Cities · Puzzle #12 · Sunday, October 11
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
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 150,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Olympic host: 10 pts if it has hosted the Olympics
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- 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
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
The best board
- Nagano in Olympic host: has hosted the Olympics (10.0)
- Ankara in Sprawl: covers 9,897 square miles (10.0)
- Prague in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.37 million times in 2025 (9.1)
- Warsaw in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 288 languages (9.6)
- Lagos in Big city: has 13.9 million people within its city limits (10.0)
- Panama City in Rainy: gets 76 inches of rain a year (9.5)
- Johannesburg in High altitude: sits 5,751 ft above sea level (10.0)
- Tromsø in Far from the equator: lies 70° from the equator (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.2 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Nagano
Japan
Photo: Nihonsuku, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 133,525 times in 2025 (0.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has hosted the Olympics (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 322 square miles (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q128849, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 98 languages (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 37° from the equator (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 367,184 people within its city limits (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q128849, P1082, 2021
- High altitude
- sits 1,201 ft above sea level (2.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
- Rainy
- gets 58 inches of rain a year (7.2) Source: Wikipedia
Ankara
Turkey
Photo: Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 517,696 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 9,897 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3640, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 241 languages (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 40° from the equator (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 5.8 million people within its city limits (9.2) Source: Wikidata Q3640, P1082, 2023
- High altitude
- sits 3,077 ft above sea level (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q3640, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 17 inches of rain a year (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Prague
Czech Republic
Photo: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.37 million times in 2025 (9.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 192 square miles (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q1085, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 268 languages (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 50° from the equator (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.4 million people within its city limits (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q1085, P1082, 2025
- High altitude
- sits 771 ft above sea level (1.5) Source: Wikidata Q1085, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
Warsaw
Poland
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 894,808 times in 2025 (6.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 200 square miles (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q270, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 288 languages (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 52° from the equator (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.86 million people within its city limits (7.5) Source: Wikidata Q270, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 387 ft above sea level (0.8) Source: Wikidata Q270, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
Lagos
Nigeria
Photo: Ernestblinqz, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 885,771 times in 2025 (5.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 452 square miles (7.8) Source: Wikidata Q8673, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 189 languages (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 6.5° from the equator (1.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 13.9 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8673, P1082, 2019
- High altitude
- sits 112 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q8673, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 61 inches of rain a year (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
Panama City
Panama
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 317,783 times in 2025 (2.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 106 square miles (5.7) Source: Wikidata Q3306, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 159 languages (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 9° from the equator (1.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.54 million people within its city limits (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q3306, P1082, 2026
- High altitude
- sits 66 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q3306, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 76 inches of rain a year (9.5) Source: Wikipedia
Johannesburg
South Africa
Photo: Evan Bench, CC BY 2.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 768,180 times in 2025 (5.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 635 square miles (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q34647, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 187 languages (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 26° from the equator (4.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 4.8 million people within its city limits (8.9) Source: Wikidata Q34647, P1082, 2022
- High altitude
- sits 5,751 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q34647, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
Tromsø
Norway
Photo: The Municipality of Tromsø from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY 2.0 - Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 253,959 times in 2025 (1.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 8.2 square miles (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q42328401, P2046
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 17 languages (0.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 70° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 38,980 people within its city limits (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q42328401, P1082, 2017
- High altitude
- sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q42328401, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 53 inches of rain a year (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
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