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Cities · Puzzle #26 · Sunday, October 25

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. Monaco

    Monaco

    Photo: Tobi 87, 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. Palermo

    Sicily, Italy

    Photo: Xerones, CC BY 2.0

    Palermo was founded in 736 BC, 2,762 years ago, so its best fit on this board was Old town, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Most looked-up, worth 3.1: its Wikipedia article was read 471,716 times in 2025.

    Packed in
    packs in 10,163 people per square mile (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 38° from the equator (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
    Rainy
    gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 64°F over the year (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 736 BC, 2,762 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 471,716 times in 2025 (3.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Sprawl
    covers 62 square miles (5.0) Source: Wikidata Q2656, P2046
    Big city
    has 630,167 people within its city limits (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q2656, P1082, 2023

  3. Sydney

    New South Wales, Australia

    Photo: W. Bulach, 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. Bratislava

    Slovakia

    Photo: Rob Hurson from Kentstown, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0

    On this board Bratislava scored best in Old town (9.1): it was founded in 907, 1,119 years ago. Rainy was its weakest fit (3.1): it gets 25 inches of rain a year.

    Packed in
    packs in 3,388 people per square mile (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 48° from the equator (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Rainy
    gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 52°F over the year (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 907, 1,119 years ago (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 555,509 times in 2025 (3.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Sprawl
    covers 142 square miles (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q1780, P2046
    Big city
    has 480,902 people within its city limits (5.6) Source: Wikidata Q1780, P1082, 2025

  5. Hyderabad

    Telangana, India

    Photo: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  6. Doha

    Qatar

    Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0

    Doha averages 82°F over the year, so its best fit on this board was Hot spot, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Rainy, worth 0.2, since it gets 1.6 inches of rain a year.

    Packed in
    packs in 23,271 people per square mile (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
    Rainy
    gets 1.6 inches of rain a year (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 82°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 1850, 176 years ago (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 622,541 times in 2025 (4.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Sprawl
    covers 51 square miles (4.7) Source: Wikidata Q3861, P2046
    Big city
    has 1.19 million people within its city limits (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q3861, P1082, 2020

  7. Cairo

    Egypt

    Photo: Faris El-Gwely, CC BY 4.0

    Cairo packs in 48,079 people per square mile, so its best fit on this board was Packed in, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Rainy, worth 0.3, since it gets 2.3 inches of rain a year.

    Packed in
    packs in 48,079 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 30° from the equator (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Rainy
    gets 2.3 inches of rain a year (0.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 71°F over the year (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Old town
    was founded in 969, 1,057 years ago (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 767,096 times in 2025 (5.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Sprawl
    covers 204 square miles (6.7) Source: Wikidata Q85, P2046
    Big city
    has 9.8 million people within its city limits (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q85, P1082, 2023

  8. Dhaka

    Bangladesh

    Photo: Tanweer drmc, 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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