Cities · Puzzle #10 · Friday, October 9
Cities: the board
Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Cities.
The categories
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Olympic host: 10 pts if it has hosted the Olympics
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 150,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
The best board
- Bergen in Rainy: gets 107 inches of rain a year (10.0)
- Antananarivo in Packed in: packs in 37,531 people per square mile (9.9)
- Ulaanbaatar in High altitude: sits 4,429 ft above sea level (8.9)
- Papeete in Hot spot: averages 79°F over the year (9.9)
- Brasília in Sprawl: covers 2,240 square miles (10.0)
- Seville in Old town: was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 years ago (10.0)
- Helsinki in Olympic host: has hosted the Olympics (10.0)
- New Orleans in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.43 million times in 2025 (9.5)
The most this board could score: 78.2 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Bergen
Norway
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Sprawl
- covers 34 square miles (4.1) Source: Wikidata Q26793, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 107 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 16 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q26793, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1070, 956 years ago (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 8,652 people per square mile (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 354,407 times in 2025 (2.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 42°F over the year (2.3) Source: Wikipedia
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Photo: Sascha Grabow www.saschagrabow.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Sprawl
- covers 34 square miles (4.1) Source: Wikidata Q3915, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 94 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 4,186 ft above sea level (8.4) Source: Wikidata Q3915, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1625, 401 years ago (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 37,531 people per square mile (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 263,855 times in 2025 (1.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 62°F over the year (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Photo: Zazaa Mongolia, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Sprawl
- covers 1,816 square miles (9.8) Source: Wikidata Q23430, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 11 inches of rain a year (1.4) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 4,429 ft above sea level (8.9) Source: Wikidata Q23430, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1639, 387 years ago (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 769 people per square mile (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 623,897 times in 2025 (4.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 30°F over the year (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Papeete
French Polynesia
Photo: Remi Jouan, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Sprawl
- covers 6.7 square miles (1.7) Source: Wikidata Q130800, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 52 inches of rain a year (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 30 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q130800, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1818, 208 years ago (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 3,967 people per square mile (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 162,983 times in 2025 (1.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 79°F over the year (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
Brasília
Federal District, Brazil
Photo: Arturdiasr, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Sprawl
- covers 2,240 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q2844, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 51 inches of rain a year (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 3,842 ft above sea level (7.7) Source: Wikidata Q2844, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1960, 66 years ago (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 1,338 people per square mile (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 469,617 times in 2025 (3.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 72°F over the year (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
Seville
Andalusia, Spain
Photo: El-mejor, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Sprawl
- covers 54 square miles (4.8) Source: Wikidata Q8717, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 18 inches of rain a year (2.3) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 59 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q8717, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 12,682 people per square mile (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 796,132 times in 2025 (5.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 64°F over the year (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
Helsinki
Finland
Photo: Old Pionear, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Sprawl
- covers 83 square miles (5.4) Source: Wikidata Q1757, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 56 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1757, P2044
- Olympic host
- has hosted the Olympics (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1550, 476 years ago (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 8,388 people per square mile (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 624,865 times in 2025 (4.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 44°F over the year (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
New Orleans
Louisiana, USA
Photo: thepipe26, CC BY 2.0 - Sprawl
- covers 350 square miles (7.5) Source: Wikidata Q34404, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 60 inches of rain a year (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 36 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q34404, P2044
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1718, 308 years ago (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 1,096 people per square mile (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.43 million times in 2025 (9.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Hot spot
- averages 70°F over the year (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
-2_(s%C3%A4%C3%A4t%C3%B6).jpg){kind=link}
