Cities · Puzzle #33 · Sunday, November 1
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
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- Seaside: 10 pts if on a sea or ocean
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Down south: 10 pts if south of the equator
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
Salvador
Bahia, Brazil
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Salvador 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.
- Packed in
- packs in 9,036 people per square mile (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 138 languages (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 78°F over the year (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 268 square miles (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q36947, P2046
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 26 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q36947, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 13° from the equator (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Southern Hemisphere (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Muscat
Oman
Photo: Leon petrosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Muscat scored best in Hot spot (10.0): it averages 83°F over the year. Down south was its weakest fit (0.0): it is in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Packed in
- packs in 1,052 people per square mile (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 159 languages (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 1,351 square miles (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q3826, P2046
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 226 ft above sea level (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q3826, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 24° from the equator (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Isfahan
Iran
Photo: Pedram forouzanfar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Isfahan sits 5,164 ft above sea level, so its best fit on this board was High altitude, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 10,286 people per square mile (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 141 languages (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 60°F over the year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 191 square miles (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q42053, P2046
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 5,164 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q42053, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 33° from the equator (5.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Gold Coast
Queensland, Australia
Photo: E-CBD, CC BY-SA 3.0 Gold Coast 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 39 ft above sea level.
- Packed in
- packs in 1,179 people per square mile (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 93 languages (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 69°F over the year (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 541 square miles (8.1) Source: Wikidata Q140075, P2046
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 39 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q140075, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 28° from the equator (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Southern Hemisphere (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Madrid
Spain
Photo: Dmitry Dzhus from London, CC BY 2.0 On this board Madrid scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on it in 305 languages. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 15,026 people per square mile (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 305 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 56°F over the year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 233 square miles (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q2807, P2046
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 2,175 ft above sea level (4.4) Source: Wikidata Q2807, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 40° from the equator (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg
Photo: Pierre Blaché from Paris, France, CC0 On this board Luxembourg City scored best in Far from the equator (8.3): it lies 50° from the equator. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 6,892 people per square mile (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 175 languages (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 49°F over the year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 20 square miles (3.3) Source: Wikidata Q1842, P2046
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 984 ft above sea level (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q1842, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 50° from the equator (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Agra
Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo: Antrix3, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Agra scored best in Hot spot (10.0): it averages 80°F over the year. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast.
- Packed in
- packs in 21,799 people per square mile (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 139 languages (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 80°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 73 square miles (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q42941, P2046
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 561 ft above sea level (1.1) Source: Wikidata Q42941, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 27° from the equator (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Paris
France
Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
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