Cities · Puzzle #16 · Thursday, October 15
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
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Seaside: 10 pts if on a sea or ocean
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
The best board
The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.
The lineup, figure by figure
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Photo: Shahee Ilyas, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Lima
Peru
Photo: JulioKuLu, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Lima scored best in Seaside (10.0): it is on the coast. Rainy was its weakest fit (0.1): it gets 0.9 inches of rain a year.
- Packed in
- packs in 9,638 people per square mile (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 12° from the equator (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 65°F over the year (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 219 languages (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 9.94 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q2868, P1082, 2022
- Old town
- was founded in 1535, 491 years ago (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 0.9 inches of rain a year (0.1) Source: Wikipedia
Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Photo: Adam Harangozó, CC BY-SA 4.0 Samarkand was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 years ago, so its best fit on this board was Old town, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 13,101 people per square mile (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 40° from the equator (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 58°F over the year (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 149 languages (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 546,303 people within its city limits (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q5753, P1082, 2020
- Old town
- was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 13 inches of rain a year (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Photo: KY Geologist, CC BY 2.0 On this board Phnom Penh scored best in Hot spot (10.0): it averages 83°F over the year. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 8,129 people per square mile (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 12° from the equator (1.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 180 languages (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 2.13 million people within its city limits (7.7) Source: Wikidata Q1850, P1082, 2019
- Old town
- was founded in 1372, 654 years ago (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 49 inches of rain a year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Honolulu
Hawaii, USA
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 Honolulu is on the coast, so its best fit on this board was Seaside, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Far from the equator, worth 3.6, since it lies 21° from the equator.
- Packed in
- packs in 5,130 people per square mile (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 21° from the equator (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 76°F over the year (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 191 languages (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 350,964 people within its city limits (5.1) Source: Wikidata Q18094, P1082, 2020
- Old town
- was founded in 1907, 119 years ago (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Mexico City
Mexico
Photo: Gobierno CDMX, CC0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Luanda
Angola
Photo: Lars Rohwer, CC BY-SA 3.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Vilnius
Lithuania
Photo: BigHead, CC BY-SA 4.0 Vilnius lies 55° from the equator, so its best fit on this board was Far from the equator, worth 9.1. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 3,756 people per square mile (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 55° from the equator (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 44°F over the year (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 229 languages (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 581,475 people within its city limits (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q216, P1082, 2023
- Old town
- was founded in 1201, 825 years ago (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
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