Cities · Puzzle #11 · Saturday, October 10
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
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
The best board
- Shenzhen in Big city: has 17.7 million people within its city limits (10.0)
- Manaus in Sprawl: covers 4,402 square miles (10.0)
- Manila in Packed in: packs in 117,326 people per square mile (10.0)
- Brussels in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 240 languages (8.0)
- Oslo in Far from the equator: lies 60° from the equator (10.0)
- Sofia in Old town: was founded in 390 BC, 2,416 years ago (10.0)
- Nairobi in High altitude: sits 5,449 ft above sea level (10.0)
- Chennai in Hot spot: averages 82°F over the year (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.0 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Shenzhen
Guangdong, China
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Hot spot
- averages 74°F over the year (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 22,929 people per square mile (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 136 languages (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 23° from the equator (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 17.7 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q15174, P1082, 2022
- High altitude
- sits 0 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q15174, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 1979, 47 years ago (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 771 square miles (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q15174, P2046
Manaus
Amazonas, Brazil
Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC0 - Hot spot
- averages 81°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 523 people per square mile (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 129 languages (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 3.1° from the equator (0.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 2.3 million people within its city limits (7.8) Source: Wikidata Q40236, P1082, 2025
- High altitude
- sits 302 ft above sea level (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q40236, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 1669, 357 years ago (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 4,402 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q40236, P2046
Manila
Philippines
Photo: Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee), CC BY-SA 3.0 - Hot spot
- averages 78°F over the year (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 117,326 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 206 languages (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 15° from the equator (2.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.9 million people within its city limits (7.6) Source: Wikidata Q1461, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 30 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1461, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 1571, 455 years ago (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 16 square miles (3.0) Source: Wikipedia infobox
Brussels
Belgium
Photo: Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Hot spot
- averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 15,310 people per square mile (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 240 languages (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 51° from the equator (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 195,546 people within its city limits (4.3) Source: Wikidata Q239, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 230 ft above sea level (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q239, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 979, 1,047 years ago (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 13 square miles (2.7) Source: Wikidata Q239, P2046
Oslo
Norway
Photo: Audun, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Hot spot
- averages 40°F over the year (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 4,093 people per square mile (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 245 languages (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 60° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 717,710 people within its city limits (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q585, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 75 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q585, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 1048, 978 years ago (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 175 square miles (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q585, P2046
Sofia
Bulgaria
Photo: Deensel, CC BY 2.0 - Hot spot
- averages 50°F over the year (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 6,386 people per square mile (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 228 languages (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 43° from the equator (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.21 million people within its city limits (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q472, P1082, 2025
- High altitude
- sits 1,837 ft above sea level (3.7) Source: Wikidata Q472, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 390 BC, 2,416 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 190 square miles (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q472, P2046
Nairobi
Kenya
Photo: Daryona, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Hot spot
- averages 68°F over the year (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 20,634 people per square mile (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 238 languages (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 1.3° from the equator (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 5.54 million people within its city limits (9.1) Source: Wikidata Q3870, P1082, 2016
- High altitude
- sits 5,449 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3870, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 1899, 127 years ago (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 269 square miles (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q3870, P2046
Chennai
Tamil Nadu, India
Photo: Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Hot spot
- averages 82°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 40,042 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 161 languages (5.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 13° from the equator (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 6.6 million people within its city limits (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q1352, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1352, P2044
- Old town
- was founded in 1639, 387 years ago (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 165 square miles (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q1352, P2046
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