Cities · Puzzle #37 · Thursday, November 5
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
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Seaside: 10 pts if on a sea or ocean
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Down south: 10 pts if south of the equator
The best board
- Warsaw in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 288 languages (9.6)
- Asunción in Down south: is in the Southern Hemisphere (10.0)
- Phnom Penh in Hot spot: averages 83°F over the year (10.0)
- Samarkand in Old town: was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 years ago (10.0)
- Charleston in Seaside: is on the coast (10.0)
- Shenzhen in Packed in: packs in 22,929 people per square mile (9.2)
- Vilnius in Far from the equator: lies 55° from the equator (9.1)
- Manila in Rainy: gets 115 inches of rain a year (10.0)
The most this board could score: 77.9 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Warsaw
Poland
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Warsaw scored best in Known worldwide (9.6): Wikipedia has an article on it in 288 languages. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast. The best board puts it there too.
- Far from the equator
- lies 52° from the equator (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 9,326 people per square mile (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 288 languages (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 48°F over the year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1300, 726 years ago (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Asunción
Paraguay
Photo: AnonymousUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0 Asunción is in the Southern Hemisphere, so its best fit on this board was Down south, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Far from the equator
- lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 10,232 people per square mile (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 177 languages (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 73°F over the year (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 58 inches of rain a year (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1537, 489 years ago (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Southern Hemisphere (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Photo: KY Geologist, CC BY 2.0 On this board Phnom Penh scored best in Hot spot (10.0): it averages 83°F over the year. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast. The best board puts it there too.
- Far from the equator
- lies 12° from the equator (1.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 8,129 people per square mile (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 180 languages (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 49 inches of rain a year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1372, 654 years ago (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Photo: Adam Harangozó, CC BY-SA 4.0 Samarkand was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 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. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Far from the equator
- lies 40° from the equator (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 13,101 people per square mile (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 149 languages (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 58°F over the year (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 13 inches of rain a year (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 800 BC, 2,826 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Charleston
South Carolina, USA
Photo: Khanrak, CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Charleston scored best in Seaside (10.0): it is on the coast. Down south was its weakest fit (0.0): it is in the Northern Hemisphere. The best board puts it there too.
- Far from the equator
- lies 33° from the equator (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 1,112 people per square mile (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 91 languages (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 66°F over the year (7.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 49 inches of rain a year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1670, 356 years ago (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Shenzhen
Guangdong, China
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Shenzhen scored best in Seaside (10.0): it is on the coast. Down south was its weakest fit (0.0): it is in the Northern Hemisphere. The best board puts it in Packed in instead, for 9.2, and gives Seaside to Charleston (10.0).
- Far from the equator
- lies 23° from the equator (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 22,929 people per square mile (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 136 languages (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 74°F over the year (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 58 inches of rain a year (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1979, 47 years ago (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Vilnius
Lithuania
Photo: BigHead, CC BY-SA 4.0 Vilnius lies 55° from the equator, so its best fit on this board was Far from the equator, worth 9.1. Its weakest was Seaside, worth 0.0, since it isn't on the coast. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Far from the equator
- lies 55° from the equator (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 3,756 people per square mile (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 229 languages (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 44°F over the year (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1201, 825 years ago (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Manila
Philippines
Photo: Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee), CC BY-SA 3.0 Manila gets 115 inches of rain a year, so its best fit on this board was Rainy, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Down south, worth 0.0, since it is in the Northern Hemisphere. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Far from the equator
- lies 15° from the equator (2.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 117,326 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 206 languages (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 78°F over the year (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 115 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1571, 455 years ago (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
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