Cities · Puzzle #14 · Tuesday, October 13
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
- 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
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- 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
The best board
- Madrid in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 305 languages (10.0)
- Montreal in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.3 million times in 2025 (8.7)
- Vancouver in Olympic host: has hosted the Olympics (10.0)
- Copenhagen in Far from the equator: lies 56° from the equator (9.3)
- Xi'an in Big city: has 13 million people within its city limits (10.0)
- Isfahan in High altitude: sits 5,164 ft above sea level (10.0)
- Kinshasa in Sprawl: covers 3,848 square miles (10.0)
- Jakarta in Rainy: gets 87 inches of rain a year (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.0 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Madrid
Spain
Photo: Dmitry Dzhus from London, CC BY 2.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 40° from the equator (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 3.51 million people within its city limits (8.5) Source: Wikidata Q2807, P1082, 2025
- High altitude
- sits 2,175 ft above sea level (4.4) Source: Wikidata Q2807, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 18 inches of rain a year (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 305 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 984,253 times in 2025 (6.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 233 square miles (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q2807, P2046
Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Photo: https://www.pxfuel.com/, CC0 - Far from the equator
- lies 46° from the equator (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.9 million people within its city limits (7.6) Source: Wikidata Q340, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 102 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q340, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 43 inches of rain a year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 193 languages (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.3 million times in 2025 (8.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has hosted the Olympics (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 192 square miles (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q340, P2046
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 49° from the equator (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 662,248 people within its city limits (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q24639, P1082, 2021
- High altitude
- sits 7 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q24639, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 86 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 181 languages (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.28 million times in 2025 (8.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has hosted the Olympics (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 44 square miles (4.5) Source: Wikidata Q24639, P2046
Copenhagen
Denmark
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 667,099 people within its city limits (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q1748, P1082, 2025
- High altitude
- sits 46 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1748, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 246 languages (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.01 million times in 2025 (6.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 35 square miles (4.1) Source: Wikidata Q1748, P2046
Xi'an
Shaanxi, China
Photo: ScareCriterion12, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 34° from the equator (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 13 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5826, P1082, 2020
- High altitude
- sits 1,329 ft above sea level (2.7) Source: Wikidata Q5826, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 27 inches of rain a year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 142 languages (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 496,130 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 3,898 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5826, P2046
Isfahan
Iran
Photo: Pedram forouzanfar, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 33° from the equator (5.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.96 million people within its city limits (7.6) Source: Wikidata Q42053, P1082, 2016
- High altitude
- sits 5,164 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q42053, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 6.5 inches of rain a year (0.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 141 languages (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 311,432 times in 2025 (2.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 191 square miles (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q42053, P2046
Kinshasa
DR Congo
Photo: Garcia-Pavilion, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 4.3° from the equator (0.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 14.6 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3838, P1082, 2020
- High altitude
- sits 787 ft above sea level (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q3838, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 66 inches of rain a year (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 207 languages (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 633,862 times in 2025 (4.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 3,848 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3838, P2046
Jakarta
Indonesia
Photo: Medelam, CC BY 4.0 - Far from the equator
- lies 6.2° from the equator (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 11.1 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3630, P1082, 2024
- High altitude
- sits 299 ft above sea level (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q3630, P2044
- Rainy
- gets 87 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 251 languages (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1 million times in 2025 (6.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 256 square miles (7.0) Source: Wikidata Q3630, P2046
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