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Cities · Puzzle #21 · Tuesday, October 20

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

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

  1. Belgrade

    Serbia

    Photo: Zeks127, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Belgrade was founded in 279 BC, 2,305 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.

    Far from the equator
    lies 45° from the equator (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 279 BC, 2,305 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 754,366 times in 2025 (5.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Big city
    has 1.2 million people within its city limits (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q3711, P1082, 2022
    Hot spot
    averages 54°F over the year (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 384 ft above sea level (0.8) Source: Wikidata Q3711, P2044
    Packed in
    packs in 8,618 people per square mile (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
    Seaside
    isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia

  2. Amsterdam

    Netherlands

    Photo: Amsterdam Municipal Department for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites (bMA). The author is BMZ (Bureau Monumentenzorg). Original uploader was Siebrand at nl.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by Eriksw at nl.wikipedia., Attribution

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  3. Mumbai

    Maharashtra, India

    Photo: iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  4. Santa Fe

    New Mexico, USA

    Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  5. Saint Petersburg

    Russia

    Photo: Florstein (Telegram:WikiPhoto.Space), CC BY-SA 4.0

    Saint Petersburg lies 60° from the equator, so its best fit on this board was Far from the equator, worth 10.0. Its weakest was High altitude, worth 0.0, since it sits 10 ft above sea level.

    Far from the equator
    lies 60° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 1703, 323 years ago (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 1.26 million times in 2025 (8.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Big city
    has 5.65 million people within its city limits (9.1) Source: Wikidata Q656, P1082, 2025
    Hot spot
    averages 40°F over the year (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 10 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q656, P2044
    Packed in
    packs in 10,174 people per square mile (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Seaside
    is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia

  6. Porto

    Portugal

    Photo: Rititaneves, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  7. Tehran

    Iran

    Photo: Amir Pashaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Tehran has 8.69 million people within its city limits, so its best fit on this board was Big city, worth 9.8. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast.

    Far from the equator
    lies 36° from the equator (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 1794, 232 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 934,257 times in 2025 (6.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Big city
    has 8.69 million people within its city limits (9.8) Source: Wikidata Q3616, P1082, 2016
    Hot spot
    averages 62°F over the year (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 3,868 ft above sea level (7.7) Source: Wikidata Q3616, P2044
    Packed in
    packs in 32,823 people per square mile (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
    Seaside
    isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia

  8. Abuja

    Nigeria

    Photo: Ovinuchi Prince Ejiohuo, 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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