Cities · Puzzle #35 · Tuesday, November 3
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
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 150,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Capital city: 10 pts if its country's capital
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
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
Mexico City
Mexico
Photo: Gobierno CDMX, CC0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Karachi
Pakistan
Photo: Bilalhassan88, CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Karachi scored best in Big city (10.0): it has 14.9 million people within its city limits. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 877,470 times in 2025 (5.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1729, 297 years ago (7.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 10,949 people per square mile (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 7.9 inches of rain a year (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 14.9 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8660, P1082, 2017
- High altitude
- sits 26 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q8660, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 25° from the equator (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Manaus
Amazonas, Brazil
Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC0 On this board Manaus scored best in Rainy (9.6): it gets 77 inches of rain a year. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 247,776 times in 2025 (1.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1669, 357 years ago (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 523 people per square mile (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 77 inches of rain a year (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 2.3 million people within its city limits (7.8) Source: Wikidata Q40236, P1082, 2025
- High altitude
- sits 302 ft above sea level (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q40236, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 3.1° from the equator (0.5) Source: Wikipedia
Nice
France
Photo: Moody Dreiza (Moody751 at English Wikipedia), CC BY 2.5 On this board Nice scored best in Old town (10.0): it was founded in 350 BC, 2,376 years ago. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 562,159 times in 2025 (3.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 350 BC, 2,376 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 12,883 people per square mile (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 27 inches of rain a year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 357,737 people within its city limits (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q33959, P1082, 2023
- High altitude
- sits 1,706 ft above sea level (3.4) Source: Wikidata Q33959, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 On this board Vancouver scored best in Rainy (10.0): it gets 86 inches of rain a year. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.28 million times in 2025 (8.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1886, 140 years ago (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 14,915 people per square mile (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 86 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 662,248 people within its city limits (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q24639, P1082, 2021
- High altitude
- sits 7 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q24639, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 49° from the equator (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
Stockholm
Sweden
Photo: JZ, CC BY-SA 3.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Photo: MSchlauch, Public domain Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Osaka
Japan
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 On this board Osaka scored best in Packed in (9.6): it packs in 31,961 people per square mile. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 729,982 times in 2025 (4.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 645, 1,381 years ago (9.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 31,961 people per square mile (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 69 inches of rain a year (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 2.75 million people within its city limits (8.1) Source: Wikidata Q35765, P1082, 2021
- High altitude
- sits 66 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q35765, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 35° from the equator (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
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