Cities · Puzzle #30 · Thursday, October 29
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
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- Seaside: 10 pts if on a sea or ocean
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Capital city: 10 pts if its country's capital
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 150,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
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
Lillehammer
Norway
Photo: Stian Rognhaugen, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Bordeaux
France
Photo: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bordeaux was founded in 500 BC, 2,526 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.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 184 languages (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 267,991 people within its city limits (4.7) Source: Wikidata Q1479, P1082, 2023
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 500 BC, 2,526 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1479, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 45° from the equator (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 430,572 times in 2025 (2.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Helsinki
Finland
Photo: Old Pionear, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Helsinki scored best in Seaside (10.0): it is on the coast. High altitude was its weakest fit (0.1): it sits 56 ft above sea level.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 293 languages (9.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 694,392 people within its city limits (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q1757, P1082, 2025
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1550, 476 years ago (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 56 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1757, P2044
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 60° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 624,865 times in 2025 (4.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
San Francisco
California, USA
Photo: Lightandtruth, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Jaipur
Rajasthan, India
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Jaipur scored best in Big city (8.3): it has 3.07 million people within its city limits. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 145 languages (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 3.07 million people within its city limits (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q66485, P1082, 2011
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1727, 299 years ago (7.2) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 1,414 ft above sea level (2.8) Source: Wikidata Q66485, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 27° from the equator (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 505,962 times in 2025 (3.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Denpasar
Bali, Indonesia
Photo: trezy humanoiz from Denpasar, indonesia, CC BY 2.0 Denpasar 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 13 ft above sea level.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 101 languages (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 670,210 people within its city limits (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q11506, P1082, 2024
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1788, 238 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 13 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q11506, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 8.7° from the equator (1.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 120,955 times in 2025 (0.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
Quito
Ecuador
Photo: Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Brussels
Belgium
Photo: Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Brussels scored best in Capital city (10.0): it is its country's capital. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 240 languages (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 195,546 people within its city limits (4.3) Source: Wikidata Q239, P1082, 2024
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 979, 1,047 years ago (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 230 ft above sea level (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q239, P2044
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 51° from the equator (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 363,245 times in 2025 (2.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
-2_(s%C3%A4%C3%A4t%C3%B6).jpg){kind=link}
_-_img_01.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}