Cities · Puzzle #39 · Saturday, November 7
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
- Seaside: 10 pts if on a sea or ocean
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Capital city: 10 pts if its country's capital
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
The best board
- Frankfurt in Old town: was founded in 100, 1,926 years ago (9.9)
- George Town in Rainy: gets 93 inches of rain a year (10.0)
- Cebu City in Hot spot: averages 81°F over the year (10.0)
- Edinburgh in Seaside: is on the coast (10.0)
- Kolkata in Packed in: packs in 56,514 people per square mile (10.0)
- Kinshasa in Sprawl: covers 3,848 square miles (10.0)
- Sarajevo in Capital city: is its country's capital (10.0)
- Kyiv in Far from the equator: lies 50° from the equator (8.4)
The most this board could score: 78.3 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Frankfurt
Hesse, Germany
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de On this board Frankfurt scored best in Old town (9.9): it was founded in 100, 1,926 years ago. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast. The best board puts it there too.
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 96 square miles (5.6) Source: Wikidata Q1794, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 100, 1,926 years ago (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 7,934 people per square mile (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 50° from the equator (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 26 inches of rain a year (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
George Town
Penang, Malaysia
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board George Town scored best in Rainy (10.0): it gets 93 inches of rain a year. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital. The best board puts it there too.
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 118 square miles (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q61092, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1786, 240 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 79°F over the year (9.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 6,728 people per square mile (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 5.4° from the equator (0.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 93 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Cebu City
Philippines
Photo: Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cebu City averages 81°F over the year, so its best fit on this board was Hot spot, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Capital city, worth 0.0, since it isn't its country's capital. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 122 square miles (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q1467, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1565, 461 years ago (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 81°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 7,937 people per square mile (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 10° from the equator (1.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 79 inches of rain a year (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
Edinburgh
Scotland, UK
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 Edinburgh is on the coast, so its best fit on this board was Seaside, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Capital city, worth 0.0, since it isn't its country's capital. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Seaside
- is on the coast (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 100 square miles (5.6) Source: Wikidata Q23436, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 601, 1,425 years ago (9.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 47°F over the year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 4,880 people per square mile (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 35 inches of rain a year (4.4) Source: Wikipedia
Kolkata
West Bengal, India
Photo: Ketanmehta4u, CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Kolkata scored best in Packed in (10.0): it packs in 56,514 people per square mile. Seaside was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't on the coast. The best board puts it there too.
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 80 square miles (5.3) Source: Wikidata Q1348, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1690, 336 years ago (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 79°F over the year (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 56,514 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 23° from the equator (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 62 inches of rain a year (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
Kinshasa
DR Congo
Photo: Garcia-Pavilion, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kinshasa covers 3,848 square miles, so its best fit on this board was Sprawl, 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.
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 3,848 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3838, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1881, 145 years ago (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 77°F over the year (9.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 3,786 people per square mile (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 4.3° from the equator (0.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 66 inches of rain a year (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Photo: Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Sarajevo 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. The best board puts it there too.
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 55 square miles (4.8) Source: Wikidata Q11194, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1462, 564 years ago (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 48°F over the year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 5,043 people per square mile (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 35 inches of rain a year (4.4) Source: Wikipedia
Kyiv
Ukraine
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0 On this board Kyiv 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. The best board puts it in Far from the equator instead, for 8.4, and gives Capital city to Sarajevo (10.0).
- Seaside
- isn't on the coast (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 327 square miles (7.4) Source: Wikidata Q1899, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 482, 1,544 years ago (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Capital city
- is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 47°F over the year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 9,017 people per square mile (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 50° from the equator (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 24 inches of rain a year (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
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