvement or a district.
Note that the wonder tiles can be incorporated into s - if a player wishes to found a Park, then it is often wise to include as many wonder tiles as possible within a city.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* Lake Retba paradoxically provides fresh water to adjacent tiles in Rise and Fall, despite being one of the saltiest lakes on Earth; the Dead Sea used to have the same problem. The water from the lake is not suitable for human consumption, nor is it useful for irrigating farms or keeping livestock. This was changed in the Gathering Storm expansion; neither Lake Retba nor the Dead Sea provide Fresh water anymore.
== Gallery ==
Natural Wonder Lake Retba (Civ6).png|The Lake Retba intro cinematic
Natural Wonder Lake Retba closeup (Civ6).png|Lake Retba, as seen in-game
Historic Moment Lake Retba (Civ6).png|A civilization discovers Lake Retba
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Category:Civilization VI: Rise and Fall