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Cities · Puzzle #24 · Friday, October 23

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. Bogotá

    Colombia

    Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  2. Barcelona

    Catalonia, Spain

    Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0

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

  3. Halifax

    Nova Scotia, Canada

    Photo: WayeMason, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  4. London

    England, UK

    Photo: Ilya Grigorik, 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. San José

    Costa Rica

    Photo: Xlionheartx, CC BY 3.0

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

  6. Beijing

    China

    Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  7. Abu Dhabi

    United Arab Emirates

    Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0

    Abu Dhabi is on the coast, so its best fit on this board was Seaside, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Rainy, worth 0.3, since it gets 2.4 inches of rain a year.

    Far from the equator
    lies 24° from the equator (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Rainy
    gets 2.4 inches of rain a year (0.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Packed in
    packs in 4,183 people per square mile (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
    Big city
    has 1.57 million people within its city limits (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q1519, P1082, 2023
    Seaside
    is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 184 languages (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 1761, 265 years ago (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia

  8. Moscow

    Russia

    Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain

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

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