Cities · Puzzle #36 · Wednesday, November 4
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
- Olympic host: 10 pts if it has hosted the Olympics
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Capital city: 10 pts if its country's capital
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
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
Casablanca
Morocco
Photo: Иерей Максим Массалитин from Rabat, Maroc, CC BY-SA 2.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Wellington
New Zealand
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0 On this board Wellington scored best in Capital city (10.0): it is its country's capital. Olympic host was its weakest fit (0.0): it has never hosted the Olympics.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 186 languages (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 0 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q23661, P2044
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1839, 187 years ago (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 34 inches of rain a year (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 41° from the equator (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 216,200 people within its city limits (4.4) Source: Wikidata Q23661, P1082, 2023
Chamonix
France
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Chamonix scored best in Olympic host (10.0): it has hosted the Olympics. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 104 languages (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Olympic host
- has hosted the Olympics (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 3,264 ft above sea level (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q83236, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1091, 935 years ago (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 45 inches of rain a year (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 46° from the equator (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 8,705 people within its city limits (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q83236, P1082, 2023
Lagos
Nigeria
Photo: Ernestblinqz, CC BY-SA 4.0 Lagos has 13.9 million people within its city limits, so its best fit on this board was Big city, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Olympic host, worth 0.0, since it has never hosted the Olympics.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 189 languages (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 112 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q8673, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1472, 554 years ago (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 61 inches of rain a year (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 6.5° from the equator (1.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 13.9 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8673, P1082, 2019
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Photo: Shahee Ilyas, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Los Angeles
California, USA
Photo: Alek Leckszas, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Los Angeles scored best in Olympic host (10.0): it has hosted the Olympics. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 280 languages (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Olympic host
- has hosted the Olympics (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 348 ft above sea level (0.7) Source: Wikidata Q65, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1781, 245 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 13 inches of rain a year (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 34° from the equator (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 3.9 million people within its city limits (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q65, P1082, 2020
Thimphu
Bhutan
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Thimphu scored best in High altitude (10.0): it sits 7,615 ft above sea level. Olympic host was its weakest fit (0.0): it has never hosted the Olympics.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 170 languages (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 7,615 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9270, P2044
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1955, 71 years ago (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 40 inches of rain a year (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 27° from the equator (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 114,551 people within its city limits (3.5) Source: Wikidata Q9270, P1082, 2017
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Photo: Mlefter, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rotterdam lies 52° from the equator, so its best fit on this board was Far from the equator, worth 8.7. Its weakest was Olympic host, worth 0.0, since it has never hosted the Olympics.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 170 languages (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Olympic host
- has never hosted the Olympics (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 33 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q34370, P2044
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1270, 756 years ago (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 33 inches of rain a year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 52° from the equator (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 664,311 people within its city limits (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q34370, P1082, 2023
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