Cities · Puzzle #18 · Saturday, October 17
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
- Seaside: 10 pts if on a sea or ocean
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- 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
Reykjavík
Iceland
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0 Reykjavík is on the coast, so its best fit on this board was Seaside, worth 10.0. Its weakest was High altitude, worth 0.1, since it sits 26 ft above sea level.
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 138,772 people within its city limits (3.8) Source: Wikidata Q1764, P1082, 2025
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 217 languages (7.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 94 square miles (5.6) Source: Wikidata Q1764, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1786, 240 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 26 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1764, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 64° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 65 inches of rain a year (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Photo: B.alotaby, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Windhoek
Namibia
Photo: Bries, CC BY-SA 2.5 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Kyoto
Japan
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kyoto was founded in 794, 1,232 years ago, so its best fit on this board was Old town, worth 9.3. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast.
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.46 million people within its city limits (7.2) Source: Wikidata Q34600, P1082, 2020
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 260 languages (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 320 square miles (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q34600, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 794, 1,232 years ago (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 167 ft above sea level (0.3) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
- Far from the equator
- lies 35° from the equator (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 65 inches of rain a year (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
Albuquerque
New Mexico, USA
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Taipei
Taiwan
Photo: Heeheemalu, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Sochi
Russia
Photo: Георгий Долгопский, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sochi is on the coast, so its best fit on this board was Seaside, worth 10.0. Its weakest was High altitude, worth 0.0, since it sits 20 ft above sea level.
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 445,149 people within its city limits (5.5) Source: Wikidata Q39420, P1082, 2025
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 181 languages (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 68 square miles (5.1) Source: Wikidata Q39420, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1838, 188 years ago (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q39420, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 51 inches of rain a year (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
Alexandria
Egypt
Photo: ASaber91, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
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