Cities · Puzzle #8 · Wednesday, October 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
- Down south: 10 pts if south of the equator
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
The best board
- Karachi in Big city: has 14.9 million people within its city limits (10.0)
- Tokyo in Rainy: gets 67 inches of rain a year (8.3)
- Agra in Hot spot: averages 80°F over the year (10.0)
- Kingston in Packed in: packs in 110,392 people per square mile (10.0)
- Ushuaia in Down south: is in the Southern Hemisphere (10.0)
- Riga in Far from the equator: lies 57° from the equator (9.5)
- Chengdu in Sprawl: covers 5,551 square miles (10.0)
- Turin in Old town: was founded in 28 BC, 2,054 years ago (10.0)
The most this board could score: 77.8 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Karachi
Pakistan
Photo: Bilalhassan88, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 25° from the equator (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 79°F over the year (9.8) 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
- Sprawl
- covers 1,362 square miles (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q8660, P2046
- 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
Tokyo
Japan
Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 36° from the equator (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 60°F over the year (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 67 inches of rain a year (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 14.3 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1490, P1082, 2022
- Sprawl
- covers 847 square miles (8.7) Source: Wikidata Q1490, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1457, 569 years ago (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 16,839 people per square mile (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
Agra
Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo: Antrix3, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 27° from the equator (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 80°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 1.59 million people within its city limits (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q42941, P1082, 2011
- Sprawl
- covers 73 square miles (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q42941, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1504, 522 years ago (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 21,799 people per square mile (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
Kingston
Jamaica
Photo: The original uploader was Blofeld of SPECTRE at English Wikipedia. (Original text: W. Harris), CC BY-SA 3.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 18° from the equator (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 81°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 37 inches of rain a year (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 937,700 people within its city limits (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q34692, P1082, 2025
- Sprawl
- covers 8.5 square miles (2.1) Source: Wikidata Q34692, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1692, 334 years ago (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 110,392 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Photo: Deensel, CC BY 2.0 - Down south
- is in the Southern Hemisphere (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 55° from the equator (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 38°F over the year (1.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 82,615 people within its city limits (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q44254, P1082, 2022
- Sprawl
- covers 8.9 square miles (2.2) Source: Wikidata Q44254, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1884, 142 years ago (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 9,303 people per square mile (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Riga
Latvia
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 57° from the equator (9.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 44°F over the year (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 588,911 people within its city limits (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q1773, P1082, 2026
- Sprawl
- covers 117 square miles (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q1773, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 1201, 825 years ago (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 5,017 people per square mile (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
Chengdu
Sichuan, China
Photo: FISU, CC BY 3.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 31° from the equator (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 63°F over the year (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 39 inches of rain a year (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 20.9 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikipedia infobox
- Sprawl
- covers 5,551 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q30002, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 310 BC, 2,336 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 3,772 people per square mile (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
Turin
Piedmont, Italy
Photo: Eccekevin, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Down south
- is in the Northern Hemisphere (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 45° from the equator (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 52°F over the year (4.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 31 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Big city
- has 841,600 people within its city limits (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q495, P1082, 2023
- Sprawl
- covers 50 square miles (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q495, P2046
- Old town
- was founded in 28 BC, 2,054 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 16,766 people per square mile (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
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