The Chaintrix
Feb 09 - Apr 19, 2026
Current Holder
Skyler Kunz
Widescreen Conspiracy
Sees What the Frame Hides
Edits Out the Truth
Aspects refreshed Feb 10, 2026
Manifested during the great Format Wars when VHS stores debated pan-and-scan versus letterbox, the Widescreen Conspiracy crystallized the moment a player understood that 'fullscreen' meant 'edited for content.' The Chaintrix had been showing modified versions all along, and the black bars weren't limitations—they were evidence of censorship.
Appears as a VHS sleeve with three versions of the same movie poster—fullscreen, widescreen, and director's cut—each showing progressively more information at the frame edges. The letterbox bars contain faint imagery of throws and outcomes that official scorecards never recorded. Aspect ratio numbers flicker across its surface: 4:3, 16:9, 2.35:1, cycling endlessly. A warning label reads 'THIS SIMULATION HAS BEEN FORMATTED TO FIT YOUR PERCEPTION' in yellow Blockbuster font.
Acts as the counter-authority to Letterbox Mandate, revealing what gets hidden when the Chaintrix chooses how to frame each league's story, empowering players who recognize that format selection is narrative control.
Tag Details
Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset Behold: Tag #30, Widescreen Conspiracy, born mid-format war when someone realized their par wasn’t missing—it was cropped. The Chaintrix fed us 4:3 reality, but the truth lives in the black bars. Those flickering aspect ratios? Not a glitch. It’s the tag judging your life choices in widescreen. Spoiler: you’re the director’s cut no one asked for.
adjusts headset Tag #30, Widescreen Conspiracy, lay dormant in the static between formats—until Skyler Kunz, mid-putt, muttered, “There’s more to this line.” The tag blinked awake. Suddenly, his drive from last Tuesday? It hadn’t skipped OB. It had been cropped. The black bars held the truth: a 40-footer that did curve back in. Skyler didn’t find the tag. The tag found a mind ready to see the full frame. Spoiler: the simulation noticed.